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The play by Alfred Jarry. Pere Ubu is an oafish, barely ranking civil servant persuaded by his shrewish wife to kill the King of Poland and usurp the throne. Ubu is unfit to rule anything, so his eventual...
First episode in a three-part radio series exploring the story of the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. In the first programme, presenter James Naughtie explores the ethos of the ensemble,...
A collection of Shakespeare’s most inspiring speeches from the BBC Sound Archives, including: Romeo & Juliet - Act I, Scene III "O Romeo, Romeo - wherefore art thou Romeo". Spoken by Fay Compton. Hamlet...
A recital disc with music arranged, composed and conducted by Arif Mardin. Contents: 1: Prologue: Courante. 2. O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore Art Thou Romeo. 3. Squirrel’s Toy For Lute. 4. There’s a Man...
Documentary. A performance of scenes from Julius Caesar by inmates of the Roman maximum security prison Rebibbia. One of them comments: ‘Ever since I discovered art this cell has truly become a prison’....
A restored colour version of HAMLET directed by Sven Gade and Heinz Schall with Asta Nielsen as Hamlet and a new score composed by Michael Riessler.
Last episode in a three-part radio series exploring the story of the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. In the final programme, presenter James Naughtie focuses on the role of the theatre...
Mankiewicz’s version of the tragedy that ‘some Americans regard as their own has stood the test of time’ (The Guardian 2019). With an impressive cast, including Louis Calhern as Caesar, Marlon Brando...
A 2-CD set features historic recordings of celebrated people in the arts, drama, the sciences, sport and exploration. Shakespeare-related items include Ellen Terry as Ophelia and Sir Henry Irving as Richard...
Second episode in a three-part radio series exploring the story of the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. Presenter James Naughtie looks at the RSC’s formative first decade interviewing...