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Romeo and Juliet

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Michael Sheen, Kate Beckinsale, full cast
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Here is the full-cast production of Shakespeare's classic love story, fully dramatized from the complete text, and starring Michael Sheen as Romeo and Kate Beckinsale as Juliet.

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This is the best of the Romeo and Juliets that I have heard- it's well played, absorbing and well paced; in that I felt it was particually faithful to the Elizabethan stage- there was no obtrusive attempt to set scenes within a sound-scape ( not that there is anything wrong with this- the BBC ones tend to do it superbly, but if you have a few seconds of backround noise before a scene begins it does hold up the action) and the scenes are often divided just by the sound of a rapier swipe- just as one would imagine the scenes following hot on the heels of each other in the original staging- and of course the play itself is about rush and the lack of time.

Fiona Shaw is good as the nurse (though to be honest the BBC nurse is slightly better) and Anton Lesser made a more than usually sympathetic Mecutio. He did the 'queen Mab' speech very well, but rather underplayed his death scene.

Frances Barber made a convincingly harsh Lady Capulet- but the acoustics made me wonder if she was actually occupying the same space as the other actors- incidentally her Cleopatra (BBC radio) is even better..

The best so far...

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The acting here was lovely and very nuanced. A very strong performance from all and it was easy to get lost in the story. Wish all Shakespeare could be like this!

Beautifully done!

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This is a great dramatised audiobook if you are studying the play word for word. I was able to follow my copy of the text whilst listening to this audiobook.

Highly recommended

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This is my first audio version of the play. I expected quality considering the cast, but it has far surpassed my expectations with a brilliant rendering of the play. In particular the title characters, Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio and lady Capulet impress me.

The dialogue is beautifully spoken. It's quite simply a joy to listen to.

A beautiful rendition

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This is truly a great audiobook! I followed this with a book copy. I struggle to take on words when I read, so using this was ideal! A great purchase!

So good! Great if you’re studying Romeo and Juliet!

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