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Patrick Stewart Performs the Complete Sonnets of William Shakespeare
Featured Article: The Best Black Audiobook Narrators to Listen to Right Now
A skilled performer has the ability to take the written word to new heights, infusing an author’s work with empathy, warmth, and excitement. And representation matters just as much for audio as it does for any visual medium: listeners should feel and hear themselves in art driven by powerful performers and authentic deliveries. We’ve gathered a few of the best Black audiobook narrators in the business and their can't-miss performances.
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Shakespeare: The Complete Works
- Argo Classics
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Diana Rigg, and others
- Length: 100 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall118
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Performance87
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Story84
William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time...
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Great collection marred by a few missing sections
- By J. T. Woosley on 02-27-21
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Shakespeare: The Complete Works
- Argo Classics
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Diana Rigg, Roy Dotrice, Prunella Scales, Timothy West, full cast
- Length: 100 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 12-28-20
- Language: English
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Romeo and Juliet
- The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall815
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Performance671
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Story677
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Romeo and Juliet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition. In Romeo...
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Great Dramatization!
- By Karen Mitchell Smith on 04-26-16
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Romeo and Juliet
- The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 08-05-14
- Language: English
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
- Solo Folio
- By: William Shakespeare, Luke Daniels
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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Story9
WARNING!! Check your surroundings before listening to this book as you may fall over from laughing. As part of his new Solo Folio Series; Author, audiobook narrator and ardent Shakespeare lover Luke Daniels takes on The Merry Wives of Windsor, as only he can.
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Outstanding Performance
- By Amanda on 02-08-26
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
- Solo Folio
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Series: Comedies
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 02-06-26
- Language: English
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King Lear
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare production
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Corin Redgrave, David Troughton, Full Cast, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall53
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Performance24
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Story22
In this BBC full-cast production, King Lear tests his three daughters' love, with disastrous consequences. Some of the most stirring scenes Shakespeare ever wrote resonate powerfully in this dramatic radio production. Tortured madness, pure evil, and the fatal struggle for power grip the...
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A Double Tragedy
- By M. W. Roberts on 02-11-10
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King Lear
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare production
- Narrated by: Corin Redgrave, David Troughton, Full Cast, Geraldine James, Robert Glenister
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 04-15-05
- Language: English
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SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to Othello (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- By: William Shakespeare, Jonathan Lomas
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Jude Akuwudike, Nick Murchie
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall43
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Performance30
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Story28
Here is a full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the play....
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Passion Gone Awry
- By Andre on 07-16-16
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SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to Othello (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Jude Akuwudike, Nick Murchie
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 01-30-08
- Language: English
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King Henry IV
- Shadow of Succession
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Harry Althaus, William Brown, Wilson Cain III, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance13
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Story13
Shakespeare's drama tells the story of a young man who can only come into his own upon his father's death and the father who longs for immortality....
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King Henry IV
- Shadow of Succession
- Narrated by: Harry Althaus, William Brown, Wilson Cain III, Raul Esparza, Raymond Fox, Ned Mochel, Nicholas Rudall
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-26-09
- Language: English
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Julius Caesar
- By: William Shakespeare, Carl Bowen, Eduardo Garcia
- Narrated by: Anonymous
- Length: 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall59
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Performance54
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Story52
The epic tale of Julius Caesar’s rule over Rome. Brutus and Cassius, friends and supporters of Julius Caesar, brood and worry over his increasing ambitions....
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Ripoff
- By Martin J Dunleavy on 11-18-23
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Julius Caesar
- Narrated by: Anonymous
- Length: 25 mins
- Release date: 03-23-22
- Language: English
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Classic Love Poems
- By: William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,506
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Performance4,968
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Story4,809
With 13 poems by William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and more, Classic Love Poems is a listening treat for Valentine's Day - or any day....
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Wonderful recitation by Richard Armitage
- By knowledge seeker on 02-09-15
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Classic Love Poems
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 19 mins
- Release date: 02-09-15
- Language: English
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Romeo and Juliet
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Joseph Fiennes, Maria Miles, Elizabeth Spriggs
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall182
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Performance147
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Story146
In the world's most celebrated and lyrical love story, the sublime devotion of two young lovers transcends their earthly fate....
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Well played!
- By April M. on 09-01-17
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Romeo and Juliet
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Joseph Fiennes, Maria Miles, Elizabeth Spriggs
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 05-09-14
- Language: English
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Henry V
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Timothy West, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall80
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Performance39
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Story38
Henry V which dates from 1599, is the last in Shakespeare's series of plays based on English history....
