Royal Shakespeare Company series coming to BroadwayHD

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The digital streaming service BroadwayHD has partnered with the Royal Shakespeare Company to allow global audiences to watch Shakespeare plays. So far, nine titles have been added to the service, with further RSC productions being added in the coming months.

Speaking about the collaboration, Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director Gregory Doran said: "Nothing can replace the experience of seeing a play live on stage. But with our theatres currently closed, and all of us spending much more time at home, we are delighted to be working with BroadwayHD to give audiences around the world the chance to experience RSC productions from home… Shakespeare speaks to us unlike any other writer, and this partnership with BroadwayHD will enable even more people to enjoy his work, bringing us together virtually at a time when many of us will be apart."

Based in Stratford-upon-Avon, the home of William Shakespeare, the Royal Shakespeare Company stage the Bard's productions as well as innovative, new works. Some of the finest British actors have been seen in RSC shows, and their performances can be enjoyed on BroadwayHD. Royal Shakespeare Company titles available to stream include:

Antony and Cleopatra: Performed in 2017, Josette Simon and Antony Byrne play the title lovers. The producton was performed in Stratford-upon-Avon and at London's Barbican.

Hamlet: Simon Godwin directs Paapa Essiedu in this 2016 revival, which he then reprised for a national tour and in Washington DC.

King Lear: Gregory Doran directs Antony Sher in the RSC's 2016 production, which was later filmed and streamed in cinemas worldwide.

Love's Labour's Lost: Staged as part of a double-bill with Much Ado About Nothing, this 2014 adaptation saw Shakespeare's play set before World War One.

Macbeth: Christopher Eccleston plays the eponymous Scottish general in a 2018 production, directed by Polly Findlay. Niamh Cusack stars as Lady Macbeth.

Measure for Measure: Gregory Doran directs a 2019 adaptation, incorporating the #MeToo movement into a story first told over 400 years ago.

The Merry Wives of Windsor: Fiona Laird directs a 2018 production, offering a modern take on Falstaff attempting to woo women.

Timon of Athens: Kathryn Hunter played Timon in a gender-reversed adaptation, first seen in 2018.

The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Simon Godwin directs this 2014 production, which was contemporarily adapted, including characters wearing modern dress.

As well as Shakespeare plays, a range of shows are available to watch on BroadwayHD. It's just one of multiple streaming services theatregoers can use. 

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First look at Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor audio adventures

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Fantastic! Finally, we have the first details for Christopher Eccleston's first foray into Doctor Who audio drama! Cover artwork and story titles for the first volume of Big Finish Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures starring the man who brought the TARDIS back to television were unveiled today.

Due for release in May 2021, Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Ravagers is a full-cast audio drama box set comprising three fantastic stories all written by Big Finish's creative director, Nicholas Briggs.

Joining Christopher Eccleston on his first audio odyssey through time and space are Camilla Beeput as Nova, a galley chef from the Sphere of Freedom enlisted by the Doctor to stop a dastardly plan, and Jayne McKenna as Audrey, the oldest gamer in Freedom City (although there may be more to her than meets the eye).

Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Ravagers is now available for pre-order; the stories included in this first volume are:  

• "Sphere of Freedom"
• "Cataclysm"
• "Food Fight"

Christopher Eccleston said in a statement: "It was lovely coming back to play the role again, due to Nicholas's writing. I was surprised at how very quickly I seemed to recall the choices I made fifteen years ago. It was an odd experience; the Ninth Doctor's still hanging around."

"It's been an honor working with Chris again – it's truly thrilling to hear him in studio, inhabiting the Ninth Doctor like he'd never been away!" said Nicholas Briggs, "Writing and directing Doctor Who stories never gets old for me, and I'm so excited for people to hear what we've been up to.

"It's been a delight to kick off The Ninth Doctor Adventures series with Chris, and I know that my fellow writers and directors are cooking up some great stuff for the next box set."

Doctor Who fans worldwide can now pre-order all four volumes of The Ninth Doctor Adventures, which are available in three formats – collector's edition CD, digital download or limited edition gatefold triple LP vinyl – exclusively from the Big Finish website. Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures triple LP vinyls are strictly limited to a pressing of 1,000 per volume, and can be pre-ordered individually or in a bundle comprising all four albums. Big Finish says these vinyl editions do not include any behind-the-scenes extras.

The company has been producing Doctor Who audios since 1999, starring Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, David Tennant and John Hurt, as well as a vast universe of spinoffs.

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