Shakespeare
Sonnet No 86: Was it the proud full sail of his great verse...
Read by Paul Barrett. Music details: Tobias Hume: The Spirit of Gambo (AliaVox AV 9837) Audio
Sonnet No 85: My tongue-tied Muse in manners holds her still
Read by Raymond Hawthorne. Music details: Dowland: Mrs Norrish's Delight (Glossa GCD 920 109) Audio
Sonnet No 84: Who is it that says most? which can say more...
Read Stuart Devenie. Music details: Dowland: Mrs White's Thing (Naxos 8.557586) Audio
Sonnet No 83: I never saw that you did painting need...
Read by Frank Whitten. Music details: John Johnson: Carman's Whistle (Naxos 8.550776) Audio
Brutus from ‘Julius Caesar’ by Alex Greig
Brutus' Monologue from Act II, Scene I of 'Julius Caesar' Performed by Alex Greig. Audio
Bardfest Interview: Conversation with Dr Hannah August
A conversation with Shakespeare expert, Dr Hannah August. Dr August is joined by two of the Bardfest actors: Hannah Banks and Alex Greig. Includes monologues from 'Richard III', 'Henry V', 'A… Audio
Helena from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by Hannah Banks
Helena's Monologue from Act I, Scene I of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Performed by Hannah Banks. Audio
Sonnet No 82: I grant thou wert not married to my Muse...
Read by Elizabeth McRae. Music details: John Johnson: Short Almain (Naxos 8.550776) Audio
Sonnet No 81: Or I shall live your epitaph to make...
Read by Elizabeth McRae. Music details: John Johnson: Short Almain (Naxos 8.550776) Audio
Sonnet No 80: O, how I faint when I of you do write...
Read by George Herare. Music details: Dowland: My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home (Glossa GCD 920 109) Audio
Ophelia from ‘Hamlet’ by Rebecca Gumbley
Ophelia's Monologue from Act II, Scene I of 'Hamlet' Performed by Rebecca Gumbley. Audio
Puck from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by Miranda Harcourt
Puck's Monologue from Act III, Scene II of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Performed by Miranda Harcourt. Audio
Helena from ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’ by Erin Banks
Helena's Monologue from Act III, Scene II of 'All's Well That Ends Well'. Performed by Erin Banks. Audio
Sonnet No 72: O, lest the world should task you to recite…
Read by Susan Curnow. Music details: Dowland: What If A Day (Glossa GCD 920 109) Audio
Sonnet No 71: No longer mourn for me when I am dead
Read by Noelle Macarthy. Music details: Dowland: Mr Langton's Galliard (Glossa GCD 920 109) Audio
Sonnet No 70: That thou art blamed shall not be thy defect
Read John Callen. Music details: Tobias Hume: Life (AliaVox AV 9837) Audio
Sonnet No 69: Those parts of thee that the world's eye
Read by Paul Barret. Music details: John Taverner: In nomine (Virgin Classics VC 7 91216) Audio
Sonnet No 68: Thus is his cheek the map of days outworn
Read by Elrich Hooper. Music details: Philip van Wilder: Arthur's Dump (Virgin Classics VC 7 91216) Audio
Titus Andronicus from ‘Titus Andronicus’ by Simon Leary
Titus Andronicus' Monologue from Act III, Scene II of 'Titus Andronicus'. Performed by Simon Leary. Audio
Lady Percy from ‘Henry IV - Part 2’ by Rachel Harrison
Lady Percy's Monologue from Act II, Scene III of 'Henry IV - Part 2'. Performed by Rachel Harrison. Audio