Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare

The audio CD with this edition ofJulius Caesarcontainsa series ofunique recordings to illustrate how different actors place their owninterpretation on the play. Hear Orson Welles in a 1938 recordingreciting Mark Antony's famous speech. Compare this to Adrian Lester'sperformance from 2003. There are also performances from HerbertBeerbohm Tree, Simon Russell Beale and Richard Dreyfuss.

The text is illustrated throughout withphotographs from notableproductions, including the 1953 movie starring Marlon Brando as MarkAntony, the RSC's 1972 production directed by Trevor Nunn and the 2005production at the Barbican. The book also takes you behind the sceneswith reproductions ofset drawings, costume designs and scene edits,all from original notes.

As well as the playtext, there arearticlescovering a range of topicsincluding In Production:Julius Caesarthrough the Years' by RobertOrmsby, Julius Caesar in Popular Culture' by Douglas Lanier, A VoiceCoach's Perspective on Speaking Shakespeare' by Andrew Wade and In theAge of Shakespeare' by Thomas Garvey.The Sourcebooks ShakespeareJulius Caesaris an invaluable tool for students of all ages from GCSEto A Level and beyond.