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IB Theatre - Production Proposal: Shakespeare's Plays

This guide provides resources for the Production Proposal (Task 2) external assessment for IB Theatre.

ASW Library Resources

All ASW Library database resources require a username and password if you are using them outside of school. These usernames and passwords can be found here. Use your school email and password to login to the library password page. 

Scripts appropriate for Upper School can be found on this list. Please visit the library if you have questions about these or other library resources. 

Plays by William Shakespeare ( 1564 - 1616 )

Shakespeare's plays available in the ASW Library are marked with: 

Digital Theatre Plus - for films of theatre productions
Shakespeare Documented - for primary sources
Understanding Shakespeare - for JSTOR articles


All's Well That Ends Well, 1603
Antony and Cleopatra, 1607
As You Like It, 1599
The Comedy of Errors, 1589 
Coriolanus, 1608
Hamlet, 1599 
Henry IV, Part One, 1596
Henry IV, Part Two, 1597
Henry V, 1599
Henry VI, Part Three, 1595
Julius Caesar, 1599 
King Lear, 1606
Love's Labours Lost, 1594 
Macbeth, 1606 
Measure for Measure, 1604
The Merchant of Venice, 1596
The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1597
A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1595 
Much Ado About Nothing, 1598 
Othello, 1604
Richard II, 1595
Richard III, 1592
Romeo and Juliet, 1595 
The Taming of the Shrew, 1590 
The Tempest, 1610 
Twelfth Night, 1600 
The Winter's Tale, 1610

Digital Theatre Plus

Digital Theatre Plus 
Films of leading theatre productions, and symphony orchestra, opera, and ballet performances, along with interviews of directors, actors, and other creative team members and detailed analysis of play texts. (Username and password is required off campus)

Shakespeare Documented

Understanding Shakespeare

Understanding Shakespeare 

Pick one of 38 of Shakespeare's plays, click on a line, and instantly see articles on JSTOR that reference the text. Understanding Shakespeare is a collaborative project between JSTOR Labs and the Folger Shakespeare Library. (See JSTOR/ASW databases for login information)

All's Well That Ends Well

Antony and Cleopatra

As You Like It

The Comedy of Errors

Coriolanus

Hamlet

Henry IV, Part One

Henry IV, Part Two

King Henry V

Henry VI, Part Three

Julius Caesar

King Lear

Macbeth