Shakespeare/Early Modern

Director's Notebook

Much Ado About Nothing: Digital Theatre+, 2018

Guide

Exploring the Director's Process: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2020

Prison Context: Education Pack : Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2020

Origins of the Trilogy - Exploring All Female Casting: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2020

As You Like It: Digital Theatre+, 2012

The Tempest: Education Pack: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Julius Caesar: Education Pack: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Henry IV: Education Pack: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Prison Context: Education Pack: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Exploring the Director's Process: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Origins of the Trilogy - Exploring All Female Casting: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Practical Workshop Guide | Edward II: Digital Theatre+, 2017

Interview

Rehearsal Process: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2020

Henry IV: Addiction: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

The Prison Context: Prison Character Introductions: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2020

Julius Caesar: Walk Like a Man: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2020

An All-Female Trilogy: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2020

Jonathan Bate on Shakespeare: Digital Theatre+, 2020

On Directing: Gemma Bodinetz: DT+ Originals, 2012

Q & A: The Comedy of Errors: On Shakespeare, 2009

On Acting: Julia Ford: DT+ Originals, 2012

Backstage: The Comedy of Errors: On Shakespeare, 2012

Key Analysis: Julia Ford: DT+ Originals, 2012

On Rehearsal: The Comedy of Errors: On Shakespeare, 2012

Revealed: The Comedy of Errors: On Shakespeare, 2009

On Acting: Jonjo O'Neill, Dyfan Dwyfor, Richard Katz and James Tucker: DT+ Originals, 2012

On Design: Michael Vale: DT+ Originals, 2012

On Acting: Forbes Masson: DT+ Originals, 2012

On Design: Francis O'Connor: DT+ Originals, 2012

On Directing: Paul Hunter: DT+ Originals, 2012

On Design: Tom Piper: DT+ Originals, 2012

On Music: Iain Johnstone: DT+ Originals, 2012

On Acting: Katy Stephens: DT+ Originals, 2012

On Acting: David Morrissey: DT+ Originals, 2012

On Acting: Kieran Bew and Richard Goulding: DT+ Originals, 2012

On Acting: Phoebe Fox: DT+ Originals, 2012

On Directing: Michael Attenborough: DT+ Originals, 2013

On Fight Directing: Terry King: DT+ Originals, 2012

On Design: Tom Scutt: DT+ Originals, 2012

On Acting: Trevor Fox: DT+ Originals, 2012

Key Analysis: David Morrissey: DT+ Originals, 2014

On Directing: Michael Boyd: DT+ Originals, 2014

On Acting: Zoë Waites: DT+ Originals, 2014

On Movement-based Theatre: Struan Leslie: DT+ Originals, 2014

On Shakespeare: Carol Chillington Rutter: On Shakespeare, 2014

Emily Blacksell: Producer and Script Editor: WillShake, 2015

On Screen Writing: Sally Rosser: WillShake, 2015

Jonnie Kimmins: Playing WillShake: WillShake, 2015

John Barton: Advisory Director, RSC: WillShake, 2015

Joe Talbot: Director and Producer: WillShake, 2015

On Assistant Direction: Robert Hastie: DT+ Originals, 2016

Theatre Lives: Adrian Lester: DT+ Originals, 2016

Talking About Plays... Red Velvet: An Interview with Lolita Chakrabarti and Indhu Rubasingham: Talking About Plays, 2016

Theatre Lives: Juliet Stevenson: TheatreLives, 2016

Practitioners on Practice... On Shakespeare and Original Practice: An interview with Ben Crystal : Practitioners On Practice, 2016

Contemporary Performance Practice... On the Role of the Audience: An interview with Tim Crouch: Contemporary Performance Practice, 2016

Contemporary Performance Practice... Shakespeare for Inclusive Audiences: Kelly Hunter interviewed by Michael Dobson: Contemporary Performance Practice, 2016

Practitioners on Practice... On Lighting Design: An interview with Natasha Chivers: Contemporary Performance Practice, 2016

Practitioners on Practice... On Lighting Programming: An interview with Victoria Brennan: Contemporary Performance Practice, 2016

An Interview with... David Crystal: An Interview with..., 2016

An Interview with... Imtiaz Dharker: An Interview with..., 2016

Playing Shakespeare… On Viola: An Interview with Zoe Waites: On Shakespeare, 2017

How to Read, Watch and Write About Plays: Digital Theatre+, 2017

Contemporary Performance Practice... Tara Arts: Jatinder Verma interviewed by Dominic Hingorani: Contemporary Performance Practice, 2017

On Othello: An Interview with Kitty Archer: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018

