Finalist for the Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Production
A KING BECOMES A MAN
Richard II is dangerously out of touch with his kingdom. He wastes money, raises taxes to support his lavish lifestyle, plays favorites, and cares more about his vanity than the common good. When
Henry Bolingbroke—father of the future Henry V—challenges Richard for the throne, it’s a fight the king can’t win. But in losing his crown he gains far greater things: his humanity and his soul.
Shakespeare’s luminous, poetic masterpiece is the first of four plays that chronicle the House of Lancaster’s rise and the beginning of the Wars of the Roses.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“A timely, touching, dazzlingly rendered work of art.” —Ashland Daily Tidings on the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s theatrical production of Richard II
“The playing makes it clear that the characters have something crucial at stake in every scene.” —Medford Mail Tribune on the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s theatrical production of Richard II
“A masterfully constructed and engaging theatrical experience.” —Siskiyou Daily News on the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s theatrical production of Richard II
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of English literature and often
considered the greatest. He was an active member of a theater company for at least twenty years, during which time he wrote many great plays. Plays were not prized as literature at the time and
Shakespeare was not widely read until the middle of the eighteenth century, when a great upsurge of interest in his works began that continues today.
Details
Details
Format:
CD
Format:
Library CD
Format:
MP3 CD
Available Formats :
CD, Library CD, MP3 CD
Category:
Nonfiction/Drama/Performing Arts
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
CDs:
3
CDs:
3
CDs:
1
Runtime:
2.77
ISBN:
9781470812935
ISBN:
9781470812928
ISBN:
9781470812942
Audience:
Adult
Language:
English
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