5 Shakespeare scenes to enjoy (Part II) | National Theatre

From Malvolia's letter to Henry's battle cry — five unforgettable Shakespeare scenes performed by Tamsin Greig, Ian McKellen, Giles Terera, Paul Chahidi and Kit Harington. Stream them all on National Theatre at Home. 00:00 Twelfth Night | National Theatre | Tamsin Greig as Malvolia Directed by Simon Godwin and produced at the National Theatre's Olivier stage — reimagining Malvolio as the female Malvolia — this is the letter scene: the moment of self-delusion at the play's heart. Tamsin Greig reads the forged letter alone, discovering in its words the promise of everything she has always wanted 02:55 Othello | National Theatre, Lyttelton | Giles Terera as Othello The most historic Othello in the National Theatre's history — the first time a Black man (director Clint Dyer) has directed the play at a major British venue. Giles Terera (Olivier Award-winner for Hamilton) plays Othello opposite Rosy McEwen's Desdemona and Paul Hilton's Iago. This clip captures the Act 2 reunion of Othello and Desdemona in Cyprus — one of Shakespeare's most charged and tender scenes. "Were I now to die, 'twere now to be most happy" — followed, almost immediately, by Iago's aside: "O, you are well tuned now! But I'll set down the pegs that make this music as honest as I am." Joy and catastrophe in the same breath. This is what Shakespeare does. 03:52 As You Like It | National Theatre, Olivier | Paul Chahidi as Jaques Polly Findlay's production stars Rosalie Craig as Rosalind and Paul Chahidi as Jacques in a Shakespeare classic. Chahidi's Jacques, uses the forest floor as a reflective space and the Seven Ages of Man as a meditation on depression, time, and the terrible comedy of growing old. 06:13 King Lear | NT Live | Chichester Festival Theatre / Duke of York's Theatre | Ian McKellen as Lear Ian McKellen returned at 78 to the role he last played in the 1990s. Jonathan Munby directs this contemporary, modern-dress production, in which McKellen brings his years of Shakespearean experience to this iconic role. Ian McKellen plays a man slowly losing his grip on the world with Lloyd Hutchinson's as the Fool by his side. 08:14 Henry V | Donmar Warehouse | Kit Harington as Henry V Directed by Max Webster and filmed for National Theatre Live at the Donmar Warehouse in 2022, Kit Harington plays Henry V. The St Crispin's Day speech is one of Shakespeare's greatest rhetorical set-pieces — a king compensating for his troubled conscience. -- We believe that great theatre sparks imagination and brings people together. Every day we strive to make the world a better place through theatre; entertaining and inspiring audiences around the world, using our creativity, expertise and unique reach. You’ll find us in theatres. In cinemas. In schools. And online. -- Discover our work: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/ Broadcast to cinemas worldwide: https://www.ntlive.com/ Streaming online: https://www.ntathome.com/ Subscribe on YouTube:    / nationaltheatre   National Theatre Facebook:   / nationaltheatre   National Theatre Instagram:   / nationaltheatre   National Theatre TikTok:   / nationaltheatre   National Theatre Twitter:   / nationaltheatre   National Theatre Live Facebook:   / ntlive   National Theatre Live Twitter:   / ntlive   #Shakespeare #NationalTheatre #IanMcKellen #TamsinGreig #GilesTerera #KitHarington #NTatHome