Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
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2016
2h 24m
7.2(12 votes)
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TV Movie
Documentary

Overview

From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death.

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Royal Shakespeare Company
BBC

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Cast & Crew

36 members
Acting

David Tennant

Self - Host

David Tennant
Acting

Catherine Tate

Self - Host

Catherine Tate
Acting

Judi Dench

Self - Performer

Judi Dench
Acting

Benedict Cumberbatch

Self - Performer

Benedict Cumberbatch
Acting

Joseph Fiennes

Self

Joseph Fiennes
Acting

Ian McKellen

Self - Performer

Ian McKellen
Acting

David Suchet

Oberon

David Suchet
Acting

Helen Mirren

Self - Performer

Helen Mirren
Acting

Richard Atwill

Ben Jonson

No Image
Acting

Simon Russell Beale

Richard II

Simon Russell Beale
Acting

Emma Carrington

Béatrice

No Image
Acting

Richard David-Caine

Self

Richard David-Caine
Acting

Anne-Marie Duff

Self - Performer

Anne-Marie Duff
Acting

Paapa Essiedu

Hamlet

Paapa Essiedu
Acting

Mariah Gale

Juliet

Mariah Gale
Acting

Henry Goodman

Self

Henry Goodman
Acting

Jalaal Hartley

Horrible Histories segment

No Image
Acting

Alex Hassell

Various

Alex Hassell
Acting

Rufus Hound

Self

Rufus Hound
Acting

Natey Jones

Romeo

Natey Jones
Acting

Rory Kinnear

Self - Performer

Rory Kinnear
Acting

John Lithgow

Self - Performer

John Lithgow
Acting

Rhian Lois

Bénédict

No Image
Sound

Nitin Sawhney

The Hip Hop Shakespeare Company

No Image
Acting

Nicholas Lumley

Various

Nicholas Lumley
Acting

Al Murray

Bottom

Al Murray
Acting

Alison Moyet

Much Ado About Nothing

Alison Moyet
Acting

Tim Minchin

Self

Tim Minchin
Acting

Theo Ogundipe

Various

Theo Ogundipe
Acting

Antony Sher

Self

Antony Sher
Acting

Tom Stourton

Horrible Histories segment

Tom Stourton
Acting

Rufus Wainwright

Self - Performer

Rufus Wainwright
Acting

Harriet Walter

Self - Performer

Harriet Walter
Acting

Alex Waldmann

Self - Performer

Alex Waldmann
Acting

Akala

The Hip Hop Shakespeare Company

Akala
Acting

King Charles III of the United Kingdom

Self - Hamlet

King Charles III of the United Kingdom

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