Bringing together the most exciting artists to provoke, inspire and surprises audiences, Figures of Speech uses the power of performance to explore big political and social ideas, to interrogate the vitality of speech to remember. Included are Ian McKellen's more
As part of the Hot Ticket strand on Sky Arts, Illuminations filmed Natalia Osipova’s trio of new contemporary dances at Sadler’s Wells. Osipova herself commissioned the dances and were choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Russell Maliphant and Arthur Pita, who drew inspiration from her. For the more
Elizabeth tells the life, love, and reign of Elizabeth I Queen of England. A co-production with the Royal Opera House, Elizabeth featured world-renowned ballet stars Carlos Acosta and Zenaida Yanowsky, choreographed by Will Tuckett's in a thrilling mix of dance, music and theatre. Elizabeth was more
Illuminations were asked to make a series of short documentaries and dramas to illustrate the story of the theatrical scene that thrilled London between the 1570s and 1642. The Shakespearean London Theatres (ShaLT) tells the full story behind the vast more
Written by Bart's biographers, this documentary for BBC 4 draws paints a vivid, poignant picture of the rise and fall of one of Britain's favourite songwriters. Drawing on his unseen personal archive and interviews the documentary also features contributions by Barbara more
Staring Anthony Sher in the titular role and Harriet Walter as Lady Macbeth, Macbeth played to packed houses in Stratford, London, and theatres abroad in 2000. Following sell-out seasons at Stratford's Swan Theatre and in London, the production played in Japan and more
Starring Sir Patrick Stewart as Macbeth and Kate Fleetwood as Lady Macbeth, Rupert Goold's immediate and visceral film is set in an undefined and threatening central European world. Director of the critically-acclaimed plays, ENRON and American Psycho, Rupert Goold has been described as more
A vivid fast-moving thriller about a struggle for democracy, William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is also a love story between two men united by an explosive act of political violence. The contemporary resonance of Shakespeare’s drama made it the play that more
Samuel Beckett’s astonishing monologue Not I, in a performance by critically acclaimed actress Lisa Dwan, was filmed to mark the 40th anniversary of its European premiere. The performance was preceded by a documentary that explores the history and significance of Beckett’s more
Filmed live at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man is a stunning dance thriller that is loosely based on Bizet’s popular opera Carmen. Matthew Bourne’s thrilling and sexy choreography is danced to one of the most instantly recognisable more