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Romeo and Juliet (Arkangel Shakespeare – Fully Dramatized)

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[Full-Cast Audio Theater Dramatization. In this production, Romeo is played by Joseph Fiennes and Juliet by Maria Miles. Elizabeth Spriggs is the Nurse.]

On this planet’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.
Because this production of Romeo and Juliet features a full-cast performance, original music, and sound effects, it could as it should be be described as an audio play. This tragic tale of the world’s most famous star-crossed couple was originally written to be seen, but the genius of Shakespeare’s language is stunningly beautiful to the naked ear as well. When Romeo spies Juliet across a crowded dance floor, he speaks aloud what may be the perfect description of love to start with sight: “If my heart e’r loved till now, forswear it sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” Despite the fact that you’ll be able to’t see who has so smitten the dear boy, the Juliet you visualize in your mind’s eye is far more sublime than any mere mortal could ever hope to be. If there is a disappointment to this production, it is, mockingly, the sound itself. At times the actors’ overlapping voices are difficult to distinguish, especially for those unfamiliar with Elizabethan vernacular. The music is in most cases reasonably good and adds a advisable element that too few audiocassettes bother to include, but is at times perfunctory and a little too loud. The excellent cast is made up of established members of England’s professional theater community, and their performances meet the expectations one would have for this type of well-trained and respected group. (Running time: three hours, two cassettes) –George Laney

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