The Essential Shakespeare Live Encore: The Royal Shakespeare Company in Performance

ISBN 10: 0712351000 ISBN 13: 9780712351003

Casa editrice: British Library Board, 2009

Riassunto

Following the success of "The Essential Shakespeare," the British Library and the Royal Shakespeare Company are proud to present a second audio set of live Shakespeare recordings, Essential Shakespeare Encore. The two discs feature scenes and speeches taken from RSC productions in Stratford-upon-Avon and London, recorded by the British Library and the RSC over a period of almost half a century. As in the first volume, all the recordings are being published for the first time. The extracts, chosen by RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran, are taken from productions that were not included previously, so as to complement the first volume. The roll-call of prestigious portrayals runs from Paul Robeson's legendary Othello in 1959 to David Tennant's highly-acclaimed Hamlet in 2008. Among the other memorable productions are Peter Hall's "Henry IV," Trevor Nunn's "The Winter's Tale," John Barton's "The Merchant of Venice," Adrian Noble's "Macbeth," Sam Mendes' "Troilus and Cressida," and the recent "Histories Cycle" of Michael Boyd. Notable actors include Ian Holm, David Suchet, Juliet Stevenson, Ian Richardson, Jonathan Pryce, Ralph Fiennes, Simon Russell Beale, Harriet Walter, Patrick Stewart, and Ian McKellen.

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Recensione:

I finally got to hear the performance that, a decade before I was born, could cause my granny to dissolve into tears just remembering it. --Sam Leith, The Guardian

What a treasure trove these discs prove for lovers of Shakespeare and great acting. In the new volume you can hear Paul Robeson's magically voiced Othello, still sounding wonderfully fresh and sonorous 50 years on, and time travel through the decades right up to David Tennant's Hamlet last year, with its magical mixture of sharp intelligence, humour and depth of feeling. --Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph

It was a superb idea first time round and continues to be so... as in the first volume, Doran collects some truly cherishable performances... there are so many good things here. --Plays International

L'autore:

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.

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• Editore: British Library Board
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0712351000
• ISBN 13: 9780712351003
• Rilegatura: Audio CD
• Numero di pagine: 16