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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, Full Cast, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41
A collection of BBC Radio 3's iconic Shakespeare productions: eight comedies with all-star casts including David Tennant, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Martin Jarvis, Siân Phillips and Miriam Margolyes. The plays included in this collection are: Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, The Taming of the Shrew, and All's Well That Ends Well.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not told entirely
- By Gabsalot on 12-11-21
Well done
Reviewed: 09-02-23
As some have noted these are not the entire scripts, the platonic ideals, but ones cut down and designed for a particular performance, which was the reality in Shakespeare’s day as well (for example, the four hour Hamlet we have on the page had whole roles and scenes cut to make it fit the two hours traffic of the stage throughout the history of its performance).
The actor’s performances on the whole are well done, they know the lines and can sell the meaning of them to those unfamiliar with the language.
On a personal note, I found that the actress who played Miranda, though she was obviously talented, was not to my taste in the more emotional scenes, so that dampened my enjoyment of The Tempest a bit.
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