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Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis
Complete performance by Claire Bloom and others, from a text edited by G B Harrison. Accompanied by Rod Mengham’s commentary for GCSE students.
Series
Arc Audio Study Guides
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Audio
Year of release
1960
Availability
Sale

Credits

Director
Howard Sackler
Writer
William Shakespeare
Cast
Albert FinneyRomeo
Catherine LaceyLady Capulet
Christopher GuineePage to Paris
Claire BloomJuliet
Donald EcclesEscalus, Prince of Verona
Edith EvansNurse
Hilton EdwardsFriar Laurence
Jeremy SpenserBenvolio
Kenneth HaighMercutio
Michael AlexanderMontague
Michael AlexanderFriar John
Peter BaylissSampson
Peter BaylissApothecary
Rod MenghamCapulet
Ronnie StevensPeter
Ronnie StevensGregory
Wallas EatonAbram
Wallas EatonBalthasar
William HuttParis
Yvonne CouletteLady Montague

Additional Details

Theatre company
Shakespeare Recording Society
Production type
Sound Recordings(Commercial)
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

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

Collins-Caedmon Audio

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Harper Collins

Email
education@harpercollins.co.uk.
Web
http://www.collinseducation.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
0870 787 1612
Fax
020 8307 4440
Address
Collins Educational
Westerhill Road
77-85 Fulham Palace Road
Hammersmith
London
W6 8JB
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