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Troilus and Cressida

Shakespeare's classic love story set against the backdrop of the seemingly endless Trojan wars.

Year: 1981 Duration: 189 min Credits: Anton Lesser, Suzanne Burden, Charles Gray... more

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King Lear decides to divide his kingdom among his daughters basing on their protestations of love for him. But the youngest refuses to answer and finds herself banished, and the other two instead plot to take all his power from him.

Jealous at the promotion of the Moorish general Othello, Iago plots to secure his downfall by provoking him into believing his wife Desdemona is being unfaithful.

Timon of Athens

When wealthy and famously generous nobleman Timon of Athens discovers the true state of his financial position, his former friends abandon him, and in disgust he retreats to a cave to rail against humanity.

The Comedy of Errors

Comical misunderstandings arise when two sets of twins, unaware of their other halves' existence, inadvertently end up in the same town.

Antony and Cleopatra

After the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and war.

King Richard II sows the seeds of his own downfall when he exiles Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray. The invasion followed forces the vain King to abdicate the throne, and rebellion ensues.

The Taming of the Shrew

John Cleese stars in this adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic comedy. The roguish Petruchio hopes to charm the temperamental Katherine, while several other suitors vie for the affections of her beautiful sister.

All's Well That Ends Well

Poor doctor's daughter Helena seeks to win the hand of Bertram the son of the Countess of Rousillon, but despite her success in persuading both his mother and the King of France to agree to her plans, he is unwilling to co-operate.

The assassination of the would-be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and the company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.

Henry VI Part II

Following French military successes, Henry's hold over his kingdom begins to slip, and his court splits into two warring factions. Meanwhile, a revolutionary insurrection by a disaffected Kentish mob threatens to bring anarchy to London.