
Sarah MacRae
2021Much Ado About Nothing
Josie Rourke
David Tennant, Catherine Tate
Two young lovers, Claudio and Hero, are to be married imminently but the devious scheming of a resentful Prince looks set to thwart the nuptials. Meanwhile, marriage seems inconceivable for reluctant lovers Beatrice and Benedick whose endless witty sparring threatens to keep them apart forever. Directed by Josie Rourke, Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s great plays and reminds us all of the failings and triumphs of the human condition in our never ending search for perfect love.
Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare's Globe: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Dominic Dromgoole, Robin Lough
Michelle Terry, John Light
On a Midsummer’s night, four young lovers find themselves wrapped in the dream-like arms of an enchanted forest where sprites lurk and fairies rule.
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Taming of the Shrew
Toby Frow
Jamie Beamish, Michael Bertenshaw
Shakespeare’s most outrageous comedy, The Taming of the Shrew introduces one of theatre’s great screwball double-acts, a couple hell-bent on confusing and outwitting each other right up to the play’s equivocal and controversial conclusion.
Taming of the Shrew
The Duchess of Malfi
Dominic Dromgoole
Gemma Arterton, Sean Gilder
The widowed Duchess of Malfi longs to marry her lover, the steward Antonio. But her rancorous brothers, Ferdinand and the Cardinal, are implacably opposed to the match. When their spy, Bosola, discovers that the Duchess has secretly married and carries Antonio’s child, they exact a terrible and horrific revenge.
The Duchess of Malfi
Royal Shakespeare Company: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Mark Arends, Elliot Barnes-Worrell
Valentine and Proteus are best friends until they fall in love with the same girl. Having travelled to Milan in search of adventure, they both fall for the Duke's daughter Silvia. But Proteus is already sworn to his sweetheart Julia at home in Verona, and the Duke thinks Valentine is not good enough for his Silvia. With friendship forgotten, the rivals' affections quickly get out of hand as the four young lovers find themselves on a wild chase through the woods, confused by mistaken identity and threatened by fierce outlaws before they find a path to reconciliation.
Royal Shakespeare Company: The Two Gentlemen of Verona