The Arkangel series of Shakespeares plays presents all 38 of the Bards works in fully dramatized recordings featuring many noted Royal Shakespeare Company actors. Presented below is a full cast list for each of the plays. Scroll through the alphabetically arranged list to find the details of each play.
The production team involved in each recording was:
Director - Clive Brill
Composer - Dominique Le Gendre
Production Coordinators - Polly Coles and Charlotte Harvey
Sound Engineer - Wilfredo Acosta
Producers - Bill Shepherd and Tom Treadwell
Title | Cast List |
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A Midsummer Nights Dream | Bottom Roy Hudd Hermia Amanda Root Helena Saskia Wickham Lysander Rupert Penry-Jones Demetrius Clarence Smith Puck Richard McCabe Oberon David Harewood Titania Adjoa Andoh Quince Richard Cordery Snout John Hollis Flute Alex Lowe Starveling Sidney Livingstone Snug John Dallimore Theseus Paul Shelley Hippolyta Sophie Heyman Fairy Aicha Kossoko |
Alls Well That Ends Well | The King of France Clive Swift Helena Emily Woolf Bertram Sam West Countess Maggie Steed Parolles Edward de Souza Lafew Denys Hawthorne Lavatch Aden Gillett Interpreter Nicholas Murchie First French Lord John Warnaby Second French Lord Michael Higgs Widow Jenny Howe Diana Rebecca Saire Duke of Florence Gavin Muir Mariana Charlotte Harvey Messenger Scott Cherry |
Antony and Cleopatra | Mark Antony Ciaran Hinds Cleopatra Estelle Kohler Domitius Enobarbus David Burke Octavius Caesar Ian Hughes Charmian Eve Matheson Iras Emma Gregory Lepidus Trevor Martin Pompey Charles Simpson Octavia Tracy-Ann Oberman Eros John McAndrew Philo Steve Hodson Soothsayer Arthur Cox Menecrates Michael N. Harbour Menas Jonathan Tafler Scarus Mark Bonnar Diomedes Will Keen Cleopatras Messenger Gary Bakewell Alexas Richard Durden Mardian Christopher Luscombe Other parts played by David Bannerman, Sean Baker, Philip Bretherton, Anthony Jackson, Martin Marquez, Nicholas Murchie, Alisdair Simpson and Stephen Thorne. |
As You Like It | Rosalind Niamh Cusack Orlando Stephen Mangan Jaques Gerard Murphy Touchstone Clarence Smith Celia Victoria Hamilton Silvius Ian Pepperell Phebe Carolyn Backhouse Duke Senior Philip Voss Duke Frederick Hugh Ross Oliver Jonathan Tafler Audrey Sarah-Jane Holm Adam John Hollis Amiens Chook Sibtain Le Beau Sean Baker Corin Raymond Bowers Charles the Wrestler Matthew Morgan Lord Mark Lambert Jaques de Boys Duncan Bell |
The Comedy of Errors | Antipholus of Syracuse David Tennant Antipholus of Ephesus Brendan Coyle Dromio of Syracuse Alan Cox Dromio of Ephesus Jason OMara Adriana Niamh Cusack Luciana Sorcha Cusack Egeon Trevor Peacock Duke of Ephesus Dermot Crowley Abbess Helen Ryan Courtesan Pauline McLynn Angelo Lloyd Hutchinson First Merchant Robert Donovan Second Merchant Robert Patterson Balthazar Tom Farrelly Luce Donna Ansley |
Coriolanus | Coriolanus Paul Jesson Menenius Ewan Hooper Volumnia Marjorie Yates Brutus Steve Hawthorne Sicinius Denys Hawthorne Aufidius Martin Marquez Cominius Michael N. Harbour Titus Lartius Anthony Jackson Valeria Shirley Dixon Virgilia Sarah Woodward First Senator Trevor Martin Second Senator Jamie Glover First Citizen Michael Higgs Second Citizen Jonathan Tafler Corioles Messenger Mark Bonnar Corioles Philip Bretherton First Soldier Christopher Luscombe Young Marcius Freddie Norton |
