Audio Book Review of Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare Read by Full cast of BBC Radio Collection

Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
Read by full cast of BBC Radio

From Audible.com
 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.
Antony & Cleopatra is an intense love story, exploring the constant conflict between duty and emotion with characters so charismatic they continue to fascinate after 2,000 years. Shakespeare achieved some of his most beautiful poetry in this play, and the richness of the language makes it perfect for audio.
Revitalised, original, and comprehensive, this is Shakespeare for the new millennium.

My Take:  I have never be one for Shakespeare.  I did enjoy a production of a Midsummer's Night dream a few summers ago during our local parks summer arts program.   This production was okay but I did find myself having to give more attention to it than I normally do while I am listening.  This was definitely not an audio that I could multitask. 

Audio:  I always enjoy listening to full cast productions and this was no exception.  You need a full cast to bring the play to life and this cast did an excellent job.

I received this audio through the summer program last year of Sync.  If you like audio books I would highly recommend getting involved with this program. 

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry - Audio Book of the Week

From Amazon.com:

A Raisin in the Sun is a seminal American drama and a heroic testament of hope. This new recording of Lorraine Hansberry s classic play, starring Rutina Wesley from the HBO hit series True Blood, chronicles a working class African American family struggling to maintain dignity in a harsh world. With her late husband s insurance money finally in hand, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a better home. However, her children have other plans: Walter Lee wants to buy a liquor store, and Beneatha wants to go to medical school. What happens when family dreams drastically diverge? A full-cast performance featuring: Judyann Elder, James Gleason, Noah Gray-Cabey, Corey Hawkins, Deidrie Henry, Terrell Tilford, Rutina Wesley and Mirron E. Willis.

My Take:  I received a copy of this La Theater Works  production as a part of Audiobook Jukebox's Solid Gold reviewer program.  I chose this title in August but did not receive it till last week.

I usually listen to unabridged books that are at least 8 hours long and have one reader.  It is nice to break up that every once in awhile with a drama that has a full cast and is about 2 hours long.  These plays have all of that covered.

The cast in this particular play bring the character's to life and you truly are routing that eveything will work out for this family.  I would  highly recommend this production to anyone but be aware there is some language. 

This play brought the truth fo the fact that family can hurt us the most by the words that are said.  After listening to this I am going to be more aware of the words I say..