The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Macbeth has been lauded as the finest production of Shakespeare’s Scottish play for over a quarter of a century. In 2000, it played to packed houses in Stratford, London, and theatres abroad. All twenty actors from the original production, including Antony Sher and Harriet Walter, star in this compelling screen version of Gregory Doran’s original stage production.
View Details >>Based on the Royal Shakespeare Company’s acclaimed stage production, this film for BBC Television sets the action in post-independence Africa following the ‘Arab Spring’. This fast-moving political thriller of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is directed by the RSC’s Greg Doran and features a distinguished cast of black actors including Paterson Joseph and Jeffry Kissoon.
View Details >>A sumptuous and startling television film, Richard II offers a unique interpretation of Shakespeare’s tale of a monarch’s downfall. Two decades on, Illuminations is delighted to release this landmark production on DVD with extras featuring interviews with Deborah Warner and Fiona Shaw and a gallery of stunning stills.
View Details >>Featuring a tour de force performance from Simon Callow, Being Shakespeare offers a compelling look at the life and work of the world’s greatest playwright. Written by the renowned scholar Jonathan Bate, Being Shakespeare is both a wonderful introduction to the author and a richly nuanced, funny and fascinating study for those who already love his plays.
View Details >>Shakespeare’s Globe is a film offering an intimate look at the working life of a unique theatrical institution. The film explores a day in the life of this remarkable enterprise: behind-the-scenes preparations, rehearsals, backstage drama and performance extracts from a production of Romeo and Juliet, together with glimpses into Globe Education workshops and activities, the exhibition and tours!
View Details >>For fifty years, Harold Pinter has been at the centre of theatrical work and his contribution to theatre, film and, more recently the political stage, has been enormous. Working with Pinter offers unprecedented access to the his creative processes in the rehearsal room.
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Matthew Bourne brings his unique take on the legendary 1948 feature film.
Shakespeare’s classic love story is given a novel twist by being set in the dystopian “Verona Institution”.