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Nice customs curtsy to great kings.
- By Darwin8u on 07-06-17
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Henry V
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Timothy West, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 03-11-01
- Language: English
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SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to King Lear (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- By: William Shakespeare, Mike Reeves
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Terrence Hardiman, Lucy Robinson
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall70
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Performance55
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Story54
This is a full-cast, unabridged performance, with comprehensive commentary and analysis, enabling students to fully understand and appreciate the play....
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Excellent guide to a Great Play
- By Philip on 12-17-08
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SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to King Lear (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Terrence Hardiman, Lucy Robinson
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 02-05-08
- Language: English
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Hamlet: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,211
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Performance1,013
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Story1,004
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Hamlet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition...
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Loved the voice actors
- By Kenni on 11-25-15
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Hamlet: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 08-05-14
- Language: English
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Romeo and Juliet
- Shakespeare Appreciated: (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- By: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Christopher Kelham, Sara Bowes
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall94
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Performance67
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Story65
Experience Romeo and Juliet as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds....
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If a child must read R&J, get this recording
- By Marshall I. Cohen on 10-14-11
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Romeo and Juliet
- Shakespeare Appreciated: (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Christopher Kelham, Sara Bowes
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 10-28-08
- Language: English
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Cymbeline: The Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sophie Thompson, Ben Porter, Jack Shepherd, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall83
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Performance70
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Story68
This strange, dark romance includes two songs composed by Shakespeare that are amongst the most beautiful in the English language....
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Has its moments but it has a lot less than I hoped
- By Darwin8u on 12-21-17
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Cymbeline: The Arkangel Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sophie Thompson, Ben Porter, Jack Shepherd, Suzanne Bertish, Stephen Mangan, Ron Cook
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 05-13-14
- Language: English
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Macbeth: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall951
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Performance767
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Story763
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Macbeth to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition. Macbeth, one of...
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excellent
- By Laura W. on 05-25-18
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Macbeth: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 08-05-14
- Language: English
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Romeo and Juliet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, Kate Beckinsale, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall256
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Performance153
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Story157
Here is the full-cast production of Shakespeare's classic love story, fully dramatized from the complete text....
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Great Language
- By Michael on 09-15-03
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Romeo and Juliet
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, Kate Beckinsale, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 12-30-01
- Language: English
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Julius Caesar: The Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Michael Feast, John Bowe, Adrian Lester
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall180
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Performance155
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Story155
At the heart of this tragic history is one of Shakespeare's most noble characters, Brutus, who is caught in a devastating conflict between private affection and public duty....
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Riveting!
- By 1624 on 06-15-15
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Julius Caesar: The Arkangel Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Michael Feast, John Bowe, Adrian Lester
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 05-13-14
- Language: English
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The Taming of the Shrew (Dramatised)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Hilton Edwards, Michael MacLiammoir, Daphne Carroll
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance23
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Story23
An unabridged cast performance of Shakespeare's comedy about the courtship of Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate shrew....
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Well Done!
- By J. Roberts on 05-02-22
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The Taming of the Shrew (Dramatised)
- Narrated by: Hilton Edwards, Michael MacLiammoir, Daphne Carroll
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 11-15-11
- Language: English
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The Tempest
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare production
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Catrin Rhys, Full Cast, Jasmine Hyde, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance17
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Story18
In this BBC full-cast production of The Tempest, a magical storm washes some sailors up on a peculiar island, changing the course of their lives forever... Raging storms and rich beautiful music combine to magical effect in this production of Shakespeare's allegorical last play, where mystical...
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Classic hard not to love
- By Susana on 04-28-16
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The Tempest
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare production
- Narrated by: Catrin Rhys, Full Cast, Jasmine Hyde, Nina Wadia, Philip Madoc
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 04-01-05
- Language: English
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Macbeth
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare production
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Full Cast, Ken Stott, Liam Brennan, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall55
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Performance35
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Story34
In this BBC full-cast production, a trio of witches predicts Macbeth's early demise. In a tale of fate, fulfilment and ego, Macbeth and his wife desire the Scottish kingship. Macbeth's temptation and descent into evil, his wife's ruthlessness and subsequent madness and the overarching presence...
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Abridged...too much
- By Dorene Kavanagh on 02-03-10
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Macbeth
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare production
- Narrated by: Full Cast, Ken Stott, Liam Brennan, Phyllis Logan, Tom Mannion
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Release date: 04-01-05
- Language: English
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