Shakespeare LivesFeatures
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About Shakespeare Lives
Introducing the project and the partner organisations
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"Fair is foul, and foul is fair" - evoking the dark, conflicted world of Macbeth through dance
Tomorrow gives physical life to the psychological conflict of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
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"Kiss me, Kate"... a celebration of smooching in Shakespeare
We pick our top 5 kissing quotes from Shakespeare's plays
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"Our revels now are ended"
As the Shakespeare Lives Festival draws to a close we celebrate his final magical play
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24 Hour Shakespeare Highlights
A few of our favourite moments as we went round the clock with the Bard!
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: 'tis almost fairy time
"I have had a dream" - explore Shakespeare's enchanting play
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Immerse yourself in surround-sound Shakespeare
Find out how to experience the pioneering 'binaural' version of the BBC One adaptation.
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A Quick Question for William Shakespeare
From Salman Rushdie to Maxine Peake - there are burning Qs a-plenty for the Bard!
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An A to Z of saucy Shakespeare - in song!
Composer Michael Nyman sets the Bard's bawdy words.
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Anyone for Tennis? 'Wimbledon' Shakespeare to serve
A look at Shakespeare's references to Tennis - was he a fan?
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Back of ye net
A look at Shakespeare's little known and somewhat brief connection to football
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Behind-the-scenes of A Midsummer Night's Dream
We go behind the scenes of Russell T Davies A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Bigger, Bolder, Bloodier - Pick your Battles with The Hollow Crown
Behind the scenes of The Hollow Crown with stunt co-ordinator Andreas Petrides
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Biggest Bottoms: who's made an ass of themselves?
Looking back at the most famous Bottoms of stage and screen
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Bollywood, Banjoleles, Ballads and Beyonce! A Musical Dream
A glimpse into the musical world of Emma Rice's A MIdsummer Night's Dream
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Celebrate Shakespeare with the BFI
Exploring Shakespeare on the silver-screen from the earliest days of cinema to today
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Cheek by Jowl & Pushkin Theatre Moscow's Measure for Measure
Artistic Director Declan Donnellan on this Edinburgh-bound production
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Dame Again - Early ‘lost’ Maggie Smith appearance painstakingly restored
Long-lost Much Ado About Nothing directed by Franco Zeffirelli resurfaces in the USA
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Dark horses... The 'other' big stars of The Hollow Crown
Horse Master Sam Dent tells us about a stable of unsung talent that contribute to the show
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Edinburgh Festival 2016: 'Shake' a pop-theatre twist on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Director Dan Jemmett introduces his playful production
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Elsinore - A castle fit for a prince
Celebrating 200 years of Denmark's Shakespeare Festival
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Exploring Hamlet
A deep insight into the role and some of the actors who have taken on the challenge
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Great Shakespeare Speeches
A look at some of the most memorable, classic and timeless Shakespeare speeches
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In his own words: Why Benedict Cumberbatch relishes the chance to wear Richard III's crown
We go behind-the-scenes of The Hollow Crown with Benedict Cumberbatch
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Is this ANOTHER dagger I see before me?
Lindsey Chapman explores all the Macbeths at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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Macbeth: Something wicked this way comes...
Shakespeare's murderous psychological thriller examined and interpreted.
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Macbethathon at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
How many Macbeths can we shake a dagger at?
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Making Hay - the best of Shakespeare from the 2016 Hay Festival
Actors, authors, writers and more celebrate the Bard to mark his 400th anniversary
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New Shakespeare Songbook
Music films from across Europe re-imagine Shakespeare's plays and sonnets
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On the money - how Shakespeare became legal tender
How Shakespeare became the face of the £20 note
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Play the Wimbledon Shakespeare Quiz!
Test your knowledge of Shakespeare and tennis in his plays!
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Poet, playwright, muse: Celebrating Shakespeare at the BBC Proms
Shakespeare’s characters and scenarios have proved an enduring inspiration for composers
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Pop Goes Shakespeare... The Bard in Modern Music
Here are some of our favourite pop songs that have taken inspiration from Shakespeare
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Queen Lear and The Archers: an Everyday Story of Shakespearean Folk
Meet 'Queen Lear' and hear from an Archers writer about its Shakespeare connection
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Relationship matters: Shakespeare's life and loves laid bare
Guildhall School examines Shakespeare's relationship with his family and wife
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Richard III at the Edinburgh International Festival directed by Thomas Ostermeier
The third in our series of international interpretations of Shakespeare reaches Germany
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Romeo Romeo
Exploring key scenes from Romeo and Juliet re-interpreted by Prokofiev, Gounod and Bellini
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Romeo and Juliet
Discover out how the star-cross'd lovers have fired creativity and re-interpretation
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Shake It Up: The Shakespeare StoryTeller
By young people, for young people: 'Shake It Up' lets you remix the work of the Bard.
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Shakespeare Goes to Edinburgh!
Highlights from Shakespeare Lives at the 2016 Edinburgh Festivals
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Shakespeare Lives: The Plays & Sonnets
Explore features, clips, photos and more from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets
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Shakespeare round the clock
Travel through 24 hours with time-related quotations from Shakespeare.
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Shakespeare's Early Stars: Did you see them here first?
Early actor appearances from the BBC Shakespeare Archives
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Shakespeare's strong-willed women
Did powerful and independent women inspire Shakespeare's compelling female characters?
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The Complete Walk celebrates 'exotic' Shakespeare
All-star cast perform all 37 plays
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Time Will tells
How Shakespeare measured time.
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What Will’s will tells us about Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s last wishes revealed through scientific analysis of his will
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What the Hay!? Shakespearean Silliness at Hay Festival 2016
Sillier moments, curious questions and a bit of 'ruff stuff' at Hay Festival 2016
