Rent Shakespeare Live! from the RSC (2016)
3.5 of 5 from 50 ratings
2h 22min
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- Synopsis:
- On Shakespeare's birthday, the BBC and the Royal Shakespeare Company came together in an extravaganza celebrating Shakespeare's words and his enduring influence on all performance art forms - from Berlioz and Bernstein, to hip-hop and jazz, from ballet to Broadway to blues and back. This unique event comes from the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, hosted by David Tennant and Catherine Tate.
- Actors:
- Akala, Richard Atwill, Simon Russell Beale, Emma Carrington, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard David-Caine, Paapa Essiedu, Joseph Fiennes, Mariah Gale, Henry Goodman, Jalaal Hartley, Alex Hassell, Rufus Hound, Dane Hurst, Natey Jones, Rhian Lois, Nicholas Lumley, Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Alison Moyet
- Directors:
- Bridget Caldwell, Gregory Doran, Robin Mason, Tim Taggart
- Producers:
- John Wyver, Catherine Stirk, Hedda Beeby, Peter Taylor, Victoria Simpson, Phil Dolling
- Narrated By:
- Catherine Tate, David Tennant
- Writers:
- Al Smith
- Aka:
- Shakespeare Live!: Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- Drama, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
