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On a distant island a man waits Robbed of his position, power and wealth, his enemies have left him in isolation But this is no ordinary man, and this no ordinary island Prospero is a magician, able to control the very elements

A monarch ordained by God to lead his people But he is also a man of very human weakness A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years

Henry IV is dead and Hal is King With England in a state of unrest, he must leave his rebellious youth behind, striving to gain the respect of his nobility and people Laying claim to parts of France and following an insult from

The RSC puts a modern spin on Shakespeares Hamlet in this filmed for television version of their stage production The Prince of Denmark seeks vengeance after his father is murdered and his mother marries the murderer

King Lear has ruled for many years As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power A proud man, he allows vanity to cloud his judgment, belie

Gregory Doran directs Shakespeares epic pair of plays with a cast including Antony Sher as Sir John Falstaff, Jasper Britton as King Henry and Alex Hassell as Prince Hal

The second play in Shakespeares series of histories covering the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V Shakespeare muses on the consequences of actions, the role of princes and the realities of wielding power

RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran directs the rarely performed Shakespeare play set in the Trojan War in its first production in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre RST since 2006 when it played as part of the RSCs Complete Works F