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This design by Morris Kestelman (1905-1998) was for an interior scene in the Old Vic Theatre Company's production of Richard III at the New Theatre, London, in September 1944.

Video clip of Act 1 Scene 1 (the "partition scene") from King Lear.For more information about cast and production credits, see IMDb.

A section of the reconstructed Drury Lane in Second Life, showing a few of the specific areas associated with the theatre. For more information, read here

Online educational resource designed to accompany and supplement the virtual reconstructed Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (1674) in Second Life. Read more here

David Garrick in the character of Hamlet, holding his hands up in fear; in the background are the ramparts of the castle.

This full-length portrait of Dryden emphasizes his sources in the volumes ( Montaigne, Horace, Virgil, Homer) on the table at his left hand. A dog looks up at Dryden from the foreground; an eagle is depicted on the ledge. A distant view of Parnassus…

Othello and Desdemona depicted as monkeys. Othello holds a crooked candlestick above his head with his left hand, while carrying a dagger in his right. He wears a bright red vest with tassle accompanied by striped pants. Meanwhile, Desdemona lies…

Video clip of costumes in 2012 production of She Stoops to Conquer.For more information, see theNational Theatre.

Seated outdoor portrait of a woman, often thought to be the actress Nell Gwyn, in a simple gold-colored gown and with her curly hair falling loose over her shoulders. Her left arm is draped over a sheep and she holds a few few wildflowers in her left…