The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare is a notable series of audio-drama presentations of 38 of William Shakespeare's 39 plays.
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The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare is a notable series of audio drama presentations of 38 of William Shakespeare's 39 plays.[A] The recordings were released from 1998 onwards, first on audio cassette and then later on CD.
The plays are unabridged and based on The Complete Pelican Shakespeare, published by Penguin Classics. The music for all the plays was written and produced by composer Dominique Le Gendre.[1] The production features nearly 400 actors, almost all past or present members of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare won the 2004 Audie Award for "Best Audio Drama".[2]
The logo on the box cover features a figure of Shakespeare composed entirely from books, reminiscent of the Renaissance Italian painting The Librarian by Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
The project spanned five years and cost $3 million. The series represents the collective vision of four individuals: Tom Treadwell, a Shakespeare scholar; Bill Shepherd, a film producer; Clive Brill, producer and director at the BBC; and Dominique Le Gendre, a composer.
The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare was published by Audio Partners.[3]
The cast members of each play are listed below.
- Notes
- ^ The series does not include Edward III, as that play has only recently been accepted, albeit with some dissent, as part of the Shakespeare canon.
All's Well That Ends Well edit
- Emily Woof – Helena
- Sam West – Bertram
- Edward de Souza – Parolles
- Maggie Steed – Countess
- Clive Swift – King of France
- Denys Hawthorne – Lafeu
Antony and Cleopatra edit
- Ciarán Hinds – Antony
- Estelle Kohler – Cleopatra
- Ian Hughes – Octavius Caesar
- David Burke – Enobarbus
- Eve Matheson – Charmian
- Emma Gregory – Iras
As You Like It edit
- Niamh Cusack – Rosalind
- Stephen Mangan – Orlando
- Victoria Hamilton – Celia
- Jonathan Tafler – Oliver
- Gerard Murphy – Jacques
- Clarence Smith – Touchstone
- Philip Voss – Duke Senior
The Comedy of Errors edit
- David Tennant – Antipholus of Syracuse
- Brendan Coyle – Antipholus of Ephesus
- Alan Cox – Dromio of Syracuse
- Jason O'Mara – Dromio of Ephesus
- Niamh Cusack – Adriana
- Sorcha Cusack – Luciana
- Trevor Peacock – Egeon
- Helen Ryan – Abbess
Coriolanus edit
- Paul Jesson – Coriolanus
- Marjorie Yates – Volumnia
- Ewan Hooper – Menenius
- Martin Marquez – Aufidius
- Shirley Dixon – Valeria
Cymbeline edit
- Jack Shepherd – Cymbeline
- Stephen Mangan – Cloten
- Sophie Thompson – Imogen
- Suzanne Bertish – The Queen
- Ben Porter – Posthumus
- Ron Cook – Iachimo
Hamlet edit
- Simon Russell Beale – Hamlet
- Imogen Stubbs – Ophelia
- Jane Lapotaire – Gertrude
- Bob Peck – Claudius
- Norman Rodway – Polonius
- Paul Jesson – The Ghost/Gravedigger
- Alan Cox – Horatio
- Damian Lewis – Laertes
Henry IV, Part I edit
- Julian Glover – Henry IV
- Jamie Glover – Prince Hal
- Richard Griffiths – Sir John Falstaff
- Alan Cox – Hotspur
- Elizabeth Spriggs – Mistress Quickly
- Jane Slavin – Lady Percy
Henry IV, Part II edit
- Julian Glover – Henry IV
- Jamie Glover – Prince Hal
- Richard Griffiths – Sir John Falstaff
- Peter Jeffrey – Northumberland
- Elizabeth Spriggs – Mistress Quickly
- Edward de Souza – Pistol
- Sidney Livingstone – Bardolph
- Geoffrey Bayldon – Shallow
- Christian Rodska – Silence, Lord Chief Justice
