Shakespeare in Performance
Shakespeare in Performance is a searchable database of performance materials from over 1000 film and stage productions related to Shakespeare's works. Whether you are an actor, director, student, scholar or Shakespeare enthusiast, this database provides an exciting and innovative resource of items and artifacts related to stage production from start to finish. View online such items as director's notes, images of stage and costume design, performance stills, posters, information about a particular company or festival and the actors involved in Shakespeare performance, cast and crew listings.
The information in the Shakespeare in Performance can be accessed through several options: browsing, searching, and following a spotlight on a particular feature of the database.
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Reviews
A closely related section of our resources on Shakespeare in performance is the ISE Performance Chronicle, where Shakespeare lovers can post reviews of current productions of his plays.
Artifacts
Visitors also have the option of searching production artifacts: programs, prompt books, costume designs, set designs, performance stills, interviews, and performance clips from several productions of Shakespeare's plays.
Submissions
Interested in having your company's production materials included in the database? Please consult our guidelines for submission.Technical Information
For more information about the technical development of this site, please visit the About page.
Texts of the plays can be accessed through the home page for Plays and Poems.
Acknowledgements
The Internet Shakespeare Editions is grateful to the many organizations that make this database possible, especially the theatres that contribute materials, and the scholars who have created the data on Shakespeare on film.