Shakespeare's Globe has announced casting and locations for The Complete Walk, a series of 37 short films to be screened along London's South Bank and in other national and international locations on April 23-24, to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
The cast includes Sir Simon Russell Beale, Zawe Ashton, Peter Capaldi, Dominic West, James Norton, Olivia Williams, Jonathan Pryce, Phoebe Pryce, Hayley Atwell, Meera Syal, and Mel Giedroyc. Confirmed filming locations include Hampton Court Palace for Henry VIII, The Tower of London for Richard III, Westminster Abbey for Henry IV, and The Houses of Parliament for Richard II.