WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE THAT
PUTS SHAKESPEARE CENTRE-STAGE,
PERFORMING THE GREAT ROLES FROM HIS PLAYS

Illustration: Shakespeare dressed in red doublet and hose with a stiff white collar. A speech-bubble above his head shows these words: 'All the world's a stage!'

Links to the site's main sections:

Text: 'About the website'. Use as a link to information about the site
Text: 'Index of characters played by Shakespeare'. Use as a link to an index of roles performed by Shakespeare
Text: 'The recordings'. Use as a link to an index of live recordings
Text: 'Some biographies'. Use as a link to biographies of Shakespeare's greatest characters
Text: 'The context'. Use as a link to information about Shakespeare's life and theatre

Celebrated today as a playwright and poet, during his working life Shakespeare was also a busy actor in a successful London theatre company. He is showcased here in such roles as Hamlet, Romeo, King Lear, the murderous Macbeth - even the beautiful and sexy Cleopatra - and many more of the famous characters from his plays. The site also includes notes on Shakespeare's life and work, and short biographies of his greatest characters. Additionally, there is a unique opportunity to hear Shakespeare himself performing on stage, recorded live at the Globe Theatre in 1607.

Thumbnail: a picture of Hamlet. Use as a link to the page featuring this character
Thumbnail: a picture of Romeo. Use as a link to the page featuring this character
Thumbnail: a picture of Lear. Use as a link to the page featuring this character
Thumbnail: a picture of Macbeth. Use as a link to the page featuring this character
Thumbnail: a picture of Cleopatra. Use as a link to the page featuring this character

LOVERS AND VILLAINS, CLOWNS AND MURDERERS:
SHAKESPEARE PLAYS THEM ALL!


© 2008 Mark Brierley