Shakespeare on Stage
by pjoyce | created - 28 Jan 2015 | updated - 29 Jan 2015 | PublicStage productions caught on film.
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1. National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well (2009)
Comedy
Helena, orphaned and impoverished, follows the countess' son, Bertram, to court, hoping to win his heart. Bertram, though, has other ideas.
Director: Marianne Elliott | Stars: Ben Allen, Cassie Atkinson, Jolyon Coy, Rob Delaney
Votes: 16
2. National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2010)
210 min | Drama
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Michael Peavoy, Matthew Barker, David Calder, Marcus Cunningham
Votes: 70
3. National Theatre Live: King Lear (2011)
156 min | Drama, History
An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child's love rejected. As Lear's world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question.
Directors: Michael Grandage, Robin Lough | Stars: Michael Hadley, Paul Jesson, Alec Newman, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 43
4. National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors (2012)
109 min | Comedy
Aegeon of Syracuse has come to Ephesus to seek his son, who went in search of his missing twin and mother months ago. Unfortunately, Ephesus has just declared war on Syracuse, and will ... See full summary »
Directors: Dominic Cooke, Tim Van Someren | Stars: Marcus Adolphy, Tom Anderson, Paul Bentall, Claudie Blakley
Votes: 40
5. Timon of Athens (2012)
180 min | Drama
Timon of Athens is a play unique to Shakespeare as it offers a central character without family or partner; the story of a rich and liberal Athenian whose generosity is exploited until he learns the full extent of man's greed.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Matt Ayleigh, Simon Russell Beale, Paul Bentall, Charlie Blackwood
Votes: 28
6. Macbeth (2013)
140 min | Drama
As Macbeth rides home from battle, three witches prophecise that he will soon rise in power to become King of Scotland. Aided by his wife, the pair will stop at nothing to seal their fate.
Directors: Rob Ashford, Tim Van Someren | Stars: David Annen, Andy Apollo, Elliot Balchin, Nari Blair-Mangat
Votes: 425
7. National Theatre Live: Othello (2013)
198 min | Drama
The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
Directors: Nicholas Hytner, Robin Lough | Stars: Jonathan Bailey, Sandy Batchelor, Adam Berry, David Carr
Votes: 179
8. Coriolanus (2014)
192 min | Drama, History, War
Caius Martius Coriolanus is a war hero, banished from his home, seeking to come back.
Directors: Josie Rourke, Tim Van Someren | Stars: Rochenda Sandall, Mark Stanley, Dwane Walcott, Mark Gatiss
Votes: 2,227
9. King Lear (2014)
210 min | Drama, History
An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.
Directors: Sam Mendes, Robin Lough | Stars: Saif Al-Warith, Waj Ali, Nathan Ampofo, Paul Anthoney
Votes: 180
10. Macbeth: Folger Shakespeare Library Edition (2009 Video)
124 min | Drama
The final performance of this new vision reveals Macbeth's raw power as a supernatural horror thriller with shock, suspense, stage magic and grisly humor while remaining true to the brutal beauty of Shakespeare.
Directors: Aaron Posner, Teller | Stars: Evander Duck Jr., Dale Girard, Eric Hissom, Cleo House Jr.
Votes: 26
11.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
King Lear
(1974)
TV-G | 175 min | Music, Musical
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin Sherin | Stars: Douglass Watson, Paul Sorvino, Raul Julia, James Earl Jones
Votes: 139
12.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Hamlet
(1990)
Not Rated | 165 min | Music, Musical
A Danish prince and university student avenges his father's murder by his uncle, who stole the crown and married his mother.
Directors: Kirk Browning, Kevin Kline | Stars: MacIntyre Dixon, Rene Raymond Rivera, Bill Camp, Peter Francis James
Votes: 238
13. The Tempest (IV) (2010)
131 min | Drama
Exiled Prospero lives on a desolate island with his daughter, Miranda. When Prospero's usurping brother sails by the island, Prospero conjures a storm that wrecks the ship and changes all of their lives.
Director: Des McAnuff | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Geraint Wyn Davies, John Vickery, Dion Johnstone
Votes: 162
14.
Theatre Night (1985–1990)
Episode:
Othello
(1990)
204 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A slightly updated version of Othello set in the 19th century Cyprus, where all characters wear uniforms and dresses from the American Civil War era. Othello, a heroic aging Moroccan ... See full summary »
Directors: Anthony Garrick, Trevor Nunn | Stars: Michael Grandage, Ian McKellen, Clive Swift, Willard White
Votes: 193
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