Cymbeline | Cymbeline Jack Shepherd Imogen Sophie Thompson Posthumus Ben Porter Belarius Stephen Moore Iachimo Ron Cook Cloten Stephen Mangan Queen Suzanne Bertish Arviragus Ian Hughes Guiderius Will Keen Pisanio James Greene Philario Charlie Woods Soothsayer Max Bonamy Senator Rupert Mason Lady Annabel Capper Messenger James Reynard Jailer Julius Barnett |
Hamlet | Hamlet Simon Russell Beale Ophelia Imogen Stubbs Gertrude Jane Lapotaire Claudius Bob Peck Polonius Norman Rodway Ghost/Gravedigger Paul Jesson Horatio Alan Cox Laertes Damian Lewis Rosencrantz John McAndrew Guildenstern Clarence Smith Player King Clifford Rose Fortinbras Chook Sibtain Marcellus/Osric Nicholas Rowe Cornelius/Reynaldo Alex Boyd-Williams Prologe/Lucianus/Doctor Nicholas Murchie Player Queen Steven ONeill Bernardo Alan Westaway Francisco Alex McSweeney Voltemand Nick Monu |
Henry IV Part One | King Henry IV Julian Glover Prince Hal Jamie Glover Falstaff Richard Griffiths Hotspur Alan Cox Mistress Quickly Elizabeth Spriggs Northumberland Peter Jeffrey Worcester Anthony Jackson Glendower Ian Hughes Douglas Mark Bonnar Poins Charles Simpson Lady Percy Jane Slavin York Michael N. Harbour Vernon Nicholas Murchie Westmoreland Philip Whitechurch Bardolph Sidney Livingstone Blunt David King Other parts played by Peter England, Rachel Lumberg, John McAndrew, Chris Pavlo, Paul Reynolds, Justin Salinger and Alisdair Simpson. |
Henry IV Part Two | King Henry IV Julian Glover Prince Hal Jamie Glover Falstaff Richard Griffiths Hostess Quickly Elizabeth Spriggs Pistol Edward DeSouza Rumor Brian Cox Shallow Geoffrey Bayldon Northumberland Peter Jeffrey Doll Tearsheet Eve Mathieson Warwick Stephen Thorne Gower Ian Hughes Lady Percy Jane Slavin Mowbray Mark Bonnar Chief Justice Christian Rodska Lady Northumberland Susan Brown Bardolph Sidney Livingstone Mouldy David King Poins Charles Simpson Other parts played by John Dallimore, Peter England, Paul Goodwin, Michael N. Harbour, John McAndrew, Nicholas Murchie, Chris Pavlo, Ben Porter, Paul Reynolds, Justin Salinger, Alisdair Simpson and Philip Whitechurch. |
Henry V | Chorus Brian Cox Henry Jamie Glover King of France Bill Nighy Hostess Elizabeth Spriggs Pistol Edward DeSouza Constable Malcolm Sinclair Dauphin Charles Simpson Fluellen Ian Hughes Exeter Steve Hodson Canterbury David Horovitch Katherine Saira Todd Wesmoreland Philip Whitechurch Williams Gary Bakewell Montjoy Alan Cox Bedford John McAndrew Bardolph Sid Livingstone French Queen Diana Quick Burgundy David King Alice Corinna Richards Other parts played by Scott Cherry, Chris Crooks, Theo Fraser Steele, Peter Novis, Chris Pavlo, Paul Reynolds, Justin Salinger, Daniel Slater and Kim Wall. |
Henry VI Part One | King Henry VI David Tennant Duke of Gloucester Norman Rodway Talbot John Bowe Joan de Pucelle Amanda Root Richard Plantagenet Clive Merrison Earl of Suffolk Nigel Cooke Bishop of Winchester Steve Hodson Countess of Auvergne Isla Blair Duke of Bedford Christopher Benjamin Duke of Exeter Anthony Jackson Duke of Somerset Michael N. Harbour Earl of Salisbury Christian Rodska Charles, Dauphin of France David Yelland Margaret of Anjou Kelly Hunter Duke of Burgundy Raymond Bowers Duke of Alencon Mark Lambert Bastard of Orleans Nicholas Rowe Duke of Anjou John Hollis Edmund Mortimer Trevor Martin Young Talbot John McAndrew Other parts played by Alex Boyd-Williams, Alan Cox, Arthur Cox, Alex Lowe, Nicholas Murchie and Jonathan Tafler. |
