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    Shakespeare's Greatest Hits
    Shakespeare's Greatest Hits
    Shakespeare's Greatest Hits
    Audiobook1 hour

    Shakespeare's Greatest Hits

    Written by William Shakespeare and Barbara Gaines

    Narrated by Amy Irving and Full Cast

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Shakespeare's Greatest Hits contains some of the most memorable scenes from 13 of the Bard’s greatest plays, including Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello and many more. Intertwined with the greatest hits of music, this highly engaging introduction to William Shakespeare is performed by the famous Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

    An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Peter Aylward, Johnny Lee Davenport, Henry Godinez, Kevin Gudahl, Susan Hart, Amy Irving, Linda Kimbrough and Ross Lehman.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherL.A. Theatre Works
    Release dateFeb 1, 2009
    ISBN9781580815604
    Shakespeare's Greatest Hits
    Author

    William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest playwright the world has seen. He produced an astonishing amount of work; 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 poems. He died on 23rd April 1616, aged 52, and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.

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    • 4/5
      This was short, fun, & very well read since many of the scenes were obviously recorded during the actual plays. It was interspersed with music clips that fit in well.

      If you're not familiar with Shakespeare, you'll likely be a bit lost, but it might not be a bad introduction. There are a lot of memorable quotes & scenes, but no attempt has been made to explain anything about them or to put them in context. I think they switched plays a couple of times without warning, too. At the end, they did a weird little bit with a woman reading a man's role & vice versa. It was still good. The Bard is meant to be listened to, not just read in cold words.