HACC Library has extensive Shakespeare video holdings on the National Theatre Collection, Films on Demand; Kanopy; and Academic Video Online platforms. Videos include historical and critical works as well as film/stage adaptations of the plays. Series of note include but are not limited to:
Shakespeare Uncovered
The Life and Times of William Shakespeare
How to Read and Understand Shakespeare
Performances from the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada, the UK's National Theatre, and more.
Drawing on 10 years of National Theatre (NT) Live broadcasts, alongside high-quality archive recordings never previously seen outside of the NT's Archive, the National Theatre offers 70 filmed performances, including over a dozen Shakespeare plays.
Curriculum-focused, streaming video titles from producers such as Films for the Humanities and Sciences, A&E, History, ABCNews, BBC, NBC News, Biography, National Geographic and others.
On-demand streaming of classic cinema, indie films, and top documentaries. Films remain available for 72 hours. Students and staff will need to create a separate login using their college email address in order to view films.
Over 70,000 streaming video titles spanning a wide range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.