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King Lear

Author : William Shakespeare

Performed By : Full Cast Production

Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Runtime : 2 hours 40 minutes

Categories : Dramatizations
Classic Literature
Shakespeare
Audio Theater

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Colin Redgrave stars as Lear with Geraldine James as Goneril in Shakespeare's bitter tragedyof loyalty, power and politics.

BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard.

Some of the most stirring scenes Shakespeare ever wrote vibrate with powerful resonance in this grippingly dramatic radio production. Tortured madness, pure evil and the fatal struggle for power grip the listener until the final, shockingly tragic conclusion.

The play is introduced by Richard Eyre, former Director of the Royal National Theatre, and the accompanying booklet includes a scene-by-scene synopsis, full character analysis, brief biographies of the leading actors and of Shakespeare himself, as well as an essay from the producer on their interpretation of the play.

Revitalised, original and comprehensive, this is Shakespeare for the new millennium.

Written By

William Shakespeare

FIRST KNOWN PERFORMANCE

1606

FIRST BBC RADIO BROADCAST

2LO

11 September 1928

FIRST BROADCAST OF THIS PRODUCTION

BBC Radio 3

16 September 2001

RECORDED AT

On location at the Chapel at Lincoln's Inn Fields and at BBC Maida Vale London W9

Fabulous

Daniel from London - 18 May 2007

Just a stunning performance. Corin Redgrave vulnerable, old and mad and at times tender - always utterly convincing. Kika Markham genuinely scary as Regan and Geraldine James almost her equal. All actors always wonderfully clear and sound effects and music only add - never intrusive. Overall a stunning performance.

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A VISIT WITH AESOP

Author : J.T. Turner

Performed By : The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air

Publisher : Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air

Runtime : 45 minutes

Categories : Dramatizations
Classics

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The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air presents J.T. Turner as Aesop in A VISIT WITH AESOP.  Highly entertaining and funny, this will surely be enjoyed by both children and adults.  Based on his stage play, J.T. Turner weaves these tales in such a way that you will feel you are hearing them for the first time.  The Boy who cried Wolf, The Mouse and the Lion, The Grasshopper and the Ant - they're all here, and will surely give you a smile and some laughs .... no matter WHAT your age is!  CRT's Jeffrey Gage has composed another wonderful score, and the entire production is produced in high style by Chris Snyder.  A VISIT WITH AESOP is a new gem that your family is sure to enjoy.

THE COLONIAL RADIO THEATRE on the air

Presents

J.T. TURNER in

A VISIT WITH AESOP

Produced by Chris Snyder.  Music by Jeffrey Gage. Written by J.T. Turner -Based on Aesop's Fables

(c) 2007 The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air