Royal Shakespeare Company
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Drama
Othello – BBC Culture in Quarantine, iPlayer
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Iqbal Khan ‘Men are men, the best sometimes forget’; Productions of Othello tend to focus primarily…
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Romeo and Juliet – BBC Culture in Quarantine, iPlayer
Playwright: William Shakespeare Director: Erica Whyman Performed in 2018, this production from the Royal Shakespeare Company takes Shakespeare’s tragedy and…
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Macbeth – BBC Culture in Quarantine, iPlayer
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Polly Findlay Polly Findlay’s work often has a polarising effect, and while her Merchant of Venice…
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South West
Measure for Measure – Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Gregory Doran Associate Director: Leigh Toney Shakespeare reset; this RSC production takes us to turn-of-the-century Vienna. The city’s morality has…
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Family
The Wizard of Oz – Leeds Playhouse
Writer: L. Frank Baum Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company Music and Lyrics: Harold Arlen and E.…
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#WeAreArrested – Arcola Theatre, London
Writers: Pippa Hill and Sophie Ivatts, based on the book by Can Dündar Director: Sophie Ivatts Reviewer: Scott Matthewman In…
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The Taming of the Shrew – Barbican Theatre, London
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Justin Audibert Reviewer: Stephen Bates Some plays struggle to stand the test of time. In the…
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Central
King John – Swan Theatre, Stratford upon Avon
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Eleanor Rhode Reviewer: Katie Burchett Neon lights, foam hands and political sparring in a boxing ring;…
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