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  • King of Shadows (Dramatized)

  • By: Susan Cooper
  • Narrated by: full cast
  • Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

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King of Shadows (Dramatized)

By: Susan Cooper
Narrated by: full cast
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Summary

King of Shadows carries us to London along with a troupe of young American actors to perform A Midsummer Night's Dream in the new Globe Theatre. But through the magic of Susan Cooper's imagination, the journey takes us through time, where one of the young actors discovers he has become a friend of, and actor alongside, none other than William Shakespeare.

Audiobook cast principals (in order of appearance):

John Romeo as Arby/Richard Burbage/Bottom
Beau Melita as Eric Sawyer/Alex/Fairy
Rob Dalton as Gil Warmun/John Hemings/Theseus
John Scala as Joe Wilson/Harry/Titania
Christopher Di Maria as Ferdie/Nick/Quince/Fairy
Thomas Caska as Hy Schwartz/Thomas/Snout
Mary Jane Hansen as Rachel Levin/Mistress Fawcett
Aaron Marquise as David Roper/Felon/Fairy
Will Deddrick as Sam/Hippolyta
P.J. Verhoest as Nat Field/Puck
Susan Cicarelli-Caputa as Maria/Aunt Jen
Carole Edie Smith as Nurse Jenkins/Barbara
Celia Mitchell as Queen Elizabeth
Sean Patrick Fagan as Paddy/H. Condell/Moonshine/Fairy
Ron Komora as Doctor/Joseph/Dog Owner
David Bunce as Will Shakespeare/Oberon
John McGuire as Nurse Stevens/Lord Randal
Charles Franklin as Nathan/Fairy
Devan Baumstein as Hospital Orderly/Lady in Waiting
Ryan Goodale as Hospital Orderly/A Soldier
Marcus Leff as A Dog
George Franklin as Child
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Not my cup of tea

Although I adore the book King of Shadows, I can't say that I particularly liked this dramatised adaptation of it. Each to his own though, others may love it.

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