SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Sir John Gielgud reads excerpts from Shakespeare’s plays: All’s Well That Ends Well (II vii); Hamlet (II ii, V ii); Henry IV. Part I (I iii); Henry IV. Part II (III i); Henry V (Prologue); Julius Caesar (I ii, II ii); King Lear (V iii); Macbeth (II i); Measure for Measure (II ii, Act III Scene i); The Merchant of Venice (V i); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (II i); Much Ado About Nothing (II iii), Richard III (I iv); Romeo and Juliet; The Tempest (IV i); The Winter’s Tale (I ii); selections from the sonnets.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Year of release

1979

Credits

Cast

John Gielgud

Additional Details

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Plays

All’s Well That Ends Well; Hamlet; Henry IV Part 1; Henry V; Julius Caesar; King Lear; Macbeth; Measure for Measure; Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Much Ado About Nothing; Richard III; Romeo and Juliet; Tempest, The; Winter’s Tale, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

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

Notes

Documentation

Includes complete text with remarks by Sir John Gielgud, three essays by Thomas Lask of ‘The New York Times’, and 8 pages of photographs of John Gielgud.

Production Company

Name

Collins-Caedmon Audio

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

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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