The Taming of the Kat Dog - a Gareth P Jones story inspired by The Taming of the Shrew. Read by Verity-May Henry. The Taming of the Shrew is Shakespeare’s controversial ‘battle of the sexes ...

Shakespeare Retold is a series of ten stories written by well-known children’s authors. Each story is inspired by or based on a play by William Shakespeare. These are not straight retellings but ...

Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy. In Hamlet Lives Forever by Horatio Clare, Shakespeare is telling the story of Hamlet to his son Hamnet, who died at the age of eleven. Shakespeare ...

This story is based on The Merchant of Venice, which is considered to be one of Shakespeare’s ‘problem plays’, containing elements of tragidrama and comedy which are difficult to reconcile.

The Tempest: The Isle of Noises - a Frank Cottrell-Boyce story inspired by The Tempest. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. This programme is inspired by The Tempest, which is thought to be the last play ...

Fun and irreverent, Andy Stanton’s retelling of King Lear centres on Lear and his daughters, with many secondary characters in Shakespeare’s complex original not making an appearance.

Henry V - A Soldier's Tale: a short story inspired by Henry V written by Geraldine McCaughrean. Read by David Gyasi. Henry V is Shakespeare’s famed history play. This version of the story is ...

This programme is based on Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy of star-crossed lovers. In this funny, modern-day re-telling, we meet two rival schools: St Montagues High and Capulet ...

A Midsummer Camp's Dream - Laura Dockrill retells the story of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Read by Shirley Henderson. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare’s magical, romantic comedy.

No Beast So Fierce Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: Shakespeare’s tragedy Richard III retold: two noble houses, the Arab families of York and Lancaster, bring the war that has been raging for ...

This story is based on Othello, Shakespeare’s intense tragedy of love and jealousy. In this modern day re-telling, the story is relocated to a high school. The theme of racial prejudice against ...

Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedies. With its mixture of murder, ghosts, witchcraft and general mayhem, it is always a huge hit with Primary-aged children. In this adaptation ...