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E.A. Copen

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Travis Baldree

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Felix Cross

Something sinister wanders the halls of the asylum, and there's a method to its madness.Plagued by visions, nightmares, and voices, Felix checks himself into a psychiatric institution, hoping to find a cure.When fellow patients begin to disappear, Felix suspects the staff is up to something unsavory. Yet no one remembers the missing patients. Not the doctors and nurses, not their families, not even the other patients.As Felix digs deeper, he discove...

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William Shakespeare, E.A. Copen, Pierre Arthur Laure, Tom Wheelwright

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a full cast, Harriet Walter, David Troughton

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The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection

The noble Titus returns victorious to Rome, bringing Tamora, queen of the Goths, as his captive. When one of Tamora's sons is condemned to die, she vows revenge, and, aided by the villainous Aaron, she exacts a terrible retribution, inaugurating a grim cycle of rape, murder, and cannibalism. This macabre, often brilliant tragedy comes from the earliest stage of Shakespeare's dramatic career.Titus is played by David Troughton and Tamora by Harriet Walter. Paterson Joseph is Aaron, a...

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William Shakespeare, E.A. Copen, Pierre Arthur Laure, Tom Wheelwright

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a full cast, David Tennant, Brendan Coyle

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The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection

Chaos and confusion mount to a crescendo in a wild and fast-paced comedy of mistaken identity, one of Shakespeare's earliest plays.Young Antipholus of Syracuse is searching the world for his identical twin brother, separated from him at birth. With him is his servant Dromio, who lost his twin brother at the same time. The pair arrive in Ephesus where, unbeknownst to them, their twins are living.Antipholus of Syracuse is played by David Tennant, Antipholus o...

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William Shakespeare, E.A. Copen, Pierre Arthur Laure, Tom Wheelwright

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a full cast, Paul Jesson, Ewan Hooper, Marjorie Yates, Martin Marquez, Shirley Dixon

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The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection

Rome is a city divided, nobility and common people locked in mutual suspicion. The patrician Caius Marcius, later called Coriolanus, is Rome’s greatest soldier, but his proud refusal to accommodate himself to the demands of the plebeians leads to banishment and death.A Roman history as well as tragedy, Coriolanus is a complex and subtle exploration of the themes of absolution and compromise, both in the political world and in the life of the individual.Paul Jesson ...

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William Shakespeare, E.A. Copen, Pierre Arthur Laure, Tom Wheelwright

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a full cast, Jack Shepherd, Sophie Thompson

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The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection

This strange, dark romance includes two songs composed by Shakespeare that are amongst the most beautiful in the English language.Imogen, the daughter of King Cymbeline, is persecuted by her wicked stepmother, the Queen, and by Cloten, the Queen’s doltish son. Disguised as a boy, she sets out to find her husband, the banished Posthumus. On her journey, she unwittingly meets her two brothers, stolen from the court as infants. Posthumus, meanwhile, has been convinced...

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William Shakespeare, E.A. Copen, Pierre Arthur Laure, Tom Wheelwright

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a full cast, Clarence Smith, Gerard Murphy, Stephen Mangan, Niamh Cusack

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The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection

This pastoral is one of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies, due to its delightful heroine, the wise, witty, and virtuous Rosalind, who complicates her love life by disguising herself as a young man.ACT IScene 1. Orlando, the youngest son of Sir Rowland de Boys, has been kept “rustically at home” by his older brother, Oliver; he has been denied his inheritance and any formal education. When Orlando demands his birthright, the brothers come to blows. ...

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William Shakespeare, E.A. Copen, Pierre Arthur Laure, Tom Wheelwright

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Don Warrington, David Threlfall, a full cast, Anne-Marie Duff, Jasper Britton, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Clive Swift, Stephen Mangan, Will Keen, Julian Glover, Suzanne Bertish

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The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection

This great tragedy confronts the mystery at the heart of evil and contains some of Shakespeare's most magnificent dramatic verse.Othello, a Moorish general in the service of Venice, has married Desdemona, beautiful daughter of a Venetian senator. But Iago, Othello's malignant ensign, is determined to destroy their happiness. Cunningly bending Othello to his own purposes, Iago persuades the Moor that Desdemona is unfaithful to him. Tormented in a hell of jealousy, Othello moves inex...

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William Shakespeare, E.A. Copen, Pierre Arthur Laure, Tom Wheelwright

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Michael Maloney, Damian Lewis, a full cast

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The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection

Proteus loves Julia in Verona, Valentine loves Silvia in Milan. But when Proteus meets Silvia, he falls for her too, and the heartbroken Julia sets out in pursuit.This delightful and sometimes disquieting early comedy of love lost and found offers lyrical poetry, disguise, clowning, outlaws, and a most unreliable dog.Proteus is played by Michael Maloney and Valentine by Damian Lewis. Silvia is Saskia Wickham, Julia is Lucy Robinson, and John Woodvine plays Launce.

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William Shakespeare, E.A. Copen, Pierre Arthur Laure, Tom Wheelwright

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a full cast, Amanda Root, David Bradley, Jason O'Mara, Samuel West, Abigail Docherty, Steve Hodson, Saskia Reeves, Paul Jesson, Bryan Pringle

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The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection

Young Claudio has fallen for the lovely heiress Hero, who also loves him. Their path to the altar looks smooth, until the evil Don John intervenes.All ends happily, thanks to his incompetent assassins and the lucky discoveries of the bungling constable Dogberry. Central to the play, one of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies, are Beatrice and Benedick, masters of wit and sworn foes to marriage—until a plot is hatched to bring them together.Beatrice is played by Saskia Reeves,...

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William Shakespeare, John Fletcher, E.A. Copen, Pierre Arthur Laure, Tom Wheelwright

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Simon Russell Beale, Jonathan Firth, a full cast, Helen Schlesinger

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The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection

Palamon and Arcite, cousins and bosom friends, are taken prisoner by Duke Theseus of Athens. While in captivity, they spy the beautiful Emilia. Both fall instantly in love with her, and their attachment to each other turns to hate.This dark-edged tragicomedy is now widely regarded as having been written by Shakespeare in collaboration with John Fletcher. Composed sometime in 1613–14, The Two Noble Kinsmen is the final play in Shakespeare's dramatic career.Jonathan ...

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William Shakespeare, E.A. Copen, Pierre Arthur Laure, Tom Wheelwright

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Joseph Fiennes, Maria Miles, a full cast, Clive Swift, Andrew Wincott, Trevor Peacock, Geoffrey Beevers, David Tennant, Jonathan Tafler

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The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection

In the world’s most celebrated and lyrical love story, the sublime devotion of two young lovers transcends their earthly fate.The noble Veronese houses of Montague and Capulet are locked in a bitter feud. When Romeo (a Montague) and Juliet (a Capulet) fall in love, they are swept up in a series of violent events and cruel twists of fortune. Despite the passion and innocence of their love, they fall victim to the enmity between their families, and their story ends in tragedy.

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William Shakespeare, E.A. Copen, Pierre Arthur Laure, Tom Wheelwright

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Simon Russell Beale, a full cast, Roger Allam, Stella Gonet, Jonathan Firth, Stephen Mangan

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The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection

Telling his followers he is leaving the city on affairs of state, the Duke of Vienna appoints the puritanical Angelo to govern in his absence. Will Angelo prove as virtuous as he seems once power is in his hands?Roaming the city disguised as a friar, the duke looks on as Angelo’s lust for the virtuous Isabella sweeps him into the corruption he has so sternly condemned in others.The duke’s manipulation at last produces a happy ending for this dark comedy, with its brilliant ...