Duration: 03:25

Actress Lenora Crichlow playing Portia from 'The Merchant of Venice' discusses her ideas for the role, focusing on her speech from Act 4 Scene 1.

Duration: 01:35

Katy Brand recites Titania's speech from Act 3 Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

Duration: 03:48

An adaptation of Act 3 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

Duration: 04:35

An adaptation of Act 3 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

Duration: 01:40

Actress Michelle Ryan performs Helena's speech from Act 3 Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

Duration: 02:08

The relationship between Helena and Hermia in the second part of Act 3 Scene 2 is discussed and illustrated with various clips from previous adaptations.

Duration: 03:34

Actor Anna Friel gives a brief synopsis of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', focusing on the relationship between Helena and Hermia as illustrated in Act 3 Scene 2.

Duration: 02:40

Michelle Ryan discusses her personal interpretation of the role of Helena from Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. She uses extracts from Helena's speech from Act 3 Scene 2 to illustrate her points.

Duration: 02:49

Katy Brand discusses her ideas for the role of Titania in a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

Duration: 02:12

Larry Lamb reads the 'All the world's a stage' speech from Shakespeare’s 'As You Like It.'

Duration: 03:09

Larry Lamb offers his personal interpretation of "All the world's a stage..." speech from Act 2, Scene 7 from Shakespeare's 'As You Like it'.

Duration: 02:05

Actor Ashley Thomas recites Shylock's speech "if you prick us do we not bleed..." from 'The Merchant of Venice'.

Duration: 01:40

Actress Lenora Crichlow performs Portia's speech from Act 4 Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'.

Duration: 02:56

Actor Ashley Thomas discusses his characterisation of the role of Shylock from Shakespeare's, 'The Merchant of Venice'. Including examples from speeches from the play.

Duration: 05:43

'The Taming of the Shrew', Act 4. Extracts from Shakespeare's Animated Tales.

Duration: 04:12

An adaptation of Act 2 Scene 5 of 'Twelfth Night'.

Duration: 02:19

Actor Nigel Planer discusses the motivations behind the character of Malvolio in William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' Act 2 Scene 5 - the letter scene.

Duration: 02:07

James Sutton performs Orsino's speech, 'if music be the food of love', from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

Duration: 02:51

Actor James Sutton discusses his portrayal of Orsino from Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'. James focuses on Orsino's speech "if music be the food of love" and explores what the character's use of language reveals about him.

Duration: 05:35

'Twelth Night' Act 2. Extracts from Shakespeare's Animated Tales.