#PLAYONWelcome to our comprehensive listing of ways you can experience Shakespeare, theater and art from your own home.
Find a friend and synchronize your viewings. Grab your cat and force them to clap with you. Watch in your pajamas or your towel. Or just read it, any.way.you.choose! But give yourself time to enjoy. Stop multi-tasking for a few minutes. Take in art, take in Shakespeare, take in a story, and #PLAYON |
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MADE IN QUARANTINE
The Diary of Anne Frank - special made while in isolation production streaming Free through May 24 from Park Square Theatre in the Twin Cities
The Show Must Go Online - a weekly play reading with diverse international casts, each play is performed live on Wednesday at 7PM BST, but the performances will remain archived for an indefinite time
Sonnet Response Series - all the Sonnets available (these are artist responses, they vary in style, and include artists from across the globe)
SHAKESPEARE - archival streams (various availability)
Macbeth (streaming begins May 11) - Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank production created especially for young people, filmed from Shakespeare’s most famous stage, the Globe Theatre
Shakespeare Trilogy - MarqueeTV is streaming a lot of archived productions, this trilogy is from the Donmar Warehouse and is comprised of Julius Caesar, Henry IV and The Tempest directed by Phyllida Lloyd and set in a female prison.
Henry V - Built By Barn's 2019 production.
Cheek by Jowl - Both The Winter's Tale and Measure for Measure are available until May 25, 2020.
Stratford Festival - King Lear is available first (Apr 23 at 6:30 PM the play opens), with more to follow.
THEATER - non-Shakespeare (various availability)
Frankenstein (streaming April 30-May 7) - National Theatre production - Benedict Cumberbatch as the creature/Johnny Lee Miller as Viktor Frankenstein
Frankenstein (streaming May 1-May 8) - National Theatre production - Johnny Lee Miller as the creature/Benedict Cumberbatch as Viktor Frankenstein
SHAKESPEARE - resources
How to Read Shakespeare for Pleasure
Folger Shakespeare Audio Recordings
The Diary of Anne Frank - special made while in isolation production streaming Free through May 24 from Park Square Theatre in the Twin Cities
The Show Must Go Online - a weekly play reading with diverse international casts, each play is performed live on Wednesday at 7PM BST, but the performances will remain archived for an indefinite time
Sonnet Response Series - all the Sonnets available (these are artist responses, they vary in style, and include artists from across the globe)
SHAKESPEARE - archival streams (various availability)
Macbeth (streaming begins May 11) - Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank production created especially for young people, filmed from Shakespeare’s most famous stage, the Globe Theatre
Shakespeare Trilogy - MarqueeTV is streaming a lot of archived productions, this trilogy is from the Donmar Warehouse and is comprised of Julius Caesar, Henry IV and The Tempest directed by Phyllida Lloyd and set in a female prison.
Henry V - Built By Barn's 2019 production.
Cheek by Jowl - Both The Winter's Tale and Measure for Measure are available until May 25, 2020.
Stratford Festival - King Lear is available first (Apr 23 at 6:30 PM the play opens), with more to follow.
THEATER - non-Shakespeare (various availability)
Frankenstein (streaming April 30-May 7) - National Theatre production - Benedict Cumberbatch as the creature/Johnny Lee Miller as Viktor Frankenstein
Frankenstein (streaming May 1-May 8) - National Theatre production - Johnny Lee Miller as the creature/Benedict Cumberbatch as Viktor Frankenstein
SHAKESPEARE - resources
How to Read Shakespeare for Pleasure
Folger Shakespeare Audio Recordings