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Shakespeare: The Masque Quartet: Henry VIII, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest
- Argo Classics
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Prunella Scales, Michael Hordern, Patrick Wymark, Terrence Hardiman, full cast
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
Non-member price: $19.75
Publisher's Summary
William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present Argo Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.
All four of Shakespeare’s plays that are considered to make up the Masque Quartet, performed by the celebrated Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players.
Comedy, tragedy and folklore are played out in this quartet, all of which utilise the masque in unique and revelatory ways. Performed by an incredible array of the 20th century’s greatest actors, Marlowe alumni including Ian McKellen, Prunella Scales, Michael Hordern and Patrick Wymark can be heard in these recordings.
All of the Shakespeare plays within the Argo Classics catalogue are performed by the Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. The Marlowe was founded in 1907 with a mission to focus on effective delivery of verse, respect the integrity of texts and rescue neglected plays by Shakespeare’s contemporaries and the less performed plays of Shakespeare himself. The Marlowe has performed annually at Cambridge Arts Theatre since its opening in 1936 and continues to produce some of the finest actors of their generations.
Thurston Dart, professor of music at London University and a fellow of Jesus College Cambridge, directed the music for this production.
This collection includes all four plays considered to form Shakespeare’s Masque Quartet:
- Henry VIII
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Romeo and Juliet
- The Tempest
The full casts for each production in this collection can be found in the description of the individual play’s product page.
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