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Discover how Shakespeare's plays have evolved and why they are still beloved some 400 years on.

William Shakespeare’s Sonnets are among the most beautiful and most fascinating poems ever written.

Mischievous fairies weave a web of confusion for four young lovers in the Royal Shakespeare Company's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

Witness the creative process up close as the Royal Shakespeare Company reimagines a classic for modern times.

Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy is reborn as a cerebral thriller set in the 21st century, with Sir Ian McKellen playing the tormented prince.

Will the course of true love still run smooth in Russell T Davies’ fresh adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

A-list actors workshop the words of the Bard in a must-see documentary for all Shakespeare fans.

Two young actors embark on a road trip to get to the heart of the world’s greatest storyteller, William Shakespeare.

The famous Act 3, Scene 1 exchange between Hamlet, played by Billy Howle (The Serpent), and Ophelia, played by Mirren Mack ( Mary and George).

Haunted by grief, and with his world spinning violently out of control, Hamlet has to make some decisions: forget or remember; live or die.

Billy Howle performs Hamlet's famous ''to be or not to be.'' soliloquy.

Step behind the scenes and become a part of The Royal Shakespeare Company with exclusive access to the open rehearsal for their production of Henry VI: Part One.

Gregory Doran's thrilling production of Shakespeare's Richard III with the Royal Shakespeare Company featuring Arthur Hughes.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's fresh and vibrant contemporary restaging of Shakespeare's dark comedy, directed by Blanche McIntyre.

Experience the Royal Shakespeare Company's five-star production of Henry VI Part Two directed by Owen Horsley.

Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) plays the title role in Shakespeare's epic story of nationalism, war, and the intricate dance of power in Henry V.

Dive into the final chapter of the Royal Shakespeare Company's gripping Henry VI trilogy, directed by Owen Horsely.

Phillip Breen's hilarious production of The Comedy of Errors, set in the 1980s, with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Director Erica Whyman transforms Shakespeare's emotionally charged play into a dystopian drama filled with The Handmaid's Tale-like horrors.

Join acclaimed Shakespeare director Trevor Nunn for an intimate Shakespeare Master Class joined Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

The final installation of Sir Trevor Nunn’s Shakespeare masterclass featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

Part three of Sir Trevor Nunn’s Shakespeare masterclass featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

Part two of Sir Trevor Nunn’s Shakespeare masterclass featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

Jamaican guitar pioneer Ernest Ranglin joins Courtney Pine and Tony Allen in Paris for a masterful, genre-blurring global collaboration.

Trumpeter Roy Hargrove delivers a timeless masterclass in classic jazz, performing a rich set of standards and originals in France.

The brilliant London collective Kokoroko takes the stage in France, blending high-flying jazz, soul, and the deep afrobeat legacy of Fela Kuti.

Filmed live at the ancient Theatre Antique, the "Nightingale of Mali" Salif Keita delivers a rare, powerful concert charting a 50-year legacy.

The Robert Glasper Experiment and DJ Pete Rock join forces at Jazz à la Villette for an incredible, groove-heavy tribute to Roy Ayers.

Grammy-winner Gregory Porter delivers a soulful, uplifting performance at Jazz à la Villette, showcasing the transformative power of voice.

Stuttgart swings as Jamie Cullum delivers velvet vocals, piano wizardry, and a purr-fect Disney classic at the Jazzopen festival.

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 honor the legacy of Fela Kuti in Paris, joined by Tony Allen, Talib Kweli, and vocal duo Ibeyi.

When rain hits the Schlossplatz, Collier folds it straight into his set. Improvisation that never stops being alive.

An all-star lineup including Jacob Collier and Robert Glasper gathers in Montreux to celebrate Quincy Jones’s 85th birthday in style.

Blues icon Lucky Peterson leads a soulful, high-energy quartet at the Banlieues Bleues festival, honoring organ legend Jimmy Smith.

Discover the man behind the hat, Gregory Porter, in a filmed portrait as soulful as his music.

Tyreek McDole showcases his historic vocal range at the Jazz in Marciac festival, honoring legends from Ray Charles to Horace Silver.

Pioneering fusion group Sixun celebrates 40 years of creativity at La Cigale in Paris, blending vibrant African, Caribbean, and jazz-rock rhythms.

Pinkerton returns to the US and finds a “real” wife, while Butterfly waits with unshakeable faith for him to return to the house on the harbour.

Victory makes Radamès a hero, but tangles his Ethiopian lover Aida in a dangerous royal love triangle and a very personal war.

Don Giovanni (Juan) retells Mozart's classical masterpiece as a story of the modern man's escape from himself and his demons.

Benoît Jacquot’s acclaimed film of Puccini’s opera stars Angela Gheorghiu in the title role with Roberto Alagna and Ruggero Raimondi.

Die Walküre - The Valkyrie - is the second opera in Wagner’s four-part epic, the Ring Cycle.

The final part of the tetralogy sees yet another broadening of the horizon.

Siegfried presents an encounter not only between man and woman but between two principles

Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold - an epic of gods and monsters - brought to the 21st century at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Based on the folktale that inspired the Little Mermaid, Dvořak’s best-known opera, ''Rusalka,'' tells the story of a nymph who wants to be human.

Two young people’s search for self-identity and their meeting at the end of this opera are the hopeful elements in the story moves towards disaster.

Götterdämmerung presents the final and apocalyptic duel between the queens Brünnhilde and Kriemhild as narrated in the epic “Song of the Nibelung."

Julia Jones conducts The Royal Opera’s spell-binding production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute with a cast including Roderick Williams as Papageno.

This production from La Scala stars opera greats Jonas Kaufmann and Erwin Schrott, with newcomer Anita Rachvelishvili making her successful debut.

Kasper Holten’s 2014 production for The Royal Opera House casts Don Giovanni as an artist who thrives on an audience enticed by his creative gifts.

Richard Jones captures the blend of tragedy and comedy in La Bohème, and provides an analysis of Puccini’s young would-be artists and their lovers.

Under the direction of Andreas Homoki, this new production of Nabucco features a first-class cast.

In Die Walküre the powerful ring continues to be the source of conflict, dictating the fate of those who desire it and those who fear it.

Lee Reynolds conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in an innovative new production of Ravel’s opera, L’enfant et les sortilèges.

Experience Verdi’s La Traviata, the inspiration behind Moulin Rouge, lovingly staged at London’s Royal Opera House.

A modern opera adaptation by Charles Wuorinen based on Annie Proulx’s short story.

Legendary composer Philip Glass's opera "The Perfect American", imagines the final months of the life of Walt Disney.