SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Complete performance with Robert Stephens as Richard, Peggy Ashcroft as Queen Margaret, and Glenda Jackson as Lady Anne.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Year of release

1960

Availability

Sale

Credits

Director

Howard Sackler

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Paul Curran	King Edward IV
Rosalind Atkinson	Duchess of York
Derek Seaton	Prince Edward (Prince of Wales)
Richard O’Callaghan	Richard, the young Duke of York
Jeremy Brett	George, Duke of Clarence
Arthur Hewlett	Ghost of King Henry VI
Cyril Cusack	Duke of Buckingham
Edward de Souza	Sir James Tyrrel
Edward de Souza	Ghost of Prince Edward
Emrys James	Christopher Unswick, a Priest
Emrys James	Sir Walter Herbert
Emrys James	Murderer
George Benson	Stanley, Earl of Derby
Gerald James	Sir Robert Brackenbury
Gerald Rowlands	Clarence’s son
Glenda Jackson	Lady Anne
Ian Holm	Earl of Richmond
John Dane	Sir Richard Ratcliffe
John Saunders	Bishop of Ely
John Saunders	Sheriff
June Jago	Queen Elizabeth
Keith Pyott	Cardinal
Michael York	Sir Thomas Vaughan
Michael York	Marquis of Dorset
Nigel Davenport	Lord Hastings
Peggy Ashcroft	Queen Margaret
Richard Hampton	Lord Rivers
Richard O’Callaghan	Messenger
Robert Stephens	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Sarah Milton	Clarence’s daughter
Stephen Moore	Lord Grey
Trevor Martin	Murderer
Trevor Martin	Sir James Blunt
Wallas Eaton	Scrivener
Wallas Eaton	Earl of Oxford
Willoughby Goddard	Lord Mayor of London

Additional Details

Theatre company

Shakespeare Recording Society

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Plays

Richard III

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Textual information

Penguin text used

Documentation

Includes complete text.

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

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

Distributor

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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