SHAKESPEARE ADAPTATIONS POLL
26 Sep 2026
26 Sep 2026
We asked, and you delivered.
Thanks to all who took part – over 120 votes were placed!
There were 42 film adaptations for you to choose from, carefully selected by our Education Team.
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The Top 10 Shakespeare Adaptations according to Chichester Cinema viewers are:
1 – Henry V — with K. Branagh & D. Jacobi (d. K. Branagh, 1989)
2 – Much Ado About Nothing — filmed in Tuscany, with E. Thompson (d. K. Branagh, 1993)
3 – West Side Story — with N. Wood & R. Beymer (d. R. Wise, 1961) (from ‘Romeo and Juliet’)
4 – Romeo and Juliet — with L. DiCaprio & C. Danes (d. B. Luhrmann 1996)
5 – Shakespeare in Love — with J. Fiennes and G. Paltrow (d. J. Madden, 1998)
6 – The Taming of the Shrew — with R. Burton & E. Taylor (d. F. Zeffirelli, 1967)
7 – Ran – with T. Nakadai, set in medieval Japan (d. A. Kurosawa, 1985) (from ‘King Lear’)
8 – Romeo and Juliet — with L. Whiting and O. Hussey (d. F. Zeffirelli 1968)
9 – The Merchant of Venice – with A. Pacino and J. Fiennes (d. M. Radford, 2004)
10 – Henry V — with L. Olivier & R. Newton (d. L. Olivier, 1944)
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