On Othello: An Interview with Victor Oshin: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018

On Othello: An Interview with Paul McEwan: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018 

On Othello: An Interview with Kelly Price: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018

On the Women in Othello: An Interview with Richard Twyman: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018

On the Play of Othello: An Interview with Richard Twyman: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018

Othello: Preparation: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018

Othello: The Play: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018

On Othello: An Interview with Richard Twyman: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018

Clips on Character: Kitty Archer on Playing Desdemona: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018

Clips on Character: Victor Oshin on Playing Othello: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018

Clips on Character: Paul McEwan on Playing Iago: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018

Clips on Character: Kelly Price on Playing Emilia: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018

An All-Female Trilogy: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

The Tempest: An Introduction: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

The Tempest: Plot: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

The Tempest: Forgiveness: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

The Tempest: Magic: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

The Tempest: Island Metaphor: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Julius Caesar: Plot: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Julius Caesar: Staging Violence: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

An Introduction to Julius Caesar: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Julius Caesar: Brutus and Caesar: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Julius Caesar: Walk Like a Man: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Julius Caesar: 'Friends, Romans, countrymen' insight: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Henry IV: Plot: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Henry IV: Healthy Relationships: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Henry IV: Addiction: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Henry IV: 'I know you all' insight: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Henry IV: Creating a Character: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

An Introduction to Henry IV: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Henry IV: Henry and Falstaff: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Julius Caesar: Historical Context: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

The Prison Context: Prison Character Introductions: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

The Tempest: Prospero and Caliban: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

The Tempest: Dreams: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Julius Caesar: 'He doth bestride the narrow world' insight: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

On King Lear: Carol Chillington Rutter: On Shakespeare, 2017

On Much Ado About Nothing: Carol Chillington Rutter: On Shakespeare, 2014

On Shakespeare: Carol Chillington Rutter: On Shakespeare, 2014

On Themes in Romeo and Juliet: Carol Chillington Rutter: On Shakespeare, 2014

Playing Juliet: Alex Gilbreath: Shakespeare's Globe, 2014

Playing Romeo: Nicholas Shaw: Shakespeare's Globe, 2014

The Director's Creative Process: Talawa, 2017

How to Stage a Play: Talawa, 2017

Movement Direction in King Lear: Talawa, 2017

Lighting Direction in King Lear: Talawa, 2017

Jonathan Bate on Shakespeare: Oxford Experts, 2018

Shakespeare's Women Today: Harriet Walter in Conversation with Carol Rutter: Digital Theatre+, 2017

Practitioners on Practice... On Shakespeare and Original Practice: An interview with Ben Crystal : Practitioners on Practice, 2016

Playing Shakespeare… On Othello: An Interview with Ray Fearon : On Shakespeare, 2017

Talking About Plays... Shakespeare and Orientalism: An Interview with Abdulla Al-Dabbagh: Talking About Plays, 2016

Playing Shakespeare… On Viola: An Interview with Zoe Waites: On Shakespeare, 2017

Harriet Walter on Macbeth: Illuminations Media, 2003

Making Richard II with Deborah Warner: Illuminations Media, 2016

Gregory Doran on Macbeth: Illuminations Media, 2003

Making Richard II with Fiona Shaw: Illuminations Media, 2016

Antony Sher on Macbeth: Illuminations Media, 2003

Macbeth Extras - Rupert Goold on Directing Macbeth: BBC, 2010

Macbeth Extras - Kate Fleetwood on Playing Lady Macbeth: BBC, 2010

Macbeth Extras - Sir Patrick Stewart on Playing Macbeth: BBC, 2010

Talking About Plays... The Rover: An Interview with Loveday Ingram: Talking About Plays, 2017

Essay

Lyn Gardner on Theatre & Performance | Shakespeare: a playwright for all?: Lyn Gardner, 2019

Lyn Gardner on Theatre & Performance | An Othello for Our Time: Lyn Gardner, 2019

Lyn Gardner on Theatre & Performance | Shakespeare in Translation: Lyn Gardner, 2019

Remembering Desdemona: DT Originals, 2019

Lyn Gardner on Theatre & Performance | An Othello for Our Time: Lyn Gardner, 2019

Lyn Gardner on Theatre & Performance | Shakespeare in Translation: Lyn Gardner, 2019

Romeo and Juliet: Historical Context Workbook: Digital Theatre+, 2014

As You Like It: Compare and Contrast: Digital Theatre+, 2015

Comparing Comedy: Love's Labour's Lost and Much Ado About Nothing: Digital Theatre+, 2015

