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From October 2015, a new collection of twenty filmed stage productions of the major works of Shakespeare from the world famous Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre will be streamed exclusively through leading study platform, Drama Online. The content will also feature educational media company, Stage on Screen’s filmed productions of key set plays: Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster and Volpone by Ben Jonson.  The Manchester Royal Exchange’s sell-out hit, Hamlet starring Maxine Peake in the title role and a Shakespeare masterclass by leading acting coach, Patsy Rodenburg, will also debut online for the first time.

New and existing subscribers should contact their local sales team to find out more on how to can gain access to this content, (Scroll down to the end for contact details) which will be available for institutional trial in October this year.

The new content is brought about by the following partnerships:

Shakespeare’s Globe

Key highlights:

• A collection of over twenty stunning stage productions recorded live on stage, representing over 55 hours of viewing.
• Students, lecturers and teachers around the world will be able to see and appreciate Shakespeare in the theatre for which he wrote for.
• Features performances from leading actors including Mark Rylance’s Tony Award-winning role as Olivia in Twelfth Night, and Roger Allam’s Olivier Award-winning role as Falstaff in Henry IV.
• The collection will be expanded with future productions.

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Stage on Screen

Key highlights:

• Includes films of four early modern plays: Doctor Faustus, School for Scandal, The Duchess of Malfi and Volpone, which form essential parts of many curricula.
• Accompanied by filmed interviews with cast and crew, comprising around 15 hours of content in total. 
• Also includes costume designs, productions stills and study guides, as well as background on the plays and production. 
• Professionally staged productions filmed in front of a live audience to capture the atmosphere and tension of live theatre.
• Critically acclaimed by the theatre industry, highly praised by teachers, lecturers and librarians.

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Hamlet the Film

Key highlights:

• Offers an extraordinarily powerful re-invention of Shakespeare’s Hamlet starring Maxine Peake in the title role. 
• A captivating stripped-back, fast-paced version of Hamlet that also re-balances gender casting.
• Directed by award-winning filmmaker Margaret Williams, the film captures the intensity of the stage production with the polish and care of a feature film. 

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Shakespeare in the Present

Key highlights:

• A six hour acting masterclass with international coach Patsy Rodenburg.
• Presents highly sought-after techniques and exercises in movement, speech, body and vocal warm-up.
• Contains detailed, one-on-one analysis of Shakespeare's most famous monologues.
• Features hours of private coaching with actors of various skill levels, from Shakespeare beginners to established film and TV performers such as Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love, Elizabeth) and Lynn Cohen (Munich, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire).

These new content partnerships will follow hot on the heels of the release of 350 audio plays from L. A. Theatre Works later this month and 350 playtexts from specialist drama publisher, Nick Hern Books in September, enhancing Drama Online into a fast-growing multimedia study resource and taking the total content set to above 2000 titles.

Drama Online is an award-winning study resource available on subscription to schools, colleges and higher education institutions. Originally created by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc and Faber and Faber, the resource currently includes 1200 playtexts from Methuen Drama, Arden Shakespeare and Faber and Faber, 700 images from the Victoria and Albert Museum and American Shakespeare Centre, and a growing list of scholarly works.

The video content will be available for institutional trial in October this year. Register your interest with your local sales team member:

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