Romeo And Juliet, William Shakespeare
Romeo And Juliet, William Shakespeare
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Romeo And Juliet
A BBC Radio Shakespeare production

Author: William Shakespeare

Narrator: Andrew Scott, Douglas Henshall, Full Cast, Iwan Thomas, Sophie Dahl, Susannah York

Unabridged: 2 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/01/2004

Synopsis

In this BBC full-cast production of Romeo And Juliet, the two star-crossed lovers fight for each other until their dying breath. Can their two feuding families reconcile?

With the intimacy of radio, the full beauty and meaning of some of the most lyrical lines ever written can be truly heard: tenderness and passion, betrayal and bigotry are brilliantly evoked as the tale comes to its tragic conclusion.

Douglas Henshall stars as Romeo, with Sophie Dahl as Juliet and Susannah York as Lady Capulet in Shakespeare's passionate story of doomed love.

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 Anne on July 06, 2025

THIS! This is what happens when you jump into a rebound relationship with both feet. So, when the story opens, Romeo is desperately in love with Rosaline. But since she won't give up that pussy has sworn to remain chaste, he's all depressed and heartbroken. Annoying emo style. His friends, tired of h......more

Goodreads review by Catriona on August 11, 2013

The people who dislike this play are the ones who view common sense over being rational, and prefer to view the world in a structured way. One of the main arguments that come across is the 'meeting, falling in love, and dying all in a weekend when Juliet is but 13'. We all must die in the end, so wo......more

Goodreads review by zyth ༄ ‧₊˚ on February 09, 2022

I faked my death prank *gone wrong* (not clickbait) (we died) 🤣😱😻......more

Goodreads review by s.penkevich [hiatus-will return-miss you all] on May 10, 2025

Fuckin’ around and finding out in fair Verona.......more

Goodreads review by Bill on August 04, 2019

Two things struck me during this re-reading: 1) From the first scene of the play, the sexual puns are drenched in metaphorical violence (drawing your weapon, laying knife aboard, forcing women to the wall, etc.), creating a stark contrast with the purity of Romeo and Juliet's love and language, and......more

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