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Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Synopsis
The Arkangel series consists of all 38 of Shakespeare’s plays, uncut, fully-dramatised and accompanied by original music. Based on the text of the Pelican Shakespeare editions. A performance with John Gielgud as Gower, Nigel Terry as Pericles, Stella Gonet as Thaisa, and Julie Cox as Marina.
Series
Arkangel Complete Shakespeare
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Audio
Year of release
1998
Duration
150 mins
Availability
Sale

Credits

Director
Clive Brill
Producer
Bill Shepherd; Tom Treadwell
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Dominque Le Gendre
Cast
Nigel TerryPericles, Prince of Tyre
John GielgudGower
Stella GonetThaisa
Julie CoxMarina
Siobhan RedmondDionyza
Alan CoxLysimachus
Alec LinsteadCerimon
Christopher BenjaminSimonides, King of Pentapolis
Christopher TimothyCleon
David KillickHelicanus
Ian GelderPander
Lloyd HutchinsonBoult
Peter MarinkerAntiochus
Sian RadingerLychorida
Taylor. AlwyneBawd

Additional Details

Production type
Sound Recordings(Commercial)
Plays
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
drama in English; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Cassette released 1998: CD 2002.
Reviews
For an assessment of the sound recordings from Arkangel, the Marlowe Society (Rylands) and the Caedmon Shakespeare Recording Society (Sackler) see Lanier, Douglas ‘Shakespeare on the Record’ in Hodgdon, Barbara & Worthen, W.B. (eds) A Companion to Shakespeare in Performance (Malden: Blackwell, 2005), pp415-436

Production Company

Name

Penguin Audiobooks

Email
audio@penguin.co.uk
Web
http://www.penguin.co.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7010 3067
Fax
020 7010 6695
Address
80 Strand
London
WC2R 0RL

Distributor

Name

Penguin Direct

Email
customer.service@penguin.co.uk
Web
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Fax
020 8757 4030
Address
Bath Road
Harmondsworth
Middx
UB7 0DA

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets

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