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Radio drama in four parts. The failing and re-branded Deer Park Academy has brought in has-been TV star, Geoff Cathcart (Tom Hollander) to stage a student production of Romeo and Juliet.
Radio broadcast. Anne Tyler’s contemporary response to The Taming of the Shrew follows the story of college drop-out Kate Battista, who keeps house for her widowed father and 15-year-old sister Bianca.
A concert recorded in April 2016 at the Royal Festival Hall celebrating Shakespeare’s plays and poetry. Presented by Penny Gore. 2.00 Patrick Doyle: Overture; It Must Be Requited (Much Ado About Nothing)....
Podcast. What scant documentary evidence exists paints Shakespeare as a litigious and pecuniary figure, These issues, among others, have prompted readers of Shakespeare to doubt that the man from Stratford...
BBC Proms concert live from the Royal Albert Hall in London, Penny Gore presents a Prom celebrating Shakespeare-inspired music from the stage and screen. Keith Lockhart conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra...
BBC Proms concert live from the Royal Albert Hall. In the second half the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs a semi-staged performance of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream conducted by...
Radio broadcast. Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Giuseppe Verdi and introduces highlights from Otello. He also considers the composer’s final contribution to the stage, based on...
BBC Radio 4 cultural discussion programme hosted by Andrew Marr. Marr talks to the writer Margaret Atwood and the actor Harriet Walter about updating Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Revenge is served cold in...
A documentary exploring Glenda Jackson’s return to the stage for the first time in 23 years to play the role of Lear at the Old Vic theatre, London in 2016. With contributions from the company.
As we move towards the celebration of Twelfth Night, historian Jerry Brotton looks back at the meaning and power of Shakespearian mischief. For Shakespeare and his contemporaries festivals such as Twelfth...
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