Essential Shakespeare Live Encore, The

Synopsis: Following THE ESSENTIAL SHAKESPEARE LIVE the two discs feature scenes taken from RSC productions in Stratford-upon-Avon and London, recorded by the British Library and the RSC over almost half a century. As in the first volume, all the recordings are being published for the first time. The extracts, chosen by RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran, are taken from productions that were not included previously and complement the first volume. The stagings run from Paul Robeson’s Othello in 1959 to David Tennant’s Hamlet in 2008. Among the other productions are Peter Hall’s Henry IV Part 1, Trevor Nunn’s The Winter’s Tale, John Barton’s The Merchant of Venice, Adrian Noble’s Macbeth, Sam Mendes’ Troilus and Cressida and the Histories cycle of Michael Boyd. Actors include Ian Holm, David Suchet, Juliet Stevenson, Ian Richardson, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Russell Beale, Harriet Walter, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2009
Availability: out of distribution
Notes: For further details of featured productions see http://shop.bl.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/BritishLibrary/ISBN_9780712351003
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William

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Notes: A range of audio publications related to the collections of the British Library’s Sound Archive. Historical topics, wildlife sounds, world music, art and literature are particularly strongly represented. There are also a few DVDs, videos and CD-ROMs based on holdings in the BL. Some of the titles are available for paid audio download.

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