Scenes and speeches in live RSC productions from 1959 to the present day chosen by Gregory Doran, Associate Director of the RSC. All tracks published for the first time. The recordings on these discs were made live in the theatre and include audible stage and audience noise. Peggy Ashcroft, Judi Dench, Alan Howard, Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen, Laurence Olivier, Richard Pasco, Ian Richardson, Alan Rickman, Paul Scofield, Antony Sher, Donald Sinden, Robert Stephens, Patrick Stewart, Janet Suzman, David Warner, Michael Williams. Compact discs. Duration: 2:16:00.
Contents:
D.1. Coriolanus [1959]: from Act 3, Scene 3. -- 'Wars of the roses' [1964]: from Henry VI, Part III, Act 1, Scene 4. -- King Lear [1964]: from Act 4, Scene 6. -- Hamlet [1966]: from Act 3, Scene 1. -- Twelfth night [1971]: from Act 2, Scene 5. -- Julius Caesar [1973]: from Act 1, Scene 2. -- Antony and Cleopatra [1973]: from Act 2, Scene 5. -- Richard II [1974]: from Act 4, Scene 1. -- Romeo and Juliet [1977]: from Act 2, Scene 2. -- D.2. Henry V [1976]: Prologue. -- Henry V [1978]: from Act 1, Scene 2. -- Comedy of errors [1977]: from Act 3, Scene 2. -- The tempest [1983]: from Act 5, Scene 1. -- Richard III [1985]: from Act 1, Scene 2. -- As you like it [1986]: from Act 2, Scene 7. -- The merry wives of Windsor [1986]: from Act 2, Scene 1. -- Titus Andronicus [1988]: from Act 3, Scene 2. -- Henry IV, Part I [1992]: from Act 5, Scene 1. -- Henry VI, Part III [2001]: Act 2, Scene 5. -- All's well that ends well [2003]: from Act 1, Scene 3.
Summary:
British Library and the Royal Shakespeare Company present twenty live productions of William Shakespeare's most celebrated works. Comprised of several famous recordings from the latter half of the 20th century, this program includes snippets from Romeo and Juliet, War of the Roses, King Lear, and Hamlet.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.