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The Comedy of Errors
William Shakespeare, Various
Audio Cassette (Arkangel, May 1, 1999)Thought to be Shakespeare's first play, a delightful comedy of mistaken identity and identical twins, "Comedy of Errors" is a delightful milestone in Shakespeare's remarkable career.
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Cymbeline
William Shakespeare, Various
Audio Cassette (Arkangel, Sept. 10, 2001)Unabridged. Two cassettes, 2.5 hours. Read by Sophie Thompson, Ben Porter, Jack Shepard, Suzanne Bertish, Stephen Mangan, and Ron Cook.
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Henry V
William Shakespeare, Jamie Glover, Brian Cox, Elizabeth Spriggs
Audio Cassette (Audio Partners, Sept. 1, 2004)Henry decides to invade France where he thinks he has a claim to the throne and at Agincourt he leads his army into battle against the powerful French forces and, against all the odds, wins a famous victory in a full-cast dramatization of Shakespeare's play.
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Henry VI, Part 1 Lib/E
William Shakespeare, A Full Cast
Audio CD (Arkangel, July 1, 2006)The all-conquering King Henry V is dead and the throne is occupied by his infant son, Henry VI. The good Duke Humphrey of Gloucester has been appointed protector, but a struggle for power soon develops between the young king's Lancastrian relatives and the powerful house of York under Richard Plantagenet. Meanwhile the French, led by Joan of Arc, the maid of Orleans, threaten to win back the territories lost to Henry V.
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Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare, Various
1998 (Arkangel, July 1, 1998)Presents Shakespeare's tragic tale of star-crossed lovers and feuding families in a full-cast dramatization.
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Henry V
William Shakespeare, Various
Audio Cassette (Arkangel, Jan. 1, 1999)Henry, the noble and courageous young king of England, decides toinvade France, to the throne of which he believes he has a rightful claim. At Agincourt he leads his army into battle against the powerful French forces and, against all odds, wins a famous victory.
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King John
William Shakespeare, Various
Audio Cassette (Arkangel, July 1, 1998)King John of England and Phillip, the bastard son of Richard I, are allied against the united powers of France, Brittany Austria, and the Papacy. But the two allies are utterly different men: John is an unscrupulous tyrant, and the Bastard is a witty, somewhat cynical hero, English to the core. In this early history play, the Bastard is played by Michael Maloney and King John, by Michael Feast. Eileen Atkins appears as Constance, the mother of Arthur, Duke of Brittany.
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The Merchant of Venice
William Shakespeare, Various
Audio Cassette (Arkangel, Aug. 1, 1998)From his book, Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, comes Harold Bloom's commentary on the equivocal nature of Shakespeare's most troubling play, from the perspective of the early twenty-first century. We never will know Shakespeare's intentions, and yet few among us are able to see Shylock as a comic villain.
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Troilus and Cressida
William Shakespeare
Audio Cassette (Arkangel, Sept. 10, 2001)The Arden Shakespeare is the established scholarly edition of Shakespeare's plays. Now in its third series, Arden offers the best in contemporary scholarship. Each volume guides you to a deeper understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's work.
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
William Shakespeare
Audio Cassette (Arkangel, Sept. 10, 2001)Unabridged. Two cassettes, 2.5 hours. Read by Dinsdale Landen, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Nicholas Woodeson, Philip Jackson and Clive Swift
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Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare, Various
Audio Cassette (Arkangel, July 1, 1998)"If music be the food of love, play on. . . ". So begins this romantic comedy of mistaken identities and crossed signals. Duke Orsino loves Olivia. But Viola, dressed as the Duke's male servant Cesario, loves Orsino. And hapless Malvolio, tricked by Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek, loves his mistress Olivia. Confusion reigns, and the stage is set for hilarity. The cast includes Niamh Cusack, Jonathan Firth, Amanda Root, and Julian Glover.
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Henry VI
William Shakespeare, David Tennant, Kelly Hunter, Norman Rodway, Isla Blair, Nigel Cooke, Clive Merrison, John Bowe, Kenneth Cranham
Audio Cassette (Audio Partners, Sept. 1, 2004)Presents Shakespeare's play that traces the personal and political fortunes of King Henry VI in a full-cast dramatization.