Collins

Name: Collins
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Laurence Bouvard
ISBN: 9780008385767

Author: Laurence Bouvard

Series: Collins

Narrator: Laurence Bouvard, Christopher Ragland, Eric Meyers, Tom Clarke-Hill

Unabridged: 14 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Collins

Published: 09/30/2019

Categories: Children's Fiction, Religious Stories, Christian, Holiday Stories, Children's Short Stories, Classic Children's Stories, Nonfiction, Literary Criticism

Synopsis

Seventeen of the bard’s most notable plays, from A Midsummer’s Night Dream to Romeo and Juliet, abridged and novelised for young listeners. This collection also includes the biography The Life and Times of William Shakespeare. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move! Introduce your children to the world of Shakespearean with these abridged stories, written especially for children. Filled with sound effects and fun, your children will come away with a newfound love for these classic stories! Playlist: Copyright: A Midsummer’s Night Dream © HarperCollinsPublishers, The Tempest © John Dougherty 2015, Twelfth Night © Celia Rees 2015, Much Ado About Nothing © Sue Purkiss 2017, A Comedy of Errors © HarperCollinsPublishers 2017, The Merchant of Venice © Jon Mayhew 2017, As You Like it © HarperCollinsPublishers 2017, The Winter’s Tale © HarperCollinsPublishers 2017, Hamlet © Jon Mayhew 2017, King Lear © Martin Howard 2017, Othello © Sally Prue 2017, Richard III © Chris Powling 2017, Macbeth © 2014 John Mayhew, Antony and Cleopatra © John Dougherty 2017, Julius Caesar © HarperCollinsPublishers 2015, Henry V © HarperCollinsPublishers 2017, Romeo and Juliet © Jon Mayhew 2015, The Life and Times of William Shakespeare © Sue Purkiss 2017

Author Bio

A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard University, Laurence Bouvard trained at LAMDA and made her professional debut creating the role of Maria Elena Holly in the original cast of the West End musical, Buddy. Since then she has appeared in a variety of leading roles in Britain, including Cathy in Wuthering Heights, Persephone in Stravinsky's Persephone with BBC Symphony Orchestra, and Roxane in the French version of Cyrano de Bergerac. Her film and television credits include The Flying Camel, The Tomorrow People (Nickelodeon), and Eastenders (BBC). An experienced voice artist, Laurence has recorded over fifty audiobooks to date, with other recent audio work including Jo in Little Women (BBC R4), Joanna Dark in Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft Xbox360), and the voice of Nico in the Dolmio ad campaign. Laurence voices both Lola and the title role of Robotboy in the international hit cartoon series Robotboy for Cartoon Network.

Laurence has been selected for 2016 BAFTA Crew, a program that recognizes rising talent in the Film/TV/Games industry.

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