Publisher, Audio Partners (September 2005)

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Recommended by the Royal Shakespeare Company

The head who wears the crown is always envied, always in danger. Although the hostilities in France have ended, hostilities continue between the houses of Lancaster and York. A stirring history play, dealing with the exploration of power politics and social revolution.

Cast Information:

King Henry VI - David Tennant
Queen Margaret - Kelly Hunter
Duke of Gloucester - Norman Rodway
Earl of Warwick - John Bowe
Duke of York - Clive Merrison
Duke of Suffolk - Nigel Cooke
Duchess of Gloucester - Isla Blair
Richard Plantagenet - David Troughton
Edward Plantagenet - Stephen Boxer
Jack Cade - Kenneth Cranham
Lord Clifford - Peter Marinker
Lord Say - Mark Lambert
Bishop of Winchester - Steve Hodson
Duke of Somerset - Michael N. Harbour
Duke of Buckingham - Christian Rodska
Earl of Salisbury - Patrick O'Connell
Stafford - Raymond Bowers
Young Clifford - Jamie Glover
John Hume - David Cardy
Margery Jourdain - Jenny Howe
Other parts played by: Alex Boyd-Williams, Alan Cox, Paul Goodwin, Alex Lowe and Colin Salmon

About the Creative Director Clive Brill graduated from Oxford University and then joined the BBC where he worked for 12 years as director, producer, and commissioning editor. In 1996, he left the BBC to develop and direct the Arkangel Shakespeare project. He directed all 38 plays, which star many of today's finest actors. He is a co-director of Pacificus Productions in London, which produces drama across all media.

The Arkangel Complete Shakespeare is one of the most ambitious undertakings in recent recording history. All thirty-eight of Shakespeare's plays, uncut, fully-dramatized and accompanied by original music, are brought to life by the voices of many of the most distinguished actors presently performing in British Film and Theatre.