About us News, Features and Updates At home with Shakespeare At home with Shakespeare There are still plenty of ways you can enjoy our shows, features and other work from the comfort of your own home. Listen to our Interval Drinks podcast Join us for a G&T or your interval tipple of choice as our first in-house podcast series brings together our current actors with RSC artists who have inspired them. Three series are now available, with guests including Tim Minchin, David Tennant and Maggie O'Farrell. Listen now Watch our shows online Sign up for free trials on streaming services Marquee TV and Digital Theatre to see full films of some of our productions, including 2019's As You Like It, Antony Sher in 2016's King Lear, and Polly Findlay's haunting Macbeth, with Christopher Eccleston. Sonnets in Solitude When live performances of Shakespeare were suspended, we turned to the playwright's poetry. We've got some of our actors to record his greatest sonnets during lockdown, with the videos published onto our YouTube page. See the sonnets Keep busy with family activities Take a look at our activities for children from ages 2, 4, 6, 8 and above, from warming up your body to telling a story and making a bear for The Winter's Tale. Free activity sheets, films and crafts inspired by Shakespeare. Find family activities Explore the RSC on Youtube Subscribe to our YouTube channel to explore our huge range of videos, including scenes from our shows, interviews with actors and creatives, and behind-the-scenes insights into how our productions make it to the stage. Watch now Discover Shakespeare Find out more about the life and times of William Shakespeare himself, and delve into our past productions of his plays with plot synopses, photos and video. Plus, you can listen to Artistic Director Gregory Doran on BBC Radio 4 as he talks about how the plague affected Shakespeare's life and writing. Discover Shakespeare Keep Your RSC The RSC is a charity and our mission is to transform lives through amazing experiences of Shakespeare and great theatre. If you can, please consider supporting us by making a donation and Keep Your RSC. 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