Shakespeare: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Royal Shakespeare Company)

"The play has never felt so strongly feminist… The production is ablaze with energy and throngs with strong, quirky performances…" (The Independent ★★★★)

Shakespeare: The Roman Plays (Royal Shakespeare 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 Taming of the Shrew (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Amanda Harris (Baptista Minola); Joseph Arkley (Katherine); James Cooney (Bianco); Claire Price (Petruchia); Amelia Donkor (Hortensia); Sophie Stanton (Gremia); Emily Johnstone (Lucentia); Laura Elsworthy (Tania); Amy Trigg (Biondella); Charlotte Arrowsmith (Curtis); Melody Brown (Vincentia); Richard Clews (Grumio);

"A landmark production as women take charge" (The Evening Standard ★★★★)

Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare’s Globe)

Tom Anderson (Curtis); David Beames (Vincentio/Tailor); Jamie Beamish (Tranio); Michael Bertenshaw (Gremio); Simon Paisley Day (Petruchio); Samantha Spiro (Katherina); Sarah MacRae (Bianca); Rick Warden (Hortensio); Pip Donaghy (Baptisa Minola); Patrick Driver (Pedant); Tom Godwin (Biondello); Christopher Keegan (Nathaniel/Servant);

"This is a crowd-pleasing production ... and the laughs come thick and fast" (The Evening Standard)

Shakespeare: The Tempest (Donmar Warehouse)

Jade Anouka (Ariel); Shelia Atim (Ferdinand); Jackie Clune (Stefano); Shiloh Coke (Sebastian); Karen Dunbar (Trinculo); Leah Harvey (Miranda); Zainab Hasan (Gonzalo); Jennifer Joseph (Officer); Marta Laird (Alonso); Sophie Stanton (Caliban); Carolina Valdés (Antonio); Dame Harriet Walter (Prospero);

"Lloyd's production - with its clever framing device ... - is a glorious reminder that genuine diversity on stage offers astonishing creative benefits" (The Guardian ★★★★★)

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

Mark Arends (Proteus); Michael Marcus (Valentine); Jonny Glynn (Duke of Milan); Pearl Chanda (Julia); Sarah MacRae (Silvia); Leigh Quinn (Lucetta/Outlaw); 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 ★★★★)