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The diverse and absorbing history of the theatre ranges from the tragedies and comedies of ancient Greece to the high-tech musicals of today. Derek Jacobi’s engaging reading is illustrated with more than 50 extracts from classic plays, performed by some of today’s leading actors.

Using a combination of storytelling and excerpts from the plays, a cast led by Anton Lesser introduce the plots and main characters in Shakespeare’s eight plays about the Plantagenet kings Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI and Richard III. Unabridged.