William Shakespeare

Presents Shakespeare's "Hamlet," about a Danish prince who seeks to avenge his father's murder.

'A revealing account of the tricky reality behind TV's glamorous image' Daily Mail In the summer of 1992, Jason Salkey was cast in a role that would change his life forever. Sharpe’s Rifles, a Napoleonic war drama, was to be shot in the Crimean Peninsula. Little did the producers know that they would be sending Jason and the crew to film in a rapidly disintegrating Soviet Union. There they faced near-starvation and danger round every corner as they...

En esta divertida comedia, de la mano de Puck, el pícaro duendecillo, vemos cómo el amor se convierte en magia. ¡Si hasta el rocío de la mañana parece mágico!Aunque sea una comedia, no creáis que está tan lejos de la realidad. En esta obra, la persecución del amor parece convertirnos en seres tontos e irracionales. ¿Lo creéis así, o no? Es como si Shakespeare quisiera darnos a entender que el amor es una carrera de obstáculos, que a todos...

William Shakespeare, long hailed as the history's greatest dramatic writer, has been lauded for his mastery of poetic expression, his insight into the human condition and his deep exploration into the psyche and motivations of his characters. These skills are perhaps best encapsulated in the monologues he gives his various protagonists, villains and bit players. From the murderous Lady Macbeth, planning to assassinate the king to advance her husband's...

A fully dramatized recording featuring performances by the cast of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2017 stage production, directed by Shana Cooper. Julius Caesar is a marked man. Adoring commoners celebrate his battlefield victories, but those higher up the Roman political ladder worry that his ambition has grown too large. On a stormy night, Cassius persuades Caesar's friend Brutus to help him assassinate Caesar for the good of the Republic. But...

As You Like It by William Shakespeare has enchanted reader and audience for years with its memorable characters and incredible tale of love, rebellion, injustice and generosity. The play is set in the court that Duke Frederick has usurped from his brother (Rosalind's father) and in the Forest of Ardenne, where Rosalind has been hiding after being banished by her uncle, Duke Frederick. In her male disguise she forms a teasing friendship with Orlando,...

Wer Shakespeare in heutiger Zeit neu kennen lernen möchte, sollte sich dieses Hörbuch zu Gemüte führen. Ein Mann der Bühne, Martin Flörchinger, hat die 154 Sonette neu übertragen, eine verständliche, bodenständige, kraftvolle Dichtung geschaffen. Der unmittelbare Zugang zum Werk des Klassikers führte den Schauspieler zwangsläufig zu den Sonetten, hinter denen die Persönlichkeit, der Künstler und Mensch Shakespeare, deutlicher hervortritt...

Mistaken identity (which the Elizabethans called "Error") is nearly always amusing, whether on the stage or in actual life. The Comedy of Errors is a play in which this situation is developed to the extreme of improbability—but we lose sight of this improbability in the roaring fun which results. Nowadays we should call a play of this type a farce, since most of the fun comes from situations which are improbable and the play depends on these for...

Häät ja deittailu ovat hyvää tarina-ainesta. Sen tietää Hollywood, ja sen tiesi myös Shakespeare kirjoittaessaan komedian Kesäyön unelma. Tapahtumat sijoittuvat Ateenaan, missä herttua Theseus valmistelee häitään amatsonien kuningattaren Hippolyteen kanssa. Aivan kuin heillä ei olisi tarpeeksi tekemistä omien häidensä kanssa, saapuu paikalle Egeus, joka haluaa tyttärensä Hermian naimisiin aatelistoon kuuluvan Demetriuksen kanssa....

This superb collection contains 100 of William Shakespeare's most celebrated quotes, including 'Is this a dagger I see before me', 'If music be the food of love, play on', and 'Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown'. The world-famous English poet and playwright, widely regarded as one of the greatest ever writers, left a formidable body of work that continues to be performed, celebrated and quoted to this day. Guaranteed to educate, amuse and...