Twelfth Night, nowadays one of Shakespeare's best-loved and most-admired comedies, was not always so regarded: Samuel Pepys saw the play three times in the 1660s and judged it 'silly'. Modem audiences, critics and directors seem better attuned to its delicate counterpointing of romance and realism, to its ambivalent ending and to the poetic suggestiveness of Feste's songs.
Written By - William Shakespeare
Narrated By - Peggy Ashcroft
Published By - BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length - 5 minutes
Categories - Shakespeare
Classic Literature
Download Price - $1.35
From the BBC Sound Archives, one of Shakespeare's most famous and memorable speeches, with Paul Scofield and Peggy Ashcroft as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, bringing these ominous words vividly to life. See full description... |
Written By - William Shakespeare
Narrated By - Full Cast Production
Published By - BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length - 2 hours 15 minutes
Categories - Dramatizations
Classic Literature
Shakespeare
Audio Theater
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Sylvestra Le Touzel, Sam West and David Threlfall star in Shakespeare's delightful comic fantasy. See full description... |
Written By - William Shakespeare
Narrated By - Full Cast Production
Published By - BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length - 2 hours 15 minutes
Categories - Dramatizations
Classic Literature
Audio Theater
Shakespeare
Download Price - $14.99
Father and son Julian and Jamie Glover star as King Henry and Prince Hal in Shakespeare's stirring history. See full description... |
Written By - William Shakespeare
Narrated By - Fay Compton
Published By - BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length - 3 minutes
Categories - Shakespeare
Classic Literature
Download Price - $1.35
This impassioned speech is beautifully spoken by Fay Compton in this BBC Sound archives recording. See full description... |
Written By - William Shakespeare
Narrated By - Full Cast Performance
Published By - BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length - 2 hours 55 minutes
Categories - Dramatizations
Classic Literature
Shakespeare
Download Price - $14.99
Frances Barber and David Harewood star in Shakespeare's towering tale of great love, political intrigue and tragedy. BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923,... See full description... |
