The British Council has joined forces with the British Film Institute (BFI) and other partners to offer a touring programme of British film adaptations of Shakespeare to use as part of the Shakespeare Lives activity.
British Council Sri Lanka in partnership with the Sri Lanka Foundation will screen the following titles as part of a year-long programme at the Sri Lanka Foundation Auditorium.
Film schedule - Colombo
| Date and Time | Film |
| Thursday 16 June 2016 | 04.00p.m. | Coriolanus |
| Thursday 21 July 2016 | 04.00p.m. | Macbeth |
| Thursday 18 August 2016 | 04.00p.m. | Romeo and Juliet |
| Thursday 15 September 2016 | 04.00p.m. | Richard III |
| Thursday 20 October 2016 | 04.00p.m. | King Lear |
| Thursday 17 November 2016 | 04.00p.m. | The Tempest |
| Thursday 15 December 2016 | 04.00p.m. | Hamlet |
| Thursday 19 January 2017 | 04.00p.m. | Henry V |
| Thursday 16 February 2017 | 04.00p.m. | Coriolanus |
Venue
Sri Lanka Foundation Auditorium, 100, Sri Lanka Padanam Mawatha, Independence Square, Colombo 07.
Entrance
FREE (walk-in)
Film schedule - Jaffna
| Date and Time | Film |
| Sunday 28 August 2016 | 03.00p.m. | Richard III |
| Sunday 18 September 2016 | 03.00p.m. | Macbeth |
| Sunday 16 October 2016 | 03.00p.m. | Hamlet |
Venue
British Council, 70 Rakka Road, Chundikuli, Jaffna.
Entrance
FREE (walk-in)
Film schedule - Kandy
| Date and Time | Film |
| Friday 05 August 2016 | 11.45a.m. - 14.00p.m. | Macbeth (BBC ShakespeaRe-Told Series)
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Venue
British Council, 88/3 Kotugodella Veediya, Kandy
Entrance
FREE (walk-in)