Shakespeare: Great Comedies Box Set (Shakespeare's Globe)
Stephen Fry (Malvolio (Twelfth Night)); Johnny Flynn (Viola (Twelfth Night)); John Light (Oberon (A Midsummer Night's Dream)); Matthew Tennyson (Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream)); Simon Paisley Day (Petruchio (The Taming of the Shrew)); Sarah MacRae (Bianca (The Taming of the Shrew)); Mark Rylance (Olivia (Twelfth Night));
"Although this is ensemble theatre at its finest, it’s Rylance’s contribution that puts the production among all-time Shakespeare greats. Frankly unmissable." (The Daily Telegraph - Twelfth Night)
Shakespeare: Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
Catrin Aaron (Horatio); James Garnon (Claudius); Colin Hurley (Ghost); Bettrys Jones (Laertes); Richard Katz (Polonius); Jack Laskey (Fortinbras); Nadia Nadarajah (Guildenstern); Pearce Quigley (Rosencrantz); Shubham Saraf (Ophelia); Helen Schlesinger (Gertrude); Michelle Terry (Hamlet);
"Terry is the fourth female Hamlet I have seen and she brings to the role all the qualities one might expect. She speaks the verse intelligently, initially conveys a sense of bereft solitude – her voice cracks on the implication that she “seems” to be affecting grief – and is very good at suggesting bottled rage. " (The Guardian)
Shakespeare: Julius Caesar (Shakespeare’s Globe)
George Irving (Julius Caesar ); Catherine Bailey (Portia ); Sam Cox (Marullus/Caius Ligarius ); Anthony Howell (Cassius ); Joe Jameson (Octavius Caesar ); Luke Thompson (Mark Antony ); Tom McKay (Brutus ); Christopher Logan (Casca );
"Fleet, urgent, exciting and dangerous. " (The Financial Times ★★★★)
Shakespeare: King Lear (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)
Louisa Beadel (Ensemble / Musician); Emily Bruni (Goneril); Burt Caesar (Gloucester); Ralph Davis (Edmund); Joshua James (Edgar); Kevin R McNally (Lear); Chris Nayak (Oswald / Burgundy); Loren O’Dair (Fool); Thomas Padden (Albany); Saskia Reeves (Kent); Sirine Saba (Regan); Faz Singhateh (Cornwall); Kenton Thomas (Ensemble); Boum Tihngang (France); Anjana Vasan (Cordelia);
"[McNally’s Lear] has an erratic physicality, revelling in his power and what remains of his virility but leaning on others – such as Loren O’Dair’s other worldly fool – whenever he can" (The Standard)
Shakespeare: Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare's Globe)
Philip Cumbus (King of Navarre); Trystan Gravelle (Berowne); William Mannering (Longaville); Jack Farthing (Dumaine); Princess of France (Michelle Terry); Rosaline (Thomasin Rand);
"Dominic Dromgooles zestful production succeeds in captivating the audience to a degree that I would not have thought possible...Its a treat." (The Independent)
Shakespeare: Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare's Globe)
Philip Cumbus (King of Navarre); Trystan Gravelle (Berowne); William Mannering (Longaville); Jack Farthing (Dumaine); Michelle Terry (Princess of France);
"Dominic Dromgooles zestful production succeeds in captivating the audience to a degree that I would not have thought possible...Its a treat" (The Independent)