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Shakespeare: Othello (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Shakespeare: Othello (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Hugh Quarshie (Othello); Lucian Msamati (Iago); Joanna Vanderham (Desdemona); Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (Cassio); Ayesha Dharker (Emilia); James Corrigan (Roderigo); Scarlett Brookes (Bianca); Brian Protheroe (Brabantio); Nadia Albina (Duke of Venice); David Ajao (Montano); Tim Samuels (Lodovico); Gwilym Lloyd (Gratiano);

"Iqbal Khan’s gripping production has already made history by being the first at Stratford to cast a black actor as Iago. But I had not anticipated how many fascinating ideas such an imaginative piece of casting would provoke. Hugh Quarshie is an excellent Othello... Guardian" (The Guardian ★★★★)

Shakespeare: Richard II (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Shakespeare: Richard II (Royal Shakespeare Company)

David Tennant (Richard II); Michael Pennington (John of Gaunt); Jane Lapotaire (Duchess of Gloucester); Oliver Ford Davies (Duke of York); Oliver Rix (Aumerle); Nigel Lindsay (Bolingbroke); Emma Hamilton (The Queen); Nigel Lindsay (Henry Bolingbroke); Marty Cruickshank (Duchess of York); Sam Marks (Bushy); Jake Mann (Bagot); Marcus Griffiths (Greene);

"A definitive production of a great play and well worth catching when it is broadcast live to cinemas." (The Daily Mail ★★★★★)

Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare's Globe)

Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare's Globe)

Adetomiwa Edun (Romeo); Ellie Kendrick (Juliet); Ukweli Roach (Tybalt); Jack Farthing (Benvolio); Tom Stuart (Paris); Phil Cumbus (Mercutio); Michael O'Hagan (Montague); Ian Redford (Capulet); Holy Atkins (Lady Montague); Miranda Foster (Lady Capulet); Penny Layden (Nurse); Rawiri Paratene (Friar Lawrence);

"Dromgoole is blessed with a smashing pair of young lovers. Adetomiwa Edun's Romeo is fresh, cheeky, light on his feet and full of the ebullience of young love... The production's secret weapon is Ellie Kendrick...delivers the jewelled verse with a lovely purity and directness. I particularly admired Rawiri Paratene's impassioned Friar Lawrence, Ian Redford as a Capulet, and Tom Stuart's hilarious performance as a socially inept Count Paris." (The Daily Telegraph)

Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Makram J. Khoury (Shylock); Nadia Albina (Nerissa); Scarlett Brookes (Jessica); Patsy Ferran (Portia); Owen Findlay (Salerio); Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (Bassanio); Brian Protheroe (Aragon); Ken Nwosu (Gratiano/Morocco); Jamie Ballard (Antonio); Gwilym Lloyd (Tubal); Jay Saighal (Solanio); James Corrigan (Lorenzo);

"... this haunting production crackles with tension ... There is evidence of crisp, fresh thinking in every scene of this excellent production." (The Evening Standard ★★★★★)

Shakespeare: The Roman Plays (Royal Shakespare Company)

Shakespeare: The Roman Plays (Royal Shakespare Company)

Andrew Woodall (Julius Caesar); James Corrigan (Mark Antony (Julius Caesar)); Alex Waldmann (Brutus); Jossette Smith (Cleopatra); Antony Byrne (Mark Antony (Antony and Cleopatra)); David Troughton (Titus Andronicus); Nia Gwynne (Tamora); Hannah Morrish (Lavinia); Sope Dirisu (Coriolanus); Haydn Gwynne (Volumina);

Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Mark Arends (Proteus); Michael Marcus (Valentine ); Jonny Glynn (The Duke of Milan ); Pearl Chanda (Julia ); Sarah MacRae (Silvia ); Leigh Quinn (Lucetta ); Keith Osborn (Antonio ); Nicholas Gerard-Martin (Turio); Roger Morlidge (Launce); Mossup (Crab); Molly Gromadzki (Host/Outlaw); Simon Yadoo (Panthino/Outlaw);

"There's a lovely summery feel to Simon Godwin's nimble-footed modern-dress production of this early Shakespeare comedy; it's a stylish and confident RSC debut." (Evening Standard ★★★★)