Henry VI Part Two | King Henry VI David Tennant Queen Margaret Kelly Hunter Duke of Gloucester Norman Rodway Earl of Warwick John Bowe Duke of York Clive Merrison Duke of Suffolk Nigel Cooke Duchess of Gloucester Isla Blair Richard Plantagenet David Troughton Edward Plantagenet Stephen Boxer Jack Cade Kenneth Cranham Lord Clifford Peter Marinker Lord Say Mark Lambert Bishop of Winchester Steve Hodson Duke of Somerset Michael N. Harbour Duke of Buckingham Christian Rodska Earl of Salisbury Patrick OConnell Stafford Raymond Bowers Young Clifford Jamie Glover John Hume David Cardy Margery Jourdain Jenny Howe Other parts played by Alex Boyd-Williams, Alan Cox, Paul Goodwin, Alex Lowe and Colin Salmon. |
Henry VI Part Three | King Henry VI David Tennant Queen Margaret Kelly Hunter Earl of Warwick John Bowe Duke of York Clive Merrison Richard Plantagenet David Troughton Edward Plantagenet Stephen Boxer George Plantagenet John McAndrew Lady Gray Sonia Ritter King Louis of France Jonathan Tafler Duke of Exeter Nigel Cooke Duke of Somerset Michael N. Harbour Earl of Westmoreland Mark Lambert Earl of Northumberland Anthony Jackson Lord Clifford Jamie Glover Lord Hastings Christian Rodska Lord Rivers Gavin Muir Marquess of Montague Raymond Bowers Earl of Oxford Nicholas Murchie Earl of Rutland Jay Barrimore Other parts played by Alex Boyd-Williams, Carolyn Backhouse, David Cardy, Alex Lowe and Nicholas Rowe. |
Henry VIII | King Henry VIII Paul Jesson Queen Katherine Jane Lapotaire Cardinal Wolsey Timothy West Duke of Norfolk Anton Lesser Duke of Buckingham David Yelland Gardiner Steve Hodson Duke of Suffolk Ian Gelder Cranmer Michael N. Harbour Lord Chamberlain David Shaw Parker Cardinal Campeius Anthony Jackson Prologue/Epilogue Sean Baker Cromwell Nicholas Murchie Anne Bullen Katherine Schlesinger Old Lady Maria Charles Lord Abergavenny Alan Westaway Earl of Surrey Stephen Mangan Doctor Butts John McAndrew Bishop of Lincoln Alan Cox Lovell Nicholas Rowe |
Julius Caesar | Julius Caesar Michael Feast Brutus John Bowe Mark Antony Adrian Lester Cassius Geoffrey Whitehead Portia Estelle Kohler Octavius Jonathan Tayler Calaphurnia Shirley Dixon Casca Keith Drinkel Flavius Bill Homewood Marullus Will Keen Pindarus Sean Baker Lucilius Nicholas Murchie Artemidorus Paul Goodwin Cinna the Poet John Dallimore Soothsayer David King Other parts played by Scott Cherry, Theo Fraser Steele, Gerard Logan and Chris Pavlo. |
King John | King John Michael Feast Constance Eileen Atkins The Bastard Michael Maloney Philip of France Geoffrey Whitehead Hubert Trevor Peacock Pandulph Bill Nighy Queen Elinor Margaret Robinson Dauphin Raymond Coulthard Austria Jonathan Tafler Arthur Peter England Salisbury Anthony Jackson Pembroke Oliver Cotton Melun Mark Lambert Lady Faulconbridge Jenny Howe Blanch Alison Reid Robert Faulconbridge Nicholas Murchie Chatillion Scott Cherry |
