Hamlet, William Shakespeare
Hamlet, William Shakespeare
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Hamlet
A BBC Radio Production

Author: William Shakespeare

Narrator: Ellie Beaven, Full Cast, Juliet Stevenson, Kenneth Cranham, Michael Sheen

Unabridged: 3 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/01/2004

Synopsis

In this BBC full-cast production, the ghost of Hamlet's father orders him to kill the man who took his life, his throne and his wife: Claudius.

In a tale of caution, tragedy and revenge, Hamlet is driven to madness by his mission and his father's legacy.

Michael Sheen stars as Hamlet, with Kenneth Cranham as Claudius, Juliet Stevenson as Gertrude and Ellie Beaven as Ophelia.

BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly-formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard.

In this acclaimed BBC Radio Shakespeare series, each play is introduced by Richard Eyre, former Director of the Royal National Theatre. Revitalised, original and comprehensive, this is Shakespeare for the modern day.

About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, on England’s Avon River. When he was eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children—an older daughter Susanna and twins, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet, Shakespeare’s only son, died in childhood. The bulk of Shakespeare’s working life was spent in the theater world of London, where he established himself professionally by the early 1590s. He enjoyed success not only as a playwright and poet, but also as an actor and shareholder in an acting company. Although some think that sometime between 1610 and 1613 Shakespeare retired from the theater and returned home to Stratford, where he died in 1616, others believe that he may have continued to work in London until close to his death.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on July 05, 2020

I don't have any earth-shattering insights to share from this most recent of god-knows-how-many readings, but this time through I was struck by: 1) what a damn fine piece of stagecraft this is, from the suspenseful, moody opening on the castle battlements to the solemn dead march carrying the prince......more

Goodreads review by daph pink ♡ on October 15, 2020

if you don't ship Hamratio did you even read the play???......more

Goodreads review by jessica on October 28, 2019

shakespeare when pitching this play, probably: this is my OC hamlet. hes a prince. hes bisexual. hes moody, brooding, and is anywhere between the ages of 16 to 30 years old. and no, i am not taking constructive criticism. well, let me tell you what. im sold! i love hamlet. i love his angsty monologue......more

Goodreads review by Paul on February 09, 2016

The Skinhead Hamlet - Shakespeare's play translated into modern English. By Richard Curtis. Yes, that Richard Curtis! Note : those offended by the F word - LOOK AWAY NOW! And Georgia, if you've stumbled on this review by your funny old dad - this is ANOTHER Paul Bryant. Not me! ********* ACT I SCENE I......more

Goodreads review by Vit on May 25, 2024

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark… I watched six different adaptations of Hamlet… This is a review of sorts… All the quirks are deliberate… Attempting Not to Be Why didn’t time choose to stop? How can the sun keep rising up? How dare the earth still turn around? Now that Ophelia’s drowned. Tomorro......more

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