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Hollow Crown, The: Wars of the Roses (TV Series)Hollow Crown, The: Wars of the Roses (TV Series) (2015)
Dir. Dominic Cooke
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Bonneville, Judi Dench
A second series of star–studded, exceptionally presented Shakespeare adaptations, with Henry VI in two parts, along with Richard III. Together…
MacbethMacbeth (2015) Recommended
Dir. Justin Kurzel
Feat. Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Paddy Considine
Michael Fassbender is the fatally ambitious Scottish general in this visceral rendition of Shakespeare's tragedy from the Australian director of…
National Theatre: 50 Years on StageNational Theatre: 50 Years on Stage (2015)
A celebration of the 50th Anniversary of London's National Theatre. The theatrical gala features a veritable who's–who of British stage talent…
CymbelineCymbeline (Anarchy) (2014)
Dir. Michael Almereyda
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Ed Harris, Milla Jovovich
After their edgy version of Hamlet (2000), Ethan Hawke and director Michael Almereyda re–team for one of Shakespeare's lesser–known…
Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet (2013)
Dir. Carlo Carlei
Feat. Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Damian Lewis
A richly imagined, though largely unreliable version of Shakespeare's most quoted play. Set in the authentic setting of Renaissance Verona, this only…
Romeo and Juliet: A Love SongRomeo and Juliet: A Love Song (2013)
Dir. Tim van Dammen
Feat. Derya Parlak, Christopher Landon
The Bard's most iconic play is performed with colloquial gusto in this inventive musical transposing of the tale of star–crossed lovers to an…
Hollow Crown, The (TV Series)Hollow Crown, The (TV Series) (2012) Recommended
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Ben Whishaw, Tom Hiddleston
A star–studded, BAFTA–nominated mini–series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV Parts One and Two,…
Much Ado About NothingMuch Ado About Nothing (2012) Aro Favourite
Dir. Joss Whedon
Feat. Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion
Thank heaven for Joss Whedon and for a tiny little project he threw together in his spare time whole he was in the editing room for THE AVENGERS.…
AnonymousAnonymous (2011)
Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, David Thewlis
Enjoyable hokum posits that the true writer of Shakespeare's plays was in fact the Earl of Oxford. Some of Britain's finest thesps – including…
CoriolanusCoriolanus (2011) Recommended
Dir. Ralph Fiennes
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Jessica Chastain
Ralph Fiennes directs this fierce adaptation of Shakespeare's second–longest play, transposing the Bard's text to modern day Rome, where…

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