Henry V (Naxos Classic Drama)

by William Shakespeare, Samuel West (Performed by), Timothy West (Performed by), Cathy Sara (Performed by), Full Cast (Performed by)

Overview

This widely-studied play is one of the best sellers of the Shakespeare canon. This production is the seventh Shakespeare play in the series undertaken by Naxos AudioBooks in conjunction with Cambridge University Press.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789626342053
Publisher:	Naxos Audiobooks Ltd.
Publication date:	11/28/2000
Series:	Naxos Classic Drama Series
Edition description:	3 CDs
Pages:	3
Product dimensions:	4.88(w) x 5.57(h) x 0.95(d)

About the Author

Samuel West was widely praised for his performance as Leonard Bast in the Merchant Ivory film, Howard's End. Other film credits include Carrington and Reunion, and he has been seen on TV in Persuasion and Heavy Weather. Theatrical roles have included Valentine in Arcadia and Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest.

Cathy Sara has worked for the New Shakespeare Company in The Taming of the Shrew and Romeo and Juliet, as well as the Stephen Joseph Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse and King Lear at the Hackney Empire. Her television appearances include Kavanagh QC, Beck, The Detectives and Heartbeat, and she has worked extensively for the BBC Radio Repertory.

Editorial Reviews

William Shapkespeare's Henry V receives a gratifying full-cast narration and production which brings to life the underlying ironies and contrasts inherent in Shakespeare's play. The complete text here has been fully dramatized from the New Cambridge Shakespeare text and is truly outstanding.