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Hamlet - The Bad Quarto

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Andrew Coleman, David Stifel, Elizabeth Klett, Amanda Friday, Huw Brentnall, Tom Saer, Alan Weyman
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Hamlet - The Bad Quarto

By William Shakespeare

Presented by The Online Stage

The so-called "Bad Quarto" of Shakespeare's Hamlet is the first known version of this world-famous tragedy. Published in 1603, this text is significantly shorter, has some divergent character names, and contains different renditions of some of the play's most famous lines. Some scholars believe that the Bad Quarto is a pirated edition, written down by one or more of the company actors, while others think that it is Shakespeare's first attempt that he later revised and expanded. Judge for yourself as you listen to this professional full-cast recording of perhaps the greatest play ever written.

Cast:

Hamlet - Andrew Coleman

King - David Stifel

Queen - Elizabeth Klett

Ophelia - Amanda Friday

Horatio - Huw Brentnall

Laertes/Player/Prologue - Tom Saer

Sentinel/Corambis/Ambassador - Alan Weyman

Marcellus/Priest/Fortenbrasse - Graham Scott

Barnardo/Voltemar/Player/Murderer/Second Clown/Lords - Phil Benson

Gentleman/Gentlemen/Ghost/Montano/Player/Duke - Denis Daly

Rossencraft/First Clown - Lance Rasmussen

Gilderstone - Tomas Peter

Player - Duchess - Anna Grace

Narrator - Trisha Rose

Audio edited by Denis Daly

Public Domain (P)2020 The Online Stage
Classics Drama & Plays Shakespeare Royalty
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