Reviving The Canon: Lyn Gardner, 2019

Production

Henry IV : Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2020

Julius Caesar: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2020

King Lear: Stage Russia, 2018

The Tempest: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2020

Macbeth: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2020

The Comedy of Errors: DT+ Originals, 2009

Macbeth: DT+ Originals, 2011

Much Ado About Nothing: DT+ Originals, 2011

King Lear: DT+ Originals, 2012

Othello: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018

Cymbeline: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2016

Love's Labour's Lost: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2014

Henry V: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2015

The Merchant of Venice: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2015

King Lear: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2016

Othello: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2015

Henry IV, Part 2: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2014

Hamlet: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2016

The Tempest: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2016

Richard II: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2013

Love's Labour's Won: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2013

The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2014

Henry IV, Part 1: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2014

Coriolanus: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2017

Antony and Cleopatra: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2017

Julius Caesar: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2017

Titus Andronicus: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2017

Twelfth Night: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2017

Macbeth: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2018

Troilus and Cressida: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2018

Romeo and Juliet: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2018

Henry IV: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

The Tempest: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Julius Caesar: Donmar: Shakespeare Trilogy, 2016

Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare's Globe, 2009

As You Like It: Shakespeare's Globe, 2009

Love's Labour's Lost: Shakespeare's Globe, 2009

Macbeth: Black Theatre Live, Tara Arts, 2015

Hamlet: Black Theatre Live, Tara Arts, 2016

King Lear: The Film: Talawa, 2017

Being Shakespeare: Illuminations Media, 2012

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Inspired by Shakespeare's play: Shakespeare Lives, 2016

King Lear: Act II, Scene IV: Shakespeare Lives, 2016

Dear Mister Shakespeare: inspired by Shakespeare's Othello: Shakespeare Lives, 2016

The Prince of Denmark: a story vaguely inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet: Shakespeare Lives, 2016

Julius Caesar: Act II, Scene I: Shakespeare Lives, 2016

Macbeth: Act I, Scene V: Shakespeare Lives, 2016

Come To Me: blues inspired by Shakespeare's As You Like It: Shakespeare Lives, 2016

Shakespeare's Twelfth Night interpreted by UK musicians: Shakespeare Lives, 2016

Star Cross’d: a contemporary take on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare Lives, 2016

Miranda’s Letter: a story inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest: Shakespeare Lives, 2016

The Winter’s Tale: inspired by Shakespeare's play: Shakespeare Lives, 2016

Coriolanus: Steven Berkoff, 1997

Julius Caesar: Illuminations Media, 2012

Macbeth: Illuminations Media, 2003

Richard II: Illuminations Media, 1995

Macbeth: BBC, 2010

Lady Macbeth Soliloquy: 'The raven himself is hoarse': Compare & Contrast, 2019

Hamlet Soliloquy: 'To be, or not to be': Compare & Contrast, 2019

King Lear Speech: 'I will have such revenges on you both': Compare & Contrast, 2019

Lady Macbeth Soliloquy: 'The raven himself is hoarse': Compare & Contrast, 2019

Hamlet Soliloquy: 'To be, or not to be': Compare & Contrast, 2019

Hamlet Soliloquy: 'To be, or not to be': Compare & Contrast, 2019

King Lear Speech: 'Oh, you are men of stones': Compare & Contrast, 2019

King Lear Speech: 'I will have such revenges on you both': Compare & Contrast, 2019

King Lear Speech: 'Oh, you are men of stones': Compare & Contrast, 2019

Othello Scene: The Willow Song: Compare & Contrast, 2019

Othello Scene: The Willow Song: Compare & Contrast, 2019

Hamlet: Genesius, 2014

Documentary

Shakespeares Sonnets: Illuminations Media, 2012

Othello: Preparing for Performance: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018

About the Production: The Comedy of Errors: Royal Shakespeare Company, 2009

Shakespeare Uncovered: Joely Richardson on Shakespeare's Women: BBC, BBC Shakespeare Collection, 2012
(Blocked in US, Australia, New Zealand, Norway & Taiwan)

Shakespeare Uncovered: Ethan Hawke on Macbeth: BBC, BBC Shakespeare Collection, 2012
(Blocked in US, Australia, New Zealand, Norway & Taiwan)

Shakespeare Uncovered: Derek Jacobi on Richard II: BBC, BBC Shakespeare Collection, 2012
(Blocked in US, Australia, New Zealand, Norway & Taiwan)

Shakespeare Uncovered: Trevor Nunn on The Tempest: BBC, BBC Shakespeare Collection, 2012
(Blocked in US, Australia, New Zealand, Norway & Taiwan)

