Table of Contents

DISC ONE 1. Coriolanus (featuring Laurence Olivier) 6.14 2. Wars of the Roses (featuring Peggy Ashcroft) 4.19 3. King Lear [1964] (featuring Paul Scofield) 8.40 4. Hamlet (featuring David Warner) 2.12 5. Twelfth Night (featuring Donald Sinden) 8.33 6. Julius Caesar (featuring Patrick Stewart) 8.31 7. Antony and Cleopatra (featuring Janet Suzman) 7.08 8. Richard II (featuring Richard Pasco) 10.51 9. Romeo and Juliet (featuring Ian McKellen) 11.59 Total 68.27 DISC TWO 1. Comedy of Errors (featuring Roger Rees) 4.23 2. Henry V (featuring Emrys James) 1.51 3. Henry V (featuring Alan Howard) 4.08 4. The Tempest (featuring Derek Jacobi & Mark Rylance) 4.21 5. Richard III (featuring Antony Sher) 10.58 6. As You Like It (featuring Alan Rickman) 11.15 7. The Merry Wives of Windsor (featuring Janet Dale) 6.22 8. Titus Andronicus (featuring Brian Cox) 7.25 9. Henry IV Part 1 (featuring Robert Stephens) 2.45 10. Henry VI Part 3 (featuring David Oyelowo) 4.45 11. All's Well that Ends Well (featuring Judi Dench) 8.59 Total: 67.12 Total duration: 137.02

About the Author

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist. Gregory Doran is the Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His notable productions include Macbeth starring Antony Sher, which was filmed for Channel 4 in 2001, as well as Hamlet in 2008, starring David Tennant and Patrick Stewart. His most recent productions include Morte D'Arthur and The Canterbury Tales.

Reviews

"It's fascinating to listen to. You can hear the changes, across the decades, in how actors read their lines (more freely these days), and in how the audience reacts (more vocal now). You also get a sense of the glorious plasticity of Shakespeare's material, how much it can change in different hands."--Sam Leith "Guardian"

"What a treasure trove these discs prove for lovers of Shakespare and great acting. . . . I cannot recommend them too highly to anyone who loves Shakespeare."-- "Telegraph (UK)"