Synopsis
The Old Vic Company, "the home of Shakespeare" in London since 1914, gives its last performance in Waterloo. A number of celebrities look back on the story of a remarkable theatre. There is an outside broadcast for the closing moments of Measure for Measure with The Old Vic Company.
Digging for Britain | Shakespeare's First Theatre
Alice visits excavations at Shakespeare's first theatre in London's Shoreditch, where the Bard began his career and Romeo and Juliet was first performed.
Arena | The National Theatre - Learning Zone
Made especially for schools, this version of the BBC Four Arena programme examines the history and purpose of the National Theatre as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. Short films on Othello and Hamlet, using both rehearsal and performance footage, consider how the National Theatre takes a contemporary approach to Shakespeare's work.