We have access to a number of collections of live theatre performances that you can enjoy in your own home.
Digital Theatre Plus captures the moments before the curtain rises and after the curtain falls, providing valuable insight into the play making process. We share the hidden drama of the weeks, days, and hours before ‘lights up’ on stage. By revealing the world of the rehearsal room, dressing room, backstage and beyond, our documentaries and interviews introduce theatre as a vibrant, exciting art form through a familiar and accessible medium.
Drawing on 10 years of NT Live broadcasts, alongside high-quality archive recordings never previously seen outside of the NT’s Archive, the National Theatre Collection now contains 24 films.
- Comedies: She Stoops to Conquer, One Man, Two Guvnors, and London Assurance
- 20th century classics: Yerma, The Cherry Orchard, The Deep Blue Sea and Les Blancs
- Shakespeare plays: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Coriolanus, Twelfth Night, The Winter’s Tale and Romeo and Juliet
- Literary adaptations: Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Treasure Island and Peter Pan
- Greek classics: Antigone and Medea
- World historical drama: Dara
The Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy on Screen
JULIUS CAESAR * HENRY IV * THE TEMPEST
Harriet Walter leads an all female cast in these three productions set in a women’s prison.
Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen 1 (2008-2015) and 2 (2016-2018)
This collection features 21 films recorded live on the Globe stage from leading actors including Mark Rylance, Stephen Fry, and Roger Allam’s Olivier Award-winning role as Falstaff in Henry IV. Founded by the pioneering American actor and director Sam Wanamaker, Shakespeare’s Globe is dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare’s work and the theatre for which he wrote.
Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen 2 (2016-2018) includes 9 landmark productions from the theatre’s most recent seasons, including two productions from Emma Rice’s tenure as Artistic Director and the first production from the indoor Jacobean theatre, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
The Royal Shakespeare Company creates theatre at its best, made in Stratford-upon-Avon and shared around the world. The RSC produces an inspirational artistic programme each year, setting Shakespeare in context, alongside the work of his contemporaries and today’s writers.
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