‘If I can cross him any way, I bless myself every way.’Much Ado About Nothing takes place in Messina in Italy. It follows Hero and Claudio, a young couple, and the constantly arguing Beatrice and Benedick. But the jealous Don John complicates their lives with his scheming, and everything goes horribly wrong.

‘She has been stolen from me, and corrupted by spells!’Othello is happier than he has ever been. He is a well-respected general and has just married the beautiful Desdemona. But not everyone loves him. When Iago decides he wants revenge because Othello didn’t promote him to lieutenant, his scheming has far-reaching consequences…

‘A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!’Edward is the new King of England but his youngest brother, Richard, has big ambitions and is prepared to do whatever it takes to sit on the throne himself. Meanwhile, Richard’s rival, Henry Tudor, is also planning to fight for the crown…

‘O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?’Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story in the world. Romeo and Juliet’s families hate each other, but when the two young people fall in love, can they bring their families together and be happy?

‘You shall be my wife!’Bianca wants to marry but her father says that her strong-willed and sharp-tongued sister, Katherina, must marry first … even though she does not want a husband. Yet, when Petruchio arrives determined to find a wife, Katherina may have met her match. Will Bianca finally marry the man she loves?

‘Something wicked this way comes…’After hearing a prophecy from three mysterious witches, Macbeth sets out on a dark journey to steal the Scottish throne. But the road to power isn’t as easy as it seems, and to get there Macbeth must make some deadly choices. Can he live with the guilt of his actions, and will Scotland accept a murderous, mad king?

Worried about the future of the cat cafe, Ellie and Blake investigate a rumour at the local park. It's the perfect place to test their new ability to understand animals - and there's a bird who's happy to talk.

As Britain edges closer to World War I, Sherlock Holmes is persuaded back from retirement to help fight against the Germans. The British Prime Minister calls on his expertise to infiltrate a German spy ring and capture a notorious undercover operative, Von Bork.