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Hamlet

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Josh Stamberg, Stephen Collins, JoBeth Williams, Stacy Keach, Alan Mandell, Emily Swallow, Matthew Wolf
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Summary

Shakespeare’s timeless story of revenge, corruption, and murder is considered one of the greatest works in the English language. Prince Hamlet sets out to avenge his beloved father's death at the hand of his uncle Claudius - but Hamlet's spiral into grief and madness will have permanent and immutable consequences for the Kingdom of Denmark. Composed over 400 years ago, Hamlet remains one of the theater’s most studied and performed works, and is presented here in a stunning, sound-rich, full-cast recording.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in August 2011.

Lead funding is provided by the Rosenthal Family Foundation.

Director: Martin Jarvis

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Mark Capri as Ambassador/Others

Josh Clark as Voltemand/Others

Stephen Collins as King Claudius

JD Cullum as Laertes

Stacy Keach as Ghost

Henri Lubatti as Rosencrantz/Others

Alan Mandell as Polonius

Jon Matthews as Guildenstern/Others

Darren Richardson as Player Queen/Others

André Sogliuzzo as Reynaldo/Others

Josh Stamberg as Hamlet

Emily Swallow as Ophelia

JoBeth Williams as Queen Gertrude

Matthew Wolf as Horatio

Associate Producer: Christina Montaño

Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Foley Artist: Tony Palermo

Original music composed and performed by Mark Holden and Michael Lopez.

Public Domain (P)2012 L.A. Theatre Works
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good performance!

initially I found the cast were speaking quite fast, some of the accents are American which was a bit odd. once I got going I really enjoyed it - I forgot how many of Shakespeare's memorable speeches come from this play!
well worth a listen.

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Audio assist is the way to go...

Audio assist is the way to go, if you've been struggling to read Shakespeare or any classic to be honest. Glad I picked this up out of my did not finish and will not finish pile, because it gave. Act four lost me and Act five was weak. The first four Acts amazing. I'm coming to learn that Shakespeare has a thing for killing his cast off, (walking dead, game of thrones who?).

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