Back to the Beginning with Ian McKellen

Billy Howle performs Hamlet's famous ''to be or not to be.'' soliloquy.

Witness the creative process up close as the Royal Shakespeare Company reimagines a classic for modern times.

Sir Simon Russell Beale performs Prospero's famous speech, '' Our Revels now are ended,'' from The Tempest.

Joanna Vanderham captures Desdemona's desperation in this heart-wrenching scene from Othello.

Death, love, and then possibly death again feature in Chekhov’s seminal farce “The Bear.”

Prepare to be spellbound by Emma Rice's fearless cabaret packed with magic, murder, and female empowerment.

Power, betrayal, and love collide in Africa in this reinvigorated Shakespearean classic.

Haunted by grief, and with his world spinning violently out of control, Hamlet has to make some decisions: forget or remember; live or die.

Dinita Gohil performs Viola's famous ''I left no ring with her'' monologue from the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2017 production of ''Twelfth Night.''

Step into the world of "Wonder Boy," a startling new play from writer Ross Willis and Bristol Old Vic that follows Sonny, a 12-year-old grappling with a speech impediment.

Cynthia Dragoni from ''The Dance Lens,'' takes us through a brief and fascinating history of contemporary dance, from its rebellious roots at the turn of the century to its present-day popularity.

Paapa Essiedu performs Hamlet's famous ''To be or not to be,'' soliloquy.

Bally Gill and Karen Fishwick embody the star-crossed lovers in the famous Balcony Scene from Romeo and Juliet.

James Corrignan performs Mark Antony's famous speech, '' Friends, Romans, Countrymen,'' from Julius Caesar.

Mark Gatiss' clever retelling of Dickens' Christmas classic captured live at London's Alexandra Palace Theatre.

Join acclaimed Shakespeare director Trevor Nunn for an intimate Shakespeare Master Class joined Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.