The Essential Shakespeare Live Encore written by William Shakespeare performed by Sinead Cusack, Judi Dench, Ian Holm and David Tennant on CD (Abridged)

Following the success of "The Essential Shakespeare", the British Library and the Royal Shakespeare Company are proud to present a second audio set of live Shakespeare recordings, Essential Shakespeare Encore.

The two discs feature scenes and speeches taken from RSC productions in Stratford-upon- Avon and London, recorded by the British Library and the RSC over a period of almost half a century. As in the first volume, all the recordings are being published for the first time. The extracts, chosen by RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran, are taken from productions that were not included previously, so as to complement the first volume.

The roll-call of prestigious portrayals runs from Paul Robeson's legendary Othello in 1959 to David Tennant's highly-acclaimed Hamlet in 2008. Among the other memorable productions are Peter Hall's 'Henry IV', Trevor Nunn's 'The Winter's Tale', John Barton's 'The Merchant of Venice', Adrian Noble's 'Macbeth', Sam Mendes' 'Troilus and Cressida' and the recent 'Histories Cycle' of Michael Boyd. Notable actors include Ian Holm, David Suchet, Juliet Stevenson, Ian Richardson, Jonathan Pryce, Ralph Fiennes, Simon Russell Beale, Harriet Walter, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen.

Track listing DISC ONE 1. Othello [1959] (featuring Paul Robeson) From Act 1 Scene 3 2. Henry IV Part 1 [1964] (featuring Ian Holm) From Act 2 Scene 4 3. The Winter s Tale [1971] (featuring Judi Dench) From Act 5 Scene 3 4. A Midsummer Night s Dream [1972] (featuring Ben Kingsley) From Act 2 Scene 1 5. Love s Labour s Lost [1975] (featuring Ian Richardson) From Act 4 Scene 3 6. The Merchant of Venice [1981] (featuring David Suchet) From Act 3 Scene 1 7. Measure for Measure [1984] (featuring Juliet Stevenson) From Act 3 Scene 1 8. Macbeth [1987] (fetauring Jonathan Pryce) From Act 1 Scene 7 9. Much Ado about Nothing [1991] (fetauring Roger Allam) From Act 4 Scene 1 10. Troilus and Cressida [1991] (featuring Simon Russell Beale) From Act 5 Scene 1 11. The Two Gentlemen of Verona [1992] (featuring Richard Moore) From Act 2 Scene 3

DISC TWO 1. Henry VIII (All is True) [1996] (featuring Ian Hogg) 2. Timon of Athens [1999] (featuring Michael Pennington) 3. King John [2001] (featuring Trevor Cooper) 4. Pericles [2002] (fetauring Roger Frost) 5. The Taming of the Shrew [2003] (featuring Ian Gelder) 6. Cymbeline [2003] (featuring Emma Fielding) 7. Antony and Cleopatra [2006] (featuring Patrick Stewart) 8. King Lear [2007] (featuring Ian McKellen) 9. Henry V [2008] (featuring Geoffrey Streatfeild) 10. Hamlet [2008] (featuring David Tennant)