Richard's vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years

Phyllida Lloyd takes her arresting production of Shakespeare’s famous discourse on power, loyalty, and tragic idealism into a version for screen.

Experience the RSC’s 2013 production of Richard II, starring David Tennant.

A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia.

A group of soldiers returns from the trenches. The worldweary Benedick and his friend Claudio find themselves reacquainted with Beatrice and Hero.

Titus has returned from a brutal 10-year war having lost 21 sons in battle and been betrayed by his nation.

An earnest young American woman, a louche English lord, and an innocent young chap join a house party of fin de siècle fools andgrotesques.

One of Shakespeare’s best-loved romantic comedies gets an Edwardian makeover in this visually striking production capturing the decadence of 1890s London.

The RSC’s 2016 production of Shakespeare’s King Lear, starring the late Sir Antony Sher.

Britain is in crisis. Alienated, insular and on the brink of disaster. Can it be saved?

Poignant, funny and bitter, Shakespeare’s dark satire forces us to question where happiness really lies.

The RSC’s 2019 production of As You Like It, Shakespeare’s tale of love, lust and mistaken identity.

Thea Sharrock’s new production of Shakespeare’s popular romantic comedy stirs wit, sentiment, intrigue and love into a charming confection

Caius Martius Coriolanus is a fearless soldier but a reluctant leader. He struggles to change his nature and do what is required to achieve greatness.

Christopher Ecclestone (Doctor Who) marked his Royal Shakespeare Company debut in Shakespeare’s thriller, Macbeth.

Vienna is teeming with brothels and loose morality, but the Duke doesn't want to clean up the city. He departs leaving his deputy, Angelo, in charge.

Shakespeare’s sharp comedy, Love’s Labour’s Lost, gets brought to life at London’s iconic Globe Theater.

Oscar Wilde’s first hit play. This production shines with Jennifer Saunders as the Duchess of Berwick in a witty critique of Victorian high society.

Valentine and Proteus are best friends until they fall in love with the same girl - the Duke's daughter Silvia.