BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Six Tragedies by William Shakespeare (Audiobook)

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Macbeth In this notorious ‘Scottish play’, a lust for power and the prophecy of three witches transform a brave nobleman into a traitor and murderous tyrant. Ken Stott stars as Macbeth and Phyllis Logan as Lady Macbeth. King Lear The tragic consequences of evil triumphing over truth, and of the vanity of old age, are set in motio Six full-cast BBC Radio productions of Shakespeare’s classic tragedies Treachery, betrayal and fatal power struggles are among the themes of these six iconic productions of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedies. Featuring all-star casts, they are introduced by Sir Richard Eyre. Hamlet Shakespeare’s forcefully poetic tragedy of murder, madness and revenge stars Michael Sheen as the Prince of Denmark, with Kenneth Cranham as Claudius and Juliet Stevenson as Gertrude.

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