Updated February 24, 2026
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The Tempest on film: Derek Jarman’s 1979 version is on Tubi. Julie Taymor’s 2010 version with Helen Mirren (Prospero) is on Amazon ($) etc.
The Tempest on stage: John Gorrie’s 1980 BBC version is no longer on Amazon and Britbox ($). Des McAnuff’s 2010 Stratford version with Christopher Plummer (Prospero) is on Alexander Street ($). Gregory Doran’s 2016 RSC version is on Marquee ($). Barry Avrich and Michael Cimolino’s 2019 Stratford version is on BroadwayHD, Alexander Street and Apple ($). Phyllida Lloyd’s 2016 Donmar version with Harriet Walter (Prospero) is on Digital Theatre ($). Jeremy Herrin’s 2013 production is on GlobePlayer ($).
Cymbeline: Michael Almereyda’s 2015 movie with Dakota Johnson (Imogen), Ethan Hawke (Iachimo), and Ed Harris (Cymbeline) is on Apple (as Anarchy, $). Elijah Moshinsky’s 1982 BBC version with Helen Mirren (Imogen) is no longer on Britbox ($). Melly Still’s 2016 RSC version with Bethan Cullinane (Innogen) and Gillian Bevan (Cymbeline) is on Marquee TV ($).
The Winter’s Tale: Jane Howell’s 1981 BBC version is no longer on Britbox ($). Gregory Doran’s 1999 RSC version is on YouTube and Amazon ($). Blanche McIntyre’s 2018 version is on GlobePlayer ($). Erica Whyman’s 2022 version is on Amazon ($).
Pericles, Prince of Tyre: David Hugh Jones’s 1984 BBC version with Mike Gwilym (Pericles) is no longer on Britbox ($). Scott Wentworth’s 2015 Stratford/CBC version with Evan Buliung (Pericles) is on Amazon ($) and Digital Theatre. Pericles by Shakespeare on the Road is on Amazon ($).