King Lear | Lear Trevor Peacock Gloucester Clive Merrison Kent Anton Lesser Goneril Penny Downie Regan Samantha Bond Cordelia Julia Ford Edmund Gerard Murphy Edgar David Tennant Fool John Rogan Albany David Horovitch Cornwall Rob Edwards Oswald Jonathan Tafler Gentleman Clifford Rose France John McAndrew Burgundy Christopher Gee Old Man David Shaw Parker Knight Alex Lowe |
Loves Labors Lost | King of Navarre Greg Wise Berowne Alex Jennings Princess of France Samantha Bond Rosaline Emma Fielding Don Armado Alan Howard Longaville Jonathan Tafler Dumaine John Warnaby Maria Sarah Rice Katherine Katherine Schlesinger Boyet Nicholas Woodeson Moth Steven ONeill Holofernes David Horovitch Nathaniel Kenneth Jay Dull John Dallimore Costard Max Bonamy Jaquenetta Emily Raymond |
Macbeth | Macbeth Hugh Ross Lady Macbeth Harriet Walter Banquo John Bowe Macduff Gary Bakewell Malcolm Mark Bonnar Duncan Denys Hawthorne First Witch Shirley Dixon Second Witch Margaret Robertson Third Witch Maureen Beattie Porter David Tennant Ross Sean Baker Siward Gavin Muir Fleance Peter England Old Man Michael Deacon Other parts played by Alasdair Galbraith, Sidney Livingstone, Alex Lowe and Nicholas Murchie. |
Measure for Measure | The Duke Roger Allam Angelo Simon Russell Beale Isabella Stella Gonet Claudio Jonathan Firth Lucio Stephen Mangan Pompey Desmond Barrit Mariana Emily Bruni Escalus Christopher Benjamin Provost Christian Rodska Mistress Overdone Patricia Brake Elbow Lloyd Hutchinson Abhorson David Cardy Friar Peter David Killick Juliet Abigail Docherty Barnardine Ian Gelder Froth Chris Pavlo Nun Shirley Dixon Friar Thomas Robert Portal |
The Merchant of Venice | Portia Haydn Gwynne Shylock Trevor Peacock Bassanio Julian Rhind-Tutt Antonio Bill Nighy Gratiano Will Keen Lorenzo Matthew Delamere Jessica Sarah-Jane Holm Nerissa Alison Reid Launcelot Gobbo David Tennant The Duke Geoffrey Whitehead Morocco Colin Salmon Aragon Robert Morgan Old Gobbo Ronald Herdman Salerio Jonathan Tafler Solanio Nicholas Murchie |
The Merry Wives of Windsor | Sir John Falstaff Dinsdale Landen Mistress Ford Sylvestra Le Touzel Mistress Page Penny Downie Ford Nicholas Woodeson Page Philip Jackson Justice Shallow Clive Swift Slender John Dallimore Mistress Quickly Susan Brown Doctor Caius Kenneth Jay Host David Cardy Anne Page Camilla Power Fenton Scott Handy Evans Alan David Pistol Chook Sibtain Bardolph Anthony Jackson Nym Rupert Mason Simple Andrew Fallaize William Pascoe Sabido Robin Peter England Rugby James Reynard |
Much Ado About Nothing | Beatrice Saskia Reeves Benedick Samuel West Don Pedro Paul Jesson Claudio Jason OMara Hero Abigail Docherty Leonato David Bradley Margaret Amanda Root Dogberry Bryan Pringle Don John Steve Hodson Ursula Sonia Ritter Verges Raymond Bowers Antonio James Greene Balthasar Nicholas Murchie Borachio Eddie Marsan Conrade Alex Lowe Friar Francis John Rogan First Watch Alisdair Simpson Second Watch Chris Pavlo Boy Freddie Norton Other parts played by members of the cast. |
Othello | Othello Don Warrington Iago David Threlfall Desdemona Anne-Marie Duff Cassio Jasper Britton Roderigo Stephen Mangan Brabantio Clive Swift Emilia Suzanne Bertish Duke Julian Glover Bianca Tracy-Ann Oberman Montano Will Keen Gratiano Chris Crooks Lodovico Alan David Clown Mark Bonnar Herald James Greene Messenger Jonathan Tafler |
