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Written by William Shakespeare - Dramatized Fiction - 3 COMPACT DISCS - 2 hours, 52 minutes - Music composed by Dominique Le Gendre

Publisher, Audio Partners (March 2005)

Featured performers: Rupert Graves, Julian Glover, John Wood, Isla Blair, John Nettleton

"This company of fine actors, featuring the raspy Rupert Graves as the fading King Richard and the energetic Julian Glover as the rising Bollingbroke, revels in the lyricism of Shakespeare's poetry. Listeners will easily lose themselves in the rhythm of the erudite language and period-sounding music, written especially for this production. A top-notch recording with colorful packaging, which includes a listing of each scene with a summary of its action and photos taken during the recording process, makes this production a gift to all for the ages." —AudioFile

Political schemes, war, and murder rage in this classic play. King Richard not only exiles his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, but seizes the lad's protector's land as well. When Bolingbroke returns to England, he seeks nothing less than Richard's crown and all of England.

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.