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shakespeare's othello

David Serero Director

Ian Cooper as Cassio

Elena Barone as Desdemona

Amanda Vilanova as Emilia

David Serero as Othello

The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.

Great Performances Macbeth

2010

7.5

♡ 9

Rupert Goold Director

Patrick Stewart as Macbeth

Scott Handy as Malcolm

Niamh McGrady as Witch

Sophie Hunter as Witch

Renowned Shakespearean actor Patrick Stewart features as the eponymous anti-hero in this Soviet-era adaptation of one of Shakespeare's darkest and most powerful tragedies.

Much Ado About Nothing

1993

7.3

♡ 31

90%

Kenneth Branagh Director

Emma Thompson as Beatrice

Keanu Reeves as Don John

Denzel Washington as Don Pedro

Kate Beckinsale as Hero

In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme. Their targets are sharp-witted duo Benedick and Beatrice -- a tough task indeed, considering their corresponding distaste for love and each other. Meanwhile, meddling Don John plots to ruin the wedding.

As You Like It

2006

6.0

♡ 8

42%

Kenneth Branagh Director

Kevin Kline as Jaques

Bryce Dallas Howard as Rosalind

Kenneth Branagh as Self

Alfred Molina as Touchstone

Witty, playful and utterly magical, the story is a compelling romantic adventure in which Rosalind and Orlando's celebrated courtship is played out against a backdrop of political rivalry, banishment and exile in the Forest of Arden - set in 19th-century Japan.

Much Ado About Nothing

2011

shakespeare in modern dress

8.5

♡ 12

woman director

Josie Rourke Director

David Tennant as Benedick

Tom Bateman as Claudio

Elliot Levey as Don John

Jonathan Coy as Leonato

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.

Hamlet

1996

7.7

♡ 42

95%

Kenneth Branagh Director

Rowena King as Attendant to Gertrude

Rufus Sewell as Fortinbras

Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet

Kate Winslet as Ophelia

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

RSC Live: Henry V

2015

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.

Hamlet

1948

7.5

♡ 12

96%

80%

Laurence Olivier Director

Norman Wooland as Horatio, His Friend

Anthony Quayle as Marcellus

Peter Cushing as Osric

Niall MacGinnis as Sea Captain

Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.

Ophelia

2018

6.5

♡ 93

62%

Claire McCarthy Director

Clive Owen as Claudius

Naomi Watts as Gertrude / Mechtild

Tom Felton as Laertes

Daisy Ridley as Ophelia

Ophelia comes of age as lady-in-waiting for Queen Gertrude, and her singular spirit captures Hamlet's affections. As lust and betrayal threaten the kingdom, Ophelia finds herself trapped between true love and controlling her own destiny.

Macbeth

2015

6.6

♡ 67

80%

Justin Kurzel Director

David Thewlis as Duncan

Marion Cotillard as Lady Macbeth

Michael Fassbender as Macbeth

Sean Harris as Macduff

Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.

Henry V

1989

7.5

♡ 30

98%

89%

based on a true story

Kenneth Branagh Director

Kenneth Branagh as King Henry V

John Sessions as Macmorris

Emma Thompson as Princess Katherine de Valois

Christian Bale as Robin the Luggage-Boy

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

Othello

1995

6.8

♡ 26

68%

64%

shakespeare's othello

the moors (people)

Oliver Parker Director

Philip Locke as 1st Senator

Indra Ové as Bianca

Kenneth Branagh as Iago

Laurence Fishburne as Othello

The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.

Kiss Me, Kate: The Musical

2024

7.1

♡ 2

Brett Sullivan Director

Adrian Dunbar as Fred

Hammed Animashaun as Gangster

Peter Davison as General Harrison Howell

Stephanie J. Block as Lilli

Recorded from the West End, Kiss Me Kate follows a pair of divorced actors brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play, and they must work together when mistaken identities get them mixed up with the mafia.

Hunky Dory

2011