This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowStreaming video for 37 Shakespeare plays
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When the BBC first undertook this six-year project, it became the most ambitious undertaking ever attempted on film. This was the first time in the 400 years since they were written that all 37 plays would be preserved on tape. Now they are available to watch online in streaming video. Produced by Cedric Messina and Dr. Jonathan Miller, it includes performances by Britain's most distinguished theatrical talent. This resource includes performances by Britain's most distinguished theatrical talent, John Gielgud, Ben Kingsley, Claire Bloom, Anthony Hopkins, Michael York and Derek Jacobi. Closed Captions are available for each video.
Permanent links to each individual video are available below (remote access ready). Click on the title to watch the video:
| ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Michael Hordern, Pippa Guard ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA Jane Lapotaire AS YOU LIKE IT Ian Charleson, Angela Down, Celia Johnson THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Roger Daltry CORIOLANUS Alan Howard, Irene Worth CYMBELINE Claire Bloom, Helen Mirren HAMLET Derek Jacobi, Patrick Stewart, Eric Porter HENRY IV PART I Jon Finch, Anthony Quayle HENRY IV PART II Jon Finch, Anthony Quayle HENRY V David Gwillim HENRY VI PART I Peter Benson, Trevor Peacock HENRY VI PART II Peter Benson, Julia Foster HENRY VI PART III Peter Benson, Bernard Hill HENRY VIII John Stride, Julian Glover JULIUS CAESAR Richard Pasco, Keith Michell KING JOHN Claire Bloom, Mary Morris KING LEAR Michael Hodern, John Shrapnel LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST David Warner, Jenny Agutter | MACBETH Nicol Williamson, Jane Lapotaire MEASURE FOR MEASURE Kate Nelligan MERCHANT OF VENICE Warren Mitchell, Gemma Jones THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Ben Kingsley, Richard Griffiths MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Helen Mirren, Peter McEnery MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Robert Lindsay, Cherie Lunghi OTHELLO Anthony Hopkins, Bob Hoskins PERICLES Mike Gwilym, Amanda Redman RICHARD II Derek Jacobi, Sir John Gielgud RICHARD III Michael Byrne, Brian Protheroe ROMEO AND JULIET Alan Rickman, Sir John Gielgud THE TAMING OF THE SHREW John Cleese THE TEMPEST Christopher Guard, Michael Hordern TIMON OF ATHENS Jonathan Pryce, John Shrapnel TITUS ANDRONICUS Eileen Atkins, Trevor Peacock TROILUS AND CRESSIDA Anton Lesser, Suzanne Burden| TWELFTH NIGHT Alec McCowen, Felicity Kendall TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA John Hudson, Joanne Pearce THE WINTER'S TALE Jeremy Kemp, Margaret Tyzack |
