May 2012: Othello
January 2013: The Merchant of Venice
March 2013: Julius Ceasar
May 2013: Twelfth Night
June 2013: The Sonnets
July 2013: Richard III
September 2013: A Winter's Tale
October 2013: Hamlet
April 2014: Henry IV parts 1 & 2
May 2014: Henry V
August 2014: King Lear
January, February & March 2015: Henry VI parts 1, 2 & 3
May 2015: Antony & Cleopatra
October 2015: Richard II
February 2016: Romeo and Juliet
May 2016: A Midsummer Night's Dream
July 2016: Coriolanus
November 2016: Hamlet (also read in October 2013)
February 2017: The Merchant of Venice (also read in January 2013)
May 2017: The Winter's Tale (also read in September 2013)
July 2017: Much Ado About Nothing
August 2017: King John
October 2017: Othello (also read in May 2012)
December 2017: As You Like It
A note on the editions: In 2013, our reading group started using the Royal Shakespeare Company editions edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen. They are affordable and have a design continuity that creates a lovely shelf of spines. Since we began using them, we've found that while having a Complete Works collection is excellent for a full library, these individual editions work well for reading groups, light reading, and focused study. Each play is accompanied by historical, textual, performance and interpretative essays. All of the members of the reading group use the accompanying text in different ways and read in different orders to inform our readings of the plays - particularly the ones we are less familiar with. These editions are delightful and an all-around good library choice.