Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying young goatherd Peter. Grandpa refuses to send her to school in the city, but aunt Detie returns and forces him to give in. She's sent to a posh lady in Frankfurt, where she'll be a companion for crippled daughter Clara after school hours.

Royal Shakespeare Company: Troilus and Cressida

2018

English

7.5

♡ 1

Gregory Doran Director

Daisy Badger as Helen

Oliver Ford Davies as Pandarus

Sheila Reid as Thersites

Adjoa Andoh as Ulysses

Troilus and Cressida swear they will always be true to one another. But in the seventh year of the siege of Troy, their innocence is tested and exposed to the savage corrupting influence of war with tragic consequences.

Royal Shakespeare Company: Henry IV Part II

2014

English

8.1

♡ 2

Gregory Doran Director

Nia Gwynne as Doll Tearsheet

Paola Dionisotti as Mistress Quickly

Oliver Ford Davies as Shallow

Youssef Kerkour as Westmoreland

King Henry's health is failing but he is uncertain Hal is a worthy heir. Meanwhile, Falstaff is sent to the countryside to recruit fresh troops, where he gleefully indulges in the business of lining his own pockets. As the King's health continues to worsen, Hal must choose between duty and loyalty to an old friend in Shakespeare's heartbreaking conclusion to this pair of plays.—RSC

Royal Shakespeare Company: Richard II

2013

English

8.2

♡ 3

Gregory Doran Director

Oliver Ford Davies as Duke of York

Gracy Goldman as Ladies-in-Wating

Youssef Kerkour as Lord Willoughby

David Tennant as Richard II

A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years.

RSC Live: Henry V

2015

English

8.1

♡ 1

Gregory Doran Director

Oliver Ford Davies as Chorus

Sean Chapman as Duke of Exeter

Alex Hassell as Henry V

Jane Lapotaire as Queen Isobel

Henry IV is dead and Hal is King. With England in a state of unrest, he must leave his rebellious youth behind, striving to gain the respect of his nobility and people. Laying claim to parts of France and following an insult from the French Dauphin, Henry gathers his troops and prepares for a war that he hopes will unite his country. Gregory Doran continues his exploration of Shakespeare's History Plays with Henry V performed in the 600th anniversary year of the Battle of Agincourt. Following his performance as Hal in Henry IV Parts I & II Alex Hassell returns as Henry V.

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Royal Shakespeare Company: Troilus and Cressida

Royal Shakespeare Company: Henry IV Part II

Royal Shakespeare Company: Richard II

RSC Live: Henry V