DescriptionDiscover the genius of William Shakespeare in this entertaining and educational full-cast drama, designed to whet the appetite and introduce you to the man, the life, the legacy. Includes key scenes from the major plays.
DescriptionA twist on the format of Steve Allen's classic show, this ninth volume features William Shakespeare joined by 5 people of his own imagination rather than other figures from history. He converses with Othello (played by William Marshall), the Dark Lady of the Sonnets (Jayne Meadows), Romeo (Charles Lanyer), Hamlet (Anthony Costello), and the Ghost of Hamlet's father (Fred Sadoff). Despite their eloquent iambic pentameter dialogue, the characters are an unruly bunch. They confront their creator, played by Harris Yulin, with long-standing controversies about their identities...but they're not above expressing their irritations with each other, too. Allen, of course, plays umpire and, finally, we can see that, in Shakespeare's literary world at any rate, "all's well that ends well."…
DescriptionHave you ever seen a Shakespeare play and come away without fully understanding it? Or wished you had known the basis of the plot before seeing a play by Shakespeare? Are you studying Shakespeare? Would you like to increase your knowledge of the plays without reading the originals? Then these are the recordings for you! Brother and sister team Charles and Mary Lamb originally wrote these stories for children in 1807, based on Shakespeare's most famous plays. Their success was immediate and their appeal quickly extended to an adult readership. This lively and accessibly audio version is compelling listening for the whole family, and will prove a great resource and inspiration to students, scholars, and newcomers to the Bard alike.
DescriptionHere are the stories of 10 key Shakespeare plays: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, King Lear, King Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, The Tempest, Henry V, and A Midsummer Night's Dream Timson presents the complex plots in a clear, entertaining, and informal style, presenting the main characters in the context of the famous lines. The stories contain important passages from the plays themselves, taken from the award-winning Naxos AudioBooks recordings.
