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1 Live Event: This is Shakespeare - Prof Emma Smith in conversation with Erica Whyman OBE Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. Emma Smith, Erica Whyman 15 Sep 2020
2 Professing Sir Tom Stoppard delivers the Cameron Mackintosh Inaugural lecture 2017 Tom Stoppard 16 Oct 2017
3 Creative Commons Storming Utopia The director from the Pegasus theatre in Oxford, talks about his upcoming theatre piece. Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, Wes Williams 23 Jun 2017
4 An Audience with Rufus Norris, Artistic Director of the National Theatre The acclaimed director, Rufus Norris, has just taken over as Artistic Director of the National Theatre – a role that is widely regarded as the biggest job in British theatre. Here he is in discussion with Robin Geffen. Rufus Norris, Robin Geffen 18 May 2015
5 Creative Commons Stephen Fry- "Put on Your Red Shoes: Performance and Destiny" Stephen Fry, the 23rd holder of the Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professorship in Contemporary Theatre gives his first lecture at the University followed by Q&A with Roger Ainsworth. (Contains strong language). Stephen Fry, Roger Ainsworth 21 Feb 2014
6 Creative Commons Early modern plays in bits and pieces Professor Tiffany Stern joins Dr Adam Smyth to discuss her current research on the materiality of the early modern play text. What happens to our thinking about plays when prologues, epilogues and songs become mobile pieces, detached from the whole? Tiffany Stern, Adam Smyth 03 Feb 2014
7 Creative Commons 5. Wilde's Plays Fifth lecture in the Osar Wilde series. Sos Eltis talks about Oscar Wilde's plays including an Ideal Husband, The Importance of Being Ernest and A Woman of No Importance. Sos Eltis 12 Nov 2013
8 Creative Commons Why should we study Elizabethan Theatre? Professor Tiffany Stern of University College, Oxford, discusses her current research and proposes why we should still study Elizabethan Theatre. Tiffany Stern, Ilana Lassman 19 Aug 2013
9 Creative Commons Aime Cesaire and Derek Walcott Jason Allen offers a comparative discussion of two important Caribbean poets and playwrights, Aime Cesaire and Derek Walcott, to emphasize the impact of Caribbean literature upon the postcolonial world. Jason Allen, Dominic Davies 24 Aug 2012
10 Creative Commons The Tempest. ePub version of text THE TEMPEST. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
11 Creative Commons The Two Gentlemen of Verona. ePub version of text THE Two Gentlemen of Verona. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
12 Creative Commons The Merry Wiues of Windsor. ePub version of text THE Merry Wiues of Windsor. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
13 Creative Commons Measvre, For Measure. ePub version of text MEASVRE, For Measure. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
14 Creative Commons The Comedie of Errors. ePub version of text The Comedie of Errors. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
15 Creative Commons Much adoe about Nothing. ePub version of text Much adoe about Nothing. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
16 Creative Commons Loues Labour's lost. ePub version of text Loues Labour's lost. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
17 Creative Commons A Midsommer Nights Dreame. ePub version of text A MIDSOMMER Nights Dreame. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
18 Creative Commons The Merchant of Venice. ePub version of text The Merchant of Venice. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
19 Creative Commons As you Like it. ePub version of text As you Like it. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
20 Creative Commons The Taming of the Shrew. ePub version of text THE Taming of the Shrew. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
21 Creative Commons All's Well, that Ends Well. ePub version of text ALL'S Well, that Ends Well. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
22 Creative Commons Twelfe Night, Or what you will. ePub version of text Twelfe Night, Or what you will. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
23 Creative Commons The Winters Tale. ePub version of text The Winters Tale. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
24 Creative Commons The life and death of King Iohn. ePub version of text The life and death of King Iohn. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
25 Creative Commons The life and death of King Richard the Second. ePub version of text The life and death of King Richard the Second. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
26 Creative Commons The First Part of Henry the Fourth, with the Life and Death of Henry Sirnamed Hot-spvrre. ePub version of text The First Part of Henry the Fourth, with the Life and Death of HENRY Sirnamed HOT-SPVRRE. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
27 Creative Commons The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, Containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fift. ePub version of text The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, Containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fift. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
28 Creative Commons The Life of Henry the Fift. ePub version of text The Life of Henry the Fift. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
29 Creative Commons The first Part of Henry the Sixt. ePub version of text The first Part of Henry the Sixt. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
30 Creative Commons The second Part of Henry the Sixt, with the death of the Good Duke Hvmfrey. ePub version of text The second Part of Henry the Sixt, with the death of the Good Duke HVMFREY. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
31 Creative Commons The third Part of Henry the Sixt, with the death of the Duke of Yorke. ePub version of text The third Part of Henry the Sixt, with the death of the Duke of YORKE. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
32 Creative Commons The Tragedy of Richard the Third: with the Landing of Earle Richmond, and the Battell at Bosworth Field. ePub version of text The Tragedy of Richard the Third: with the Landing of Earle Richmond, and the Battell at Bosworth Field. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
33 Creative Commons The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight. ePub version of text The Famous History of the Life of King HENRY the Eight. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
34 Creative Commons The Tragedie Of Troylus and Cressida. ePub version of text THE TRAGEDIE OF Troylus and Cressida. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
35 Creative Commons The Tragedy of Coriolanus. ePub version of text The Tragedy of Coriolanus. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
36 Creative Commons The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus. ePub version of text The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
37 Creative Commons The Tragedie Of Romeo and Ivliet ePub version of text THE TRAGEDIE OF ROMEO and IVLIET / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
38 Creative Commons The Life Of Tymon Of Athens. ePub version of text THE LIFE OF TYMON OF ATHENS. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
39 Creative Commons The Tragedie Of Ivlivs Caesar. ePub version of text THE TRAGEDIE OF IVLIVS CAESAR. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
40 Creative Commons The Tragedie Of Macbeth. ePub version of text THE TRAGEDIE OF MACBETH. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
41 Creative Commons The tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke. ePub version of text The tragedie of HAMLET, Prince of Denmarke. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
42 Creative Commons The Tragedie Of King Lear. ePub version of text THE TRAGEDIE OF KING LEAR. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
43 Creative Commons The Tragedie Of Othello, the Moore of Venice. ePub version of text THE TRAGEDIE OF Othello, the Moore of Venice. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
44 Creative Commons The Tragedie Of Anthonie, and Cleopatra. ePub version of text THE TRAGEDIE OF Anthonie, and Cleopatra. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010
45 Creative Commons The Tragedie Of Cymbeline. ePub version of text THE TRAGEDIE OF CYMBELINE. / Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare 26 Oct 2010