From Allie Esiri, editor of the bestselling A Poem for Every Day of the Year and A Poem for Every Night of the Year, comes this beautiful audio anthology of Shakespeare's works.William Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays, 154 sonnets and a handful of longer poems and you can discover them all here. Each track of this unique collection contains an extract, which might be a famous poem, quote or scene, matched to the date, performed by leading actors such as Sir Simon Russell Beale, Helen McCrory, and Damian Lewis. Allie Esiri's introductions give her readers a new window into the work, time and life of the greatest writer in the English language. Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year is perfect for listening or sharing and brings you Shakespeare's best-known and best-loved classics alongside lesser known extracts read b ya range of award-winning Shakespearean actors. Esiri's entertaining and insightful thoughts on each entry will fill your year with wonder, laughter, wisdom and wit.The complete cast of performers are: Sir Simon Russell Beale, Helen McCrory, Damian Lewis, Hattie Morahan, Pappa Essiedu, Jade Anouka, Ben Allen and Jot Davies.

Vorwort
A daily piece of Shakespeare to inspire and delight.

Autorentext
Allie Esiri read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge and is an award-winning curator, described by The Sunday Times as a ‘poetry powerhouse’. Her anthology A Poem for Every Day of the Year was in the best books of the year list in The Times and the Observer. Her previous anthology, A Poem for Every Night of the Year was a best book of the year in The Times and the New Statesman and won the IBW book award. She hosts an annual poetry show at the National Theatre and regular events at major festivals including Hay, Cheltenham and Edinburgh. Allie Esiri read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge and is an award-winning curator, described by The Sunday Times as a ‘poetry powerhouse’. Her anthology A Poem for Every Day of the Year was in the best books of the year list in The Times and the Observer. Her previous anthology, A Poem for Every Night of the Year was a best book of the year in The Times and the New Statesman and won the IBW book award. She hosts an annual poetry show at the National Theatre and regular events at major festivals including Hay, Cheltenham and Edinburgh.Allie Esiri read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge and is an award-winning curator, described by The Sunday Times as a ‘poetry powerhouse’. Her anthology A Poem for Every Day of the Year was in the best books of the year list in The Times and the Observer. Her previous anthology, A Poem for Every Night of the Year was a best book of the year in The Times and the New Statesman and won the IBW book award. She hosts an annual poetry show at the National Theatre and regular events at major festivals including Hay, Cheltenham and Edinburgh.Simon Russell Beale has won numerous awards for his theatre work, including three Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards. His most recent theatre appearances have included King Arthur in Spamalot at the Schubert Theatre in New York and the Palace Theatre in London and Face in The Alchemist at the National Theatre. Simon's television work includes A Dance To The Music Of Time for which he won a BAFTA for Best Actor, Dunkirk and The Young Visiters.

Klappentext
Allie Esiri, who read Modern and Medieval Languages at
Cambridge University, is an accomplished curator and host of
live poetry events at The National Theatre, The Bridge Theatre,
and at Hay, Oxford, Bath and Cheltenham literary festivals. Her
anthology A Poem for Every Day of the Year was in the best books
of the year list in The Times and the Observer and the audiobook
is read by Helena Bonham Carter and Simon Russell Beale. Her
previous anthology, A Poem for Every Night of the Year was a best
book of the year in The Times and the New Statesman and won the
IBW 2017 book award.

Zusammenfassung
A daily piece of Shakespeare to inspire and delight.