TV Great Performances - Season 51 Episode 6 : Making Shakespeare: The First Folio Great Performances - Season 51 Episode 6 : Making Shakespeare: The First Folio 5.8/10 by 22 users Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, which saved 18 plays from being lost. Tracing the First Folio’s story, the film also spotlights how New York City’s Public Theater presents Shakespeare’s work for today’s audiences. Details Casts Posters Images Title Great Performances - Season 51 Episode 6 : Making Shakespeare: The First Folio Alternative Titles GREAT PERFORMANCES | PBS First Air Date 1971-01-28 Last Air Date 2026-01-01 Number of Episodes 673 Number of Seasons 51 Genres Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Networks PBS, Casts Bray Poor Plot Keywords , Narrator (voice) Bray Poor Episodes List Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 1 Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier 2023-09-10 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 2 Great Performances at the Met: Don Giovanni Great Performances at the Met: Don Giovanni 2023-10-01 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 3 New York City Ballet in Madrid New York City Ballet in Madrid 2023-10-27 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 4 Message In A Bottle Message In A Bottle 2023-11-03 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 5 Great Performances at the Met: Champion Great Performances at the Met: Champion 2023-11-05 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 6 Making Shakespeare: The First Folio Making Shakespeare: The First Folio 2023-11-17 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 7 Great Performances at the Met: Die Zauberflöte Great Performances at the Met: Die Zauberflöte 2023-12-10 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 8 From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2024 From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2024 2024-01-01 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 9 Great Performances at the Met: The Life and Times of Malcolm X Great Performances at the Met: The Life and Times of Malcolm X 2024-02-04 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 10 The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry 2024-02-16 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 11 George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum 2024-02-23 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 12 Great Performances at the Met: Dead Man Walking Great Performances at the Met: Dead Man Walking 2024-03-15 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 13 Great Performances at the Met: Florencia en el Amazonas Great Performances at the Met: Florencia en el Amazonas 2024-04-07 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 14 Now Hear This Now Hear This 2024-04-12 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 15 Now Hear This Now Hear This 2024-04-19 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 16 Now Hear This Now Hear This 2024-04-26 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 17 Now Hear This Now Hear This 2024-05-03 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 18 Great Performances at the Met: Nabucco Great Performances at the Met: Nabucco 2024-05-05 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 19 Hamlet Hamlet 2024-05-10 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 20 Audra McDonald at the London Palladium Audra McDonald at the London Palladium 2024-05-17 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 21 Purlie Victorious Purlie Victorious 2024-05-24 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 51 :Episode 22 Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary 2024-05-31 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...