Shakespeare plays to read and rehearse
Read every scene, meet the characters and learn any role, each line after its cue.
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As You Like It
All the world’s a stage
Banished to the Forest of Arden, a duke’s daughter disguises herself as a young man and finds wit, love, and freedom among exiles, shepherds, and fools.
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Hamlet
Prince of Denmark
A young prince navigates grief, betrayal, and the weight of revenge after his father’s ghost charges him with reclaiming the throne of Denmark.
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Henry V
England’s warrior king
A once-wayward prince becomes England’s warrior-king, uniting his nation before the climactic Battle of Agincourt.
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Julius Caesar
The Ides of March
A conspiracy of Roman senators assassinates their most powerful man, only to find that killing Caesar is far easier than controlling what comes after.
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King Lear
The Divided Kingdom
An ageing king’s fateful division of his kingdom between his daughters unleashes chaos, cruelty, and catastrophic loss.
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Macbeth
Scotland’s usurper king
A Scottish general’s ambition is ignited by prophecy, leading him and his wife down a path of murder, tyranny, and inexorable ruin.
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Measure for Measure
Justice, mercy, and disguise in Vienna
A duke’s secret experiment in disguise exposes the hypocrisy of the deputy he leaves to enforce Vienna’s strictest laws.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Magic and midsummer madness
A tangle of lovers, fairies, and players collide in an enchanted forest, where magic transforms desire and devotion.
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Much Ado About Nothing
Wit and love in Messina
A witty war of words between two confirmed bachelors slowly becomes something more, while dark conspiracy threatens an innocent love.
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Othello
The Moor of Venice
A celebrated general’s love and authority are systematically destroyed by the treacherous machinations of his ensign, Iago.
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Romeo and Juliet
Star-crossed lovers of Verona
Two young lovers from feuding Veronese families are swept into a tragic collision of passion, loyalty, and fate.
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Twelfth Night
Or, What You Will
A shipwrecked young woman disguised as a man becomes entangled in Illyria’s webs of unrequited love and mistaken identity.
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Antony and Cleopatra
Love and empire at the edge of the world
A Roman general and the queen of Egypt risk their empires for love, as ambition, desire, and loyalty collide across the ancient world.
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The Merchant of Venice
A pound of flesh
A merchant’s bond with a moneylender, a romantic test of caskets, and a courtroom battle of mercy against justice.
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Richard III
The Last Plantagenet
A brilliant, bitter duke manipulates, seduces, and murders his way to the English throne with cold, unflinching cunning.
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The Tempest
The Enchanted Island
A sorcerer stranded on an island conjures a storm that brings his enemies to his shores, and reckons with the cost of revenge.
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