Shakespeare Uncovered: Jeremy Irons on The Henrys: BBC, BBC Shakespeare Collection, 2012
(Blocked in US, Australia, New Zealand, Norway & Taiwan)

Shakespeare Uncovered: David Tennant on Hamlet: BBC, BBC Shakespeare Collection, 2012
(Blocked in US, Australia, New Zealand, Norway & Taiwan)

Shakespeare Uncovered: Morgan Freeman on The Taming of the Shrew: BBC, BBC Shakespeare Collection, 2013
(Blocked in US, Australia, New Zealand, Norway & Taiwan)

Shakespeare Uncovered: Christopher Plummer on King Lear: BBC, BBC Shakespeare Collection, 2013
(Blocked in US, Australia, New Zealand, Norway & Taiwan)

Shakespeare Uncovered: David Harewood on Othello: BBC, BBC Shakespeare Collection, 2013
(Blocked in US, Australia, New Zealand, Norway & Taiwan)

Shakespeare Uncovered: Hugh Bonneville on A Midsummer Night's Dream: BBC, BBC Shakespeare Collection, 2013
(Blocked in US, Australia, New Zealand, Norway & Taiwan)

Shakespeare Uncovered: Joseph Fiennes on Romeo and Juliet: BBC, BBC Shakespeare Collection, 2013
(Blocked in US, Australia, New Zealand, Norway & Taiwan)

Shakespeare Uncovered: Kim Cattrall on Antony and Cleopatra: BBC, BBC Shakespeare Collection, 2013
(Blocked in US, Australia, New Zealand, Norway & Taiwan)

This Island's Mine: Flute Theatre, 2015

Shakespeare's Sonnets: Illuminations Media, 2012

The Making of Julius Caesar: Illuminations Media, 2012

Working with Pinter: Illuminations Media, 2010

Muse of Fire: Illuminations Media, 2015

Macbeth Extras - Audio Commentary: BBC, 2010

Shakespeare's Globe: Illuminations Media, 2005

Workshop

CPD Resource: A Midsummer Night's Dream: CPD, 2018

CPD Resource: Exploring Female Roles in Othello & Macbeth: CPD, 2018

Masterclass

In Rehearsal: Othello Act 3, Scene 3: DT Originals, ETT Othello, 2018

Panel Discussion

The Shakespeare Series... Part 2: Love: Shakespeare Series, 2017

The Shakespeare Series... Part 1: Gender: Shakespeare Series, 2017

The Shakespeare Series... Part 3: Family: Shakespeare Series, 2017

The Shakespeare Series... Part 4: Conflict: Shakespeare Series, 2017

Review

The Stage Archive: Alistair Barrie's Macbeth at the Duke of Cambridge: The Stage Archive, 1996

The Stage Archive: Shanghai Kunju's Macbeth at the Leith Theatre: The Stage Archive, 1987

The Stage Archive: Peter Hall's Macbeth at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre: The Stage Archive, 1967

The Stage Archive: George Murcell's Macbeth at St. George's Theatre: The Stage Archive, 1982

The Stage Archive: Opera North's Macbeth at the Leeds Grand Theatre: The Stage Archive, 1987

The Stage Archive: Esme Beringer on Lady Macbeth: The Stage Archive, 1987

The Stage Archive: Michael Boyd’s Macbeth at Glasgow's Mayfest: The Stage Archive, 1993

The Stage Archive: Peter Coe’s Macbeth at the Round House: The Stage Archive, 1972

The Stage Archive: Peter James's Macbeth at the Shaw Theatre: The Stage Archive, 1973

The Stage Archive: Steven Berkoff's "Explorations in Macbeth and Hamlet": The Stage Archive, 1969

The Stage Archive: Alison Gilby’s Macbeth on the Estate on BBC2: The Stage Archive, 1997

The Stage Archive: John Durnin's Macbeth at the Northcott Theatre: The Stage Archive, 1991

Lecture

Harold Pinter: Art, Truth, & Politics: Illuminations Media, 2006

Audio Theatre

Shakespeare's Greatest Hits: LA. Theatre Works, 1993

Romeo and Juliet: LA. Theatre Works, 2012

Macbeth: LA. Theatre Works, 2011

Midsummer Night's Dream, A: LA. Theatre Works, 2013

King Henry IV: LA. Theatre Works, 1997

Julius Caesar: LA. Theatre Works, 1994

Hamlet: LA. Theatre Works, 2011

As You Like It: LA. Theatre Works, 2016

Concise Introduction

Webster, John: DT+ Fundamentals, 2018