Pericles | Gower Sir John Gielgud Pericles Nigel Terry Thaisa Stella Gonet Marina Julie Cox Dionyza Siobhan Redmond Cleon Christopher Timothy Antiochus Peter Marinker Simonides Christopher Benjamin Lysimachus Alan Cox Helicanus David Killick Pander Ian Gelder Bawd Alwyne Taylor Boult Lloyd Hutchinson Lychorida Sian Radinger Cerimon Alec Linstead Leonine Jason OMara Other parts played by Neil Daglish, Abigail Docherty, Maynard Eziashi, Christopher McElroy, Cameron Stewart, Tom Farrelly and Richard Trahair. |
Richard II | King Richard II Rupert Graves Henry Bolingbroke Julian Glover John of Gaunt John Wood Duchess of Gloucester Isla Blair York John Nettleton Aumerle Rupert Penry-Jones Northumberland Peter Jeffrey Carlisle Edward De Souza Queen Saira Todd Duchess of York Susan Brown Gardener Geoffrey Bayldon Mowbray Steve Hodson Welsh Captain Ian Hughes Green Robert Portal Abbot of Westminster Anthony Jackson Ross Jonathan Tafler Bagot Nicholas Murchie Exton Scott Cherry Other parts played by Alan Cox, Theo Fraser Steele, Sidney Livingstone and Nicholas Lumley. |
Richard III | Earl of Richmond Charles Simpson Earl Rivers Gavin Muir Marquess of Dorset Jamie Glover Sir William Catesby Nicholas Murchie Sir James Tyrrel Steve Hodson Sir James Blunt Trevor Martin Sir Robert Brakenbury Arthur Cox Sir Richard Ratcliffe Ben Martin First Murderer John Hollis Edward, Prince of Wales Jay Barrimore Richard, Duke of York George Miller King Richard III David Troughton Duke of Buckingham Philip Voss Lady Anne Saskia Wickham Queen Margaret Margaret Robertson Queen Elizabeth Sonia Ritter King Edward IV Stephen Boxer Duke of Clarence John McAndrew Lord Stanley David Yelland Duchess of York Mary Wimbush Lord Hastings Christian Rodska Other parts played by Peter Marinker, Cameron Powie, Helena Rice, Colin Salmon and David Tennant. |
Romeo and Juliet | Romeo Joseph Fiennes Juliet Maria Miles Nurse Elizabeth Spriggs Friar Laurence Clive Swift Capulet Trevor Peacock Mercutio David Tennant Tybalt Jonathan Tafler Benvolio Raymond Coulthard Prince Scott Cherry Paris Andrew Wincott Montague Geoffrey Beevers Lady Capulet Liz Kettle Other parts played by Matthew Morgan, Nicholas Murchie, Richard Pearce and Margaret Robertson. |
The Taming of the Shrew | Kate Frances Barber Petruchio Roger Allam Lucentio Alan Cox Tranio Clarence Smith Hortensio Charles Simpson Baptista Sean Baker Gremio John Hollis Bianca Elizabeth Anne OBrien Grumio Michael Higgs Vincentio Keith Drinkel Pedant Michael Deacon Widow Jenny Howe Biondello Richard Pearce Tailor Robert Morgan Curtis Max Digby |
The Tempest | Prospero Bob Peck Miranda Jennifer Ehle Ariel Adrian Lester Antonio Simon Russell Beale Ferdinand Jamie Glover Caliban Richard McCabe Trinculo Desmond Barrit Alonso Jack Klaff Gonzalo Christian Rodska Sebastian Chook Sibtain Stephano Arthur Cox Boatswain Nicholas Murchie Ceres Sian Radinger Iris Adjoa Andoh Juno Abigail Docherty Francisco Robert Whitelock Other parts played by members of the cast. |