- Eve Matheson – Doll Tearsheet
- Chris Pavlo – Page
Henry V edit
- Jamie Glover – Henry V
- Brian Cox – Chorus
- Ian Hughes – Fluellen
- Bill Nighy – King of France
- Alan Cox – Mountjoy
- Elizabeth Spriggs – The Hostess
- Edward de Souza – Pistol
Henry VI, Part I edit
- David Tennant – Henry VI
- Norman Rodway – Duke of Gloucester
- John Bowe – Talbot
- Amanda Root – Joan of Arc
- Isla Blair – Countess
- Clive Merrison – York
Henry VI, Part II edit
- David Tennant – Henry VI
- Clive Merrison – York
- John Bowe – Warwick
- Kelly Hunter – Queen Margaret
- Norman Rodway – Duke of Gloucester
- Isla Blair – Duchess of Gloucester
- David Troughton – Richard Plantagenet
- Kenneth Cranham – Jack Cade
- Jamie Glover – Young Clifford
Henry VI, Part III edit
- David Tennant – Henry VI
- Clive Merrison – York
- John Bowe – Warwick
- Kelly Hunter – Queen Margaret
- David Troughton – Richard of Gloucester
- Stephen Boxer – Edward IV
- Jamie Glover – Clifford
Henry VIII edit
- Paul Jesson – Henry VIII
- Jane Lapotaire – Queen Katherine
- Timothy West – Cardinal Wolsey
- Anton Lesser – Duke of Norfolk
- Sean Baker – Prologue/Epilogue
- Katharine Schlesinger – Anne Bullen
Julius Caesar edit
King John edit
- Michael Feast – King John
- Michael Maloney – Philip the Bastard
- Eileen Atkins – Constance
- Margaret Robertson – Elinor
- Bill Nighy – Cardinal Pandolph
- Trevor Peacock – Hubert
- Geoffrey Whitehead – King Philip
King Lear edit
- Trevor Peacock – Lear
- Anton Lesser – Kent
- Penny Downie – Goneril
- Samantha Bond – Regan
- Julia Ford – Cordelia
- Gerard Murphy – Edmund
- David Tennant – Edgar
- Clive Merrison – Gloucester
- John Rogan – The Fool
Love's Labour's Lost edit
- Greg Wise – King of Navarre
- Samantha Bond – Princess of France
- Alex Jennings – Berowne
- Alan Howard – Don Armado
- Emma Fielding – Rosaline
Macbeth edit
- Hugh Ross – Macbeth
- Harriet Walter – Lady Macbeth
- John Bowe – Banquo
- Gary Bakewell – Macduff
- Sean Baker – Ross
- Mark Bonnar – Malcolm
- David Tennant – The Porter
Measure for Measure edit
- Roger Allam – The Duke of Vienna
- Simon Russell Beale – Angelo
- Stella Gonet – Isabella
- Stephen Mangan – Lucio
- Christopher Benjamin – Escalus
- Desmond Barrit – Pompey
- Jonathan Firth – Claudio
The Merchant of Venice edit
- Bill Nighy – Antonio
- Trevor Peacock – Shylock
- Julian Rhind-Tutt – Bassanio
- Haydn Gwynne – Portia
- David Tennant – Launcelot Gobbo
- Alison Reid – Nerissa
- Geoffrey Whitehead – The Duke/Tubal
The Merry Wives of Windsor edit
- Dinsdale Landen – Sir John Falstaff
- Sylvestra Le Touzel – Mistress Ford
- Penny Downie – Mistress Page
- Nicholas Woodeson – Ford
- Clive Swift – Justice Shallow
A Midsummer Night's Dream edit
- David Harewood – Oberon
- Adjoa Andoh – Titania
- Richard McCabe – Puck
- Roy Hudd – Bottom
- Amanda Root – Hermia
- Saskia Wickham – Helena
- Rupert Penry-Jones – Lysander
- Clarence Smith – Demetrius
Much Ado About Nothing edit
- Saskia Reeves – Beatrice
- Samuel West – Benedick
- Paul Jesson – Don Pedro
- Jason O'Mara – Claudio
- Abigail Docherty – Hero
- Bryan Pringle – Dogberry
- Steve Hodson – Don John
Othello edit
- Don Warrington – Othello
- David Threlfall – Iago
- Anne-Marie Duff – Desdemona
- Suzanne Bertish – Emelia
- Jasper Britton – Cassio
- Stephen Mangan – Roderigo
- Julian Glover – The Duke of Venice
Pericles, Prince of Tyre edit
- Sir John Gielgud – John Gower
- Nigel Terry – Pericles
- Stella Gonet – Thaisa
- Julie Cox – Marina
Richard II edit
- Rupert Graves – Richard II
- Julian Glover – Henry IV
- John Wood – John of Gaunt
