Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
A celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, broadcast live at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
2016 | 144m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Robin Mason, Tim Taggart, Gregory Doran, Bridget Caldwell |
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| Writer: | Al Smith |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 23, 2016 |
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| Director: | Robin Mason, Tim Taggart, Gregory Doran, Bridget Caldwell |
| Writer: | Al Smith |
| Genres: | Documentary, Music, TV Movie |
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| Production Companies | BBC, Royal Shakespeare Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Tennant | Self - Host |
| Catherine Tate | Self - Host |
| Judi Dench | Self - Performer |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Self - Performer |
| Joseph Fiennes | Self |
| Ian McKellen | Self - Performer |
| David Suchet | Oberon |
| Helen Mirren | Self - Performer |
| Richard Atwill | Ben Jonson |
| Simon Russell Beale | Richard II |
| Emma Carrington | Béatrice |
| Richard David-Caine | Self |
| Anne-Marie Duff | Self - Performer |
| Paapa Essiedu | Hamlet |
| Mariah Gale | Juliet |
| Henry Goodman | Self |
| Jalaal Hartley | Horrible Histories segment |
| Alex Hassell | Various |
| Rufus Hound | Self |
| Natey Jones | Romeo |
| Rory Kinnear | Self - Performer |
| John Lithgow | Self - Performer |
| Rhian Lois | Bénédict |
| Nitin Sawhney | The Hip Hop Shakespeare Company |
| Nicholas Lumley | Various |
| Al Murray | Bottom |
| Alison Moyet | Much Ado About Nothing |
| Tim Minchin | Self |
| Theo Ogundipe | Various |
| Antony Sher | Self |
| Tom Stourton | Horrible Histories segment |
| Rufus Wainwright | Self - Performer |
| Harriet Walter | Self - Performer |
| Alex Waldmann | Self - Performer |
| Akala | The Hip Hop Shakespeare Company |
| King Charles III of the United Kingdom | Self - Hamlet |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sianed Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Laura Martin | Original Music Composer |
| John Woolf | Original Music Composer |
| Andrew Barker | Editor |
| Marc Corrance | Editor |
| Andy Hodges | Sound Mixer |
| Robin Mason | Director |
| Tim Taggart | Director |
| Al Smith | Writer |
| Gregory Doran | Director |
| Bridget Caldwell | Director |
| Rufus Wainwright | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Phil Dolling | Executive Producer |
| Catherine Stirk | Producer |
| John Wyver | Producer |
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