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Macbeth

Synopsis
Combined book and audio CD. The CD includes Orson Welles reciting the ‘tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow’ soliloquy, and Stephen Dillane performing the same speech from the New Cambridge Shakespeare 1998 audio recording. There are performances from Alec Guinness, Simon Russell Beale, Harriet Walter, Fiona Shaw and David Tennant. Photographs includes scenes from the RSC’s 1976 production with Ian McKellen and Judi Dench, Roman Polanski’s MACBETH (1971) and Michael Khan’s 2004-5 production for the Shakespeare Theatre Company. In addition to the playtext, there are articles including ‘In Production: Macbeth through the Years’ by William Proctor Williams, ‘As Performed: By the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1999’ by Gregory Doran, ‘How Dreadful and Things Strange: Macbeth in Popular Culture’ by Douglas Lanier, ‘The Cast Speaks; the 2004-5 Cast from the Shakespeare Theatre Company by Marcia Macaisa, ‘A Voice Coach’s Perspective on Speaking Shakespeare’ by Andrew Wade and ‘In the Age of Shakespeare’ by Thomas Garvey.
Series
Sourcebooks Shakespeare Series, The
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Multimedia
Year of release
2007

Credits

Contributor
Derek Jacobi
Cast
Stephen DillaneMacbeth
Harriet WalterLady Macbeth
David TennantPorter

Additional Details

Production type
Other
Plays
Macbeth
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Each book and CD set includes narration by Derek Jacobi, recordings from actors, more than 20 scenes from different productions to facilitate comparisons, interviews and essays, the full text of the play with glossary and production notes,illustrations of sets, costume designs, and photographs of significant historical performances.
Textual information
Advisory editors are David Bevington and Peter Holland. Series editors are Dominique Raccah and Marie Macaisa. Text editor is Proctor Williams.

Production Company

Name

SourceBooks MediaFusion

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Methuen Drama

Email
direct@macmillan/co/uk
Phone
01256 302688
Fax
01256 364733
Address
Macmillan Distribution Ltd
Brunel Road
Houndsmill
Basingstoke
RG21 6XS

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.co.uk

Web
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