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Title: The Complete Collection of 10 Retellings

Series: Part of Michael Morpurgo’s Tales from Shakespeare

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Narrator: Kemi-Bo Jacobs et al., Colm Gormley, Zoe Lambert, Baker Mukasa, Ben Caplan, Patrick Osborne, Alice Blundell, Dyfrig Morris, Anne Odeke, Georgia Landers, Assad Zaman, Miles Jupp, Avita Jay

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Release date: October 14, 2021

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore

Publisher's Summary: Sir Michael Morpurgo retells ten of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays in this stunning audio collection in association with the RSC, featuring readings by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Michael himself. This collection includes Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, Henry V, Twelfth Night, Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest. Translating these iconic plays into thrilling prose, the nation’s favourite storyteller preserves all the imaginative genius and spark of the originals, while bringing a contemporary and vibrant voice to their retelling. The stories are revealed in a fresh, exciting and entertaining way, providing both an entry point for child readers and a fascinating dialogue with the original texts that will intrigue any Shakespeare scholar. Each tale, directed by Hal Chambers and Aaron Parsons, is introduced by Michael and includes incidental music composed by Phil James.