There's no substitute for live theatre (well we would say that), but you can still watch lots of fantastic RSC shows online.

Where to Stream RSC shows

Marquee TV

Marquee TV is a monthly subscription arts streaming service showing world-class productions of theatre, opera, ballet and jazz and more.

It currently offers the broadest collection of filmed Shakespeare productions on the wide screen, allowing you to watch a 35-play canon of the RSC's Shakespeare productions (excluding Henry VIII, Pericles and The Two Noble Kinsmen).

Highlights include:

  • ONLY ON MARQUEE TV A Midsummer Night's Dream starring Matthew Baynton (2024)
  • Macbeth starring Christopher Eccleston (2018)
  • Hamlet starring Paapa Essiedu (2016)
  • Richard II starring David Tennant (2013)
  • The Tempest starring Simon Russell Beale (2016), featuring the first use of live motion capture in a major classical production

Watch on Marquee TV

Sirine Saba - A Midsummer Night's Dream 2024
2024's A Midsummer Night's Dream, starring Matthew Baynton, is now streaming on Marquee TV
Photo by Pamela Raith © RSC Browse and license our images

Digital Theatre

Digital Theatre is a one-off rental and subscription streaming service, allowing you to watch over 150 world-class theatre productions from the RSC, Shakespeare's Globe, The Royal Opera House and many more.

You can watch our 34-play RSC Shakespeare collection (the same as featured on Marquee TV, but excludes A Midsummer Night's Dream) either by renting individual titles for 48 hours, or by subscribing to the service (monthly or annually).

Watch on Digital Theatre


SKY ARTS

Sky Arts has previously screened RSC productions, including:

Currently, these can be streamed by Sky customers or on platforms that host Sky Arts.

A man in colourful dress and covered in paint crouches beside a large stereo.
Paapa Essiedu as Hamlet in 2016's production
Photo by Manuel Harlan © RSC Browse and license our images

BBC IPLAYER

Some RSC productions are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

Hamlet David Tennant and Patrick Stewart star in Director Gregory Doran's modern-dress production of Hamlet from 2008. This visually sumptuous screen version was filmed on location with all of the original stage cast. 

WATCH ON IPLAYER

The War of the Roses Peter Hall's landmark 1960s trilogy of history plays Henry VI, Edward IV and Richard III, star Janet Suzman, Ian Holm, Peggy Ashcroft and Roy Dotrice.

WATCH ON IPLAYER


Boxsets and DVDs

If you can't find what you're looking for, why not visit our online shop to see our full range of DVDs and BluRays? Find individual DVDs of classic productions, or pick up a boxset for great value entertainment.

COMING SOON

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (2024) will be available on DVD at the end of February 2025
  • The RSC Complete Works Box Set will be released in April 2025

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