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Title details for The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare - Available

The Comedy of Errors

by William Shakespeare
Michael Hordern
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William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world's most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. 'We came into the world like brother and brother,And now let's go hand in hand, not one before another.' How do any of us really know who we are? A man arrives in a strange town only to find that everyone knows his name, but thinks he's someone else. A woman wonders why her husband is not the man he was, but starts to rather like it. Confusion mounts as everyone uncouples from themselves. Will they ever find themselves again? And do they really want to? All of the Shakespeare plays within the ARGO Classics catalogue are performed by the Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. The Marlowe was founded in 1907 with a mission to focus on effective delivery of verse, respect the integrity of texts, and rescue neglected plays by Shakespeare's contemporaries and the less performed plays of Shakespeare himself. The Marlowe has performed annually at Cambridge Arts Theatre since its opening in 1936 and continues to produce some of the finest actors of their generations. Thurston Dart, Professor of Music at London University and a Fellow of Jesus College Cambridge, directed the music for this production. The full cast includes: Denis McCarthy; Michael Hordern; George Rylands; George Rylands; Michael Bates; Michael Bates; Peter Orr; Clive Swift; Terrence Hardiman; Dudley Jones; Lally Bowers; Joan Hart; Janette Richer; Janette Richer; Prunella Scales.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Argo Classics

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    November 26, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780008443108
      • File size: 42913 KB
      • Duration: 01:29:24

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 910

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      It may be Shakespeare's shortest play, but it's also his funniest. Identical twin boys, separated in infancy by a storm, are reunited as young adults, aided by their slaves, also identical twins. This Arkangel production is superb in bringing to life and laughter a bawdy, hilarious tale of mistaken identities and misadventures. Underlying the witty dialogue is an offbeat, bright, and bouncy musical score (piano and xylophone), punctuated by unexpected bursts of rib-tickling but authentic sound effects. Outstanding performances are given by David Tennant, Brendan Coyle, Jason O'Mara, and Alan Cox, but the kudos go to Helen Ryan, who portrays the wicked Abbess, a performance not to be missed. The Bard was never better. M.T.B. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      This production performed by the Shakespeare Recording Society (with special guests)--is excellent in its arena-like recording quality. Stereo potential is used to its fullest--one character speaks on your left, and another seems to respond from somewhere on the far right. You get the sense that you're actually in a theater. The technique works especially well in this play because of its many street scenes and tricky character switches. For example, many times the only way listeners can hear the difference between Dromio of Ephesus (played by Bernard Bresslaw) and Dromio of Syracuse (Harry H. Corbett) is the very slight alteration in the depth of the recording. Of course, an expert in vocal patterns might be able to discern Bresslaw's voice from Corbett's, but, given their fantastic, churlish cockney--and the fact that they're trying to sound alike--it's not as easy for the rest of us. R.A.P. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:910

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