The Two Gentlemen of Verona | Proteus Michael Maloney Valentine Damian Lewis Silvia Saskia Wickham Julia Lucy Robinson Launce John Woodvine Sir Thurio Desmond Barrit Speed Nicholas Murchi Lucetta Sarah-Jane Holm Duke of Milan Trevor Martin Antonio Arthur Cox Panthino James Greene Sir Eglamour Andrew Alston Other parts are played by members of the cast. |
The Two Noble Kinsmen | Prologue and Epilogue Simon Russell Beale Palamon Jonathan Firth Arcite Nigel Cooke Emilia Helen Schlesinger Theseus Geoffrey Whitehead Gaolers Daughter Sarah-Jane Holm Gaoler Richard Cordery Hippolyta Adjoa Andoh Gerrold Geoffrey Beevers Pirithous James Greene First Queen Lucy Robinson Second Queen Nicola King Third Queen Sian Radinger Wooer Andrew Wincott Other parts played by Arthur Cox, Neil Daglish, Alisdair Simpson, James Wallace and Rupert Wickham. |
Timon of Athens | Timon Alan Howard Apemantus Norman Rodway Alcibiades Damian Lewis Flavius John McAndrew Painter Paul Jesson Poet/Lucius David Ross Lucullus/Jeweller Michael N. Harbour Merchant Jonathan Tafler First Senator Clifford Rose Second Senator/Old Man John Hollis Third Senator/Ventidius Rupert Wickham First Servant/Flaminius Chook Sibtain Second Servant Alex Lowe Third Servant Alex Boyd-Williams Caphis Alex McSweeney Lucilius/Philotus Nicholas Rowe Hortensius Alan Westaway First Lord John Rogan Other parts played by Carolyn Backhouse, Michelle Frost, Nick Monu and David Shaw Parker. |
Titus Andronicus | Titus Andronicus David Troughton Tamora Harriet Walter Aaron Paterson Joseph Marcus David Burke Saturninus Ian Hughes Lavinia Emma Gregory Lucius Will Keen Chiron John McAndrew Demetrius Charles Simpson Bassianus Nicholas Murchie Aemilius Nigel Cooke Mutius Alisdair Simpson Quintus Alex Lowe Martius Chris Pavlo Nurse Marjorie Yates Young Lucius Steven Geller Other parts played by members of the cast. |
Troilus and Cressida | Troilus Ian Pepperell Cressida Julia Ford Pandarus Norman Rodway Ulysses Gerard Murphy Agamemnon Philip Voss Thersites David Troughton Achilles Julian Wadham Hector Charles Simpson Diomedes Duncan Bell Priam Clifford Rose Aeneas Rob Edwards Nestor Trevor Martin Patroclus Michael Higgs Paris Chook Sibtain Ajax Ben Martin Andromache Carolyn Backhouse Prologue/Calchas Ian Gelder Menelaus Mark Lambert Helen Annabel Capper Cassandra Elli Garnett Deiphobus Rupert Mason |
Twelfth Night | Olivia Amanda Root Orsino Jonathan Firth Viola Niamh Cusack Malvolio Julian Glover Sir Toby Belch Dinsdale Landen Sir Andrew Aguecheek Richard Cordery Feste Paterson Joseph Sebastian Will Keen Maria Maggie McCarthy Antonio Alex Lowe Fabian Peter Gunn Curio Scott Cherry Valentine Neil Stuke |
The Winters Tale | Time the Chorus Sir John Gielgud Leontes Ciaran Hinds Hermione Sinead Cusack Paulina Eileen Atkins Polixenes Paul Jesson Antigonus Julian Glover Camillo Geoffrey Whitehead Autolycus Alex Jennings Perdita Alison Reid Florizel Mark Bonnar Old Shepherd Anthony Jackson Clown Stephen Mangan Archidamus John Hollis Mamillius Stephen Geller Cleomenes Alan Cox Dion John McAndrew Gaoler Steve Hodson Officer James Greene Mopsa Sarah-Jane Holm Dorcas Sian Radinger Emilia Rebecca Saire Other parts played by Charlotte Harvey, Nicholas Murchie, Jonathan Tafler and Tanya Winsor. |
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