The Complete Shakespeare Plays Audio Collection

With 110 hours of theatrical performances on 98 CDs, this is the first unabridged audio collection of William Shakespeare's 38 plays, produced by the world-renowned Arkangel Productions of London. Described by the New York Times as "a rhapsody of words, assembled for the ear" the canon is performed by a cast of nearly 400 actors, many of whom were classically trained at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Based on the authoritative Complete Pelican Shakespeare and produced over a five-year period, the audio collection is the creative collaboration of Tom Treadwell, a leading Elizabethan scholar, and Clive Brill, who directed over 100 plays for BBC Radio. Each production was recorded as if it was a stage play and enhanced with musical scores and background sounds skillfully interwoven with the dialogue. The Bard's timeless plays--from Hamlet to his collaboration with John Fletcher on Two Noble Kinsman--are brought to life with the nuances of Elizabethan English translated for the modern ear. 6 3/4" H x 5" W x 16 3/4" D. (11 lbs.)