- Isla Blair – Duchess of Gloucester
- Saira Todd – Queen Isabel
- John Nettleton – York
- Peter Jeffrey - Northumberland
- Rupert Penry-Jones - Aumerle
- Steve Hodson - Mowbray
- Edward de Souza - Carlisle
- Susan Brown - Duchess of York
- Geoffrey Bayldon - Gardener
- Alan Cox - Percy
Richard III edit
- David Troughton – Richard
- Philip Voss – Buckingham
- Sonia Ritter – Queen Elizabeth
- Saskia Wickham – Lady Anne
- Margaret Robertson – Queen Margaret
- John McAndrew – Clarence/Lovell
- Stephen Boxer – Edward IV/Oxford
- David Tennant – The Archbishop/Ghost of Henry VI
Romeo and Juliet edit
- Joseph Fiennes – Romeo
- Maria Miles – Juliet
- Elizabeth Spriggs – Nurse
- David Tennant – Mercutio
- Trevor Peacock – Capulet
- Jonathan Tafler – Tybalt/The Apothecary
- Clive Swift – Friar Laurence/Chorus
The Taming of the Shrew edit
- Roger Allam – Petruchio
- Frances Barber – Kate
- Alan Cox – Lucentio
- Clarence Smith – Tranio
- Michael Higgs – Grumio
The Tempest edit
- Bob Peck – Prospero
- Adrian Lester – Ariel
- Richard McCabe – Caliban
- Jennifer Ehle – Miranda
- Jamie Glover – Ferdinand
- Simon Russell Beale – Antonio
- Arthur Cox – Stephano
- Desmond Barrit – Trinculo
- Anjoa Andoh - Iris[4]
Timon of Athens edit
- Alan Howard – Timon
- Norman Rodway – Apemantus
- Damian Lewis – Alcibiades
- John McAndrew – Flavius
Titus Andronicus edit
- David Troughton – Titus
- Harriet Walter – Tamora
- Paterson Joseph – Aaron
- David Burke – Marcus
- Ian Hughes – Saturninus
Troilus and Cressida edit
- Ian Pepperell – Troilus
- Julia Ford – Cressida
- Norman Rodway – Pandarus
- Gerard Murphy – Ulysses
- David Troughton – Thersites
Twelfth Night edit
- Niamh Cusack – Viola
- Amanda Root – Olivia
- Paterson Joseph – Feste
- Julian Glover – Malvolio
- Jonathan Firth – Orsino
- Dinsdale Landen – Sir Toby Belch
- Richard Cordery – Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- Will Keen – Sebastian
- Maggie McCarthy – Maria
- Alex Lowe – Antonio
The Two Gentlemen of Verona edit
- Michael Maloney – Proteus
- Damian Lewis – Valentine
- Lucy Robinson – Julia
- Saskia Wickham – Silva
- John Woodvine – Launce
- Nicholas Murchie – Speed
The Two Noble Kinsmen edit
- Jonathan Firth – Palamon
- Nigel Cooke – Arcite
- Helen Schlesinger – Emilia
- Geoffrey Whitehead – Theseus
- Sarah-Jane Holm – The Gaoler's Daughter
- Simon Russell Beale – Prologue and Epilogue
- Anjoa Andoh - Hippolyta[5]
The Winter's Tale edit
- Ciarán Hinds – Leontes
- Sinéad Cusack – Hermione
- Eileen Atkins – Paulina
- Paul Jesson – Polixenes
- Geoffrey Whitehead – Camillo
- Alex Jennings – Autolycus
- Julian Glover – Antigonus
- Sir John Gielgud – Time, the Chorus
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Issue 46, Bruce Paddington | (2000-11-02). "Dominique Le Gendre — Shakespeare and me". Caribbean Beat. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "2004 Audie Awards® - APA (en-US)". www.audiopub.org. Archived from the original on 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ^ "To Buy or Not to Buy?".
- ^ "Tempest, The · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Two Noble Kinsmen · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
External links edit
- Measure for Measure, Quite an Earful
- CD PROJECT BRINGS OUT THE POETRY IN SHAKESPEARE PLAYS
- BBC Audiobooks sold
- Shakespeare for the ears / Expansive collection brings all his plays together on CD
- To Buy or Not to Buy?
- 2004 Audie Awards® - APA (en-US) Archived 2022-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
- To the last syllable