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Shakespeare & Beyond

Your guide to streaming Shakespeare in May

Actors arrayed in a Zoom screen.
Actors arrayed in a Zoom screen.
Actors arrayed in a Zoom screen.

The cast of Brave Spirits Theatre’s online reading of Marlowe’s “Edward II.”

Suddenly, there’s a lot of Shakespeare available online. In addition to the wide variety of Shakespearean films streaming on Netflix, Amazon, HBO GO, and other platforms (see our blog post from April for a comprehensive list), many Shakespeare theaters have adapted their programs for the internet. With so much Shakespeare out there, it can be hard to know where to begin. Here are a few ways to explore this wealth of films, Zoom performances, online classes, and more.

What are you watching this month? Tell us in the comments!

Comments

How about another Macbeth? Stratford Festival uploaded theirs to YouTube last week.

Manda — May 15, 2020

Do you have a similar list for June? My kids are out of school for the summer, and would love to have some resources for them! Thanks!

Kathryn — June 2, 2020

Kathryn, here is our June guide to streaming Shakespeare: https://shakespeareandbeyond.folger.edu/2020/06/05/streaming-shakespeare-june-2020/

Shakespeare & Beyond — June 9, 2020

Thank you for mentioning The Show Must Go Online! We are continuing our performances until the end of November!! You can see every Shakespeare play done over Zoom through 2020

Matthew Rhodes — June 13, 2020