Shakespeare Classics

Hamlet by William Shakespeare is one of the Shakespeare’s most well-known and beloved tragedy plays. Set in Denmark, it tells the story of Hamlet, a man whose father was murdered and replaced by Hamlet’s uncle Claudius. The play follows Hamlet as he discovers the truth of his father’s fate and becomes more and more distressed and enraged as he plots vengeance against his uncle.

William Shakespeare's classic masterpiece, the tragedy of Othello, Moor of Venice, joined in an interracial marriage to the beautiful Desdemona and driven to suspicion and jealousy by his maleficent officer Iago.

Award-winning drama from SmartPass. This production is unabridged, with guided description to set the scene and fill in visual moments.

Troilus and Cressida is set during the latter years of the Trojan War, faithfully following the plotline of the Iliad from Achilles' refusal to participate in battle to Hector's death. This full-cast dramatization is performed by The Marlowe Society.

Shakespeares berühmtes Drama über den Schotten Macbeth, den brennender Ehrgeiz und die Weissagungen dreier Hexen zum rasenden Mörder machen. Ungekürzte Lesung!

Richard III, Teil 5 der Shakespeare-Brasch-Edition, ist eines der frühesten historischen Stücke des großen Dramatikers und zugleich eines der blutigsten. Der hässliche und missgebildete Richard, Herzog von Gloster, kennt nur ein Ziel: er will die Krone Englands. Hinterhältig bringt er seine Brüder um, heiratet eine der Witwen, lässt seine kleinen Neffen und jeden anderen Konkurrenten ermorden.

"Hast du zur Nacht gebetet, Desdemona?" Als Othello dies seine Frau fragt, ist ihr Todesurteil schon gefallen, denn er ist sich sicher, dass sie ihn hintergangen hat. Desdemona jedoch ist sich keiner Schuld bewusst - wie auch, denn der verschlagene Jago hat ein ausgeklügeltes Ränkespiel ersonnen, um seinen Herrn Othello zu hintergehen... Sicherlich eine der großen Tragödien Shakespeare, ungekürzt gelesen!

A short story from the British Library Crime Classic collection Final Acts. During a production of Hamlet, the actress playing the Queen is poisoned with cyanide. With castmates under suspicion, private detective Francis Quarles must unravel the threads of the Shakespeare play to find the murderer.

In presenting this selection of the Bard's stories to children, Edith Nesbit hopes to entice her young audience to read them in their later years when they can more appreciate the magic and richness of the language. Selections include: "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "The Tempest", "As You Like It", "The Winter's Tale", "King Lear", "Twelfth Night", "Romeo and Juliet", "Pericles", "Hamlet", "Cymbeline" and "The Taming of the Shrew".

Come along as four young adventurers go exploring in a magical meadow, only to find out that there is more mischief afoot in this Fairy Wood than they might have expected. Hilarious mayhem abounds in this introduction to Shakespeare's classic comedy.

Award winning actor Sir Michael Redgrave leads a full-cast performance of Shakespeare's dramatic comedy.

Twin brothers and their twin manservants, separated as infants by a shipwreck and unaware of each other, cross paths in Epheus when they are adults. What could possibly go wrong?

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime. Shakespeare's use of his poetic dramatic structure, especially effects such as switching between comedy and tragedy to heighten tension, his expansion of minor characters, and his use of subplots to embellish the story, has been praised as an early sign of his dramatic skill.

Dal genio di William Shakespeare, nella versione in prosa dei fratelli Lamb, tre capolavori che trasportano il lettore in un gioco fra commedia e tragedia, insieme a folletti e usurai, gemelli e re, cavalcando il sottile limite fra finzione e realtà. Faranno scoprire ai più piccoli e non solo il magico universo shakespiriano.

Der größte Dramatiker des Abendlandes hat uns 154 Sonette hinterlassen, von denen dieses Hörstück jene 52 Sonette versammelt...

King Lear divides his kingdom between his two duplicitous daughters, banishing the loving Cordelia and the steadfast Kent. These and other acts of folly launch a hugely moving search for dignity, self-knowledge and wisdom on the grandest of scales.

Romeo und Julia ist eine der bekanntesten Tragödien von William Shakespeare. Die beiden Liebenden Romeo und Julia dürfen nicht zusammen sein, da ihre Familien verfeindet sind. Da ihre Liebe zueinander jedoch unendlich groß ist, möchten sie ihre Familien überlisten, um fliehen zu können.Doch die Täuschung missglückt und beide wählen lieber den Tod als die Trennung des Geliebten.

The deadly feud between the Montagues and the Capulets forces Romeo and Juliet to wed in secret. What could possibly go wrong?

Hamlet, de jonge prins van Denemarken, wordt bezocht door de geest van zijn gestorven vader. Die vertelt dat hij is vermoord door zijn broer, Hamlet's oom Claudius, die nu op de troon zit en met Hamlet's moeder is getrouwd. Hamlet zint op wraak. Uiteindelijk brengt hij daarmee zichzelf en het hele hof ten val.

Hey-ho, hey-ho! Father-daughter duo Jeremy and Hermione Tankard are thrilled to deliver the second book in this heartfelt, “humerus” series! This is a full-cast audio adaptation of the graphic novel from authors Jeremy and Hermione Tankard, performed by Gary Furlong, Maxwell Glick, Joel Froomkin, Morag Sims, Shiromi Arserio, Justine Eyre, and Alister Austin, and featuring a full sound design!