検索キーワード： "William Shakespeare" コメディー・落語

Hot on the heels of the New York Times bestseller William Shakespeare’s Star Wars comes the next installment of the original trilogy: William Shakespeare’s The Empire Striketh Back. Many a fortnight have passed since the destruction of the Death Star. Young Luke Skywalker and his friends...

Return once more to a galaxy far, far away with this sublime retelling of George Lucas’s epic Star Wars in the style of the immortal Bard of Avon. The saga of a wise (Jedi) knight and an evil (Sith) lord, of a beautiful princess held captive and a young hero coming of age, Star...

Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare's best comedies, because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honor, shame, and court politics. The play includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness. Beatrice and Benedick are kept apart by pride and mutual antagonism until others decide to play Cupid.

Step into the whimsical world of Comedy of Errors, a delightful Shakespearean comedy penned between 1592 and 1594. This enchanting tale follows two sets of identical twin boys, separated by a shipwreck and fate, as they navigate a series of hilarious misunderstandings and mistaken identities. As the twins find themselves in the bustling town of Ephesus, chaos ensues, featuring wild accusations of infidelity, theft, and even madness! With angry wives, misguided nuns, and a host of quirky characters, this playful romp showcases the timeless charm of Shakespeares wit. Recorded as part of the ...

Hot on the heels of the New York Times best seller William Shakespeare’s Star Wars comes the final installment of the original trilogy: William Shakespeare’s The Jedi Doth Return. Prithee, attend the tale so far: Han Solo entombed in carbonite, the princess taken captive, the Rebel Alliance...

Experience The Force Awakens as a Shakespeare play, complete with Elizabethan verse, Shakespearian monologues, and theatrical stage directions! As the noble Resistance clashes with the vile First Order, Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, Kylo Ren, and BB-8 are pulled into a galaxy-wide drama—in iambic...

Step into a world of mistaken identities, unrequited love, and comedic intrigue with our collection of audiobooks inspired by Shakespeare's timeless themes. This podcast explores the delightful chaos and human folly that arise when individuals disguise their true selves and navigate complex social dynamics. Each week, we present a different full-length audiobook, offering a diverse range of perspectives, time periods, and storytelling styles. Listeners can expect to gain insight into the human condition while enjoying the humor and wit that such tales bring. With new books added weekly, ...

Fully improvised Shakespearean plays, complete with big characters, twisting plots, and very necessary soliloquies.

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. Magic, fairies, young lovers chasing each other through a forest, a man with a donkey's head, and impish Puck wreaking havoc right and left. What's going on here? It's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare at his most fanciful. The play opens with Theseus, Duke of Athens, preparing for his wedding. Egeus complains to Theseus that his daughter Hermia refuses to marry Demetrius. When Hermia is given the choice between marriage to Demetrius or life as a nun, she and her true love Lysander flee into the forest. Demetrius follows them; and Helena...

Is it a Shakespearean play? Most likely not, but this intriguing comedy, found in a volume labeled Shakespeare in Charles IIs library, certainly captivates. C. F. Tucker Brooke featured it in his 1818 collection of Shakespeare Apocrypha as one of 14 possible plays attributed to the Bard. With William the Conqueror in disguise and Fair Em revealing unexpected layers, this delightful tale offers a blend of humor and clever twists. - Summary by ToddHW

In one of Shakespeares most provocative comedies, The Merchant of Venice, we follow the ambitious Bassanio as he devises an audacious plan to win the heart of the wealthy heiress, Portia, by borrowing money from the shrewd Jewish moneylender, Shylock. When the loan goes unpaid, Bassanios friend Antonio, the titular Merchant, finds himself in peril, facing a grim fate due to his friends extravagant schemes. As tensions rise and a court case unfolds, the plays heroines must step up to untangle the chaos created by their partners. Join us for this dynamic group recording, completed in just two ...

All Brexit's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. . . Written by the Bard himself, with a little help from novelist Boris Starling, this wonderful comedy of errors retells the tragic story of the UK's acrimonious break from the EU, written in wonderful iambic pentameter. From...

Cymbeline is one of Shakespeare's late romances, which (like The Tempest and The Winter's Tale) combines comedy and tragedy. Imogen, the daughter of King Cymbeline of Britain, angers her father when she marries Posthumus, a worthy but penniless gentleman. The King banishes Posthumus, who goes to Rome, where he falls prey to the machinations of Iachimo, who tries to convince him that Imogen will be unfaithful. Meanwhile, the Queen (Imogen's stepmother) plots against her stepdaughter by trying to plan a match between Imogen and her worthless son Cloten. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)Cast:Arviragus...

In a twist of fate, local drunkard Christopher Sly stumbles into a tavern, where hes drawn into an elaborate charade that convinces him hes a nobleman! Thus unfolds the captivating tale of The Taming of the Shrew, one of Shakespeares renowned comedies. To entertain this newfound lord, a group of actors reenacts a story of love, rivalry, and transformation, where the enchanting Bianca attracts the attention of numerous suitors. However, her father has a condition the fiery Katherina, the shrew of the play, must find a suitable match first. Enter Petruchio, a determined suitor who will go to any...

Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607. It was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Life of Marcus Antonius and follows the relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony from the time of the Parthian War to Cleopatra's suicide. The major antagonist is Octavius Caesar, one of Antony's fellow triumviri and the future first emperor of Rome. The tragedy is a Roman play characterized by swift, panoramic shifts in geographical locations and in registers,...

Discover the intriguing tale of Mucedorus, a play often mistakenly attributed to Shakespeare in its 1610 edition. While it was housed in the library of Charles the Second, the authorship may actually belong to Robert Greene (1558 - 1592). Celebrated for its popularity, this play is referenced in the 1611 Beaumont and Fletcher work, The Knight of the Burning Pestle. Mucedorus was a tremendous success, captivating audiences with its whimsical charm akin to a nursery tale. Acted by traveling companies long after the Commonwealth, it impressively went through seventeen editions between 1598 and ...

Step into the vibrant world of Elizabethan England with William Shakespeares The Merry Wives of Windsor. Following the misadventures of the notorious Sir John Falstaff, who captured hearts in Henry IV, this play marks his final escapade. In the charming town of Windsor, Falstaff hatches a ludicrous scheme to woo two affluent merchant wives, Mistresses Page and Ford, by sending them identical love letters. Little does he know, his cunning plan will backfire spectacularly! As the two clever women band together to teach him a lesson through a series of hilarious pranks, they also navigate the ...

Dive into the enchanting world of Shakespeares early comedy, Loves Labours Lost, where the intricacies of romance and intellect collide. Set in the royal court of Navarre, the nobles lofty aspirations for scholarly pursuits are swiftly overshadowed when the charming Princess of France and her entourage arrive with a political agenda that ignites a whirlwind of romantic entanglements. This delightful clash of genders, wits, and social hierarchies unfolds through Shakespeares masterful wordplay, seamlessly blending high poetry, cheeky humor, and astute satire to critique both male romantic ...

Dive into the hilarity of The Comedy of Errors, one of William Shakespeares earliest and shortest plays, crafted between 1592 and 1594. This farcical comedy brings to life the chaotic tale of two sets of identical twins, inadvertently separated at birth. When Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant Dromio arrive in Ephesus, they unknowingly stumble into the lives of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and Dromio of Ephesus. The ensuing chaos spirals into a whirlwind of slapstick humor, mistaken identities, wrongful beatings, near-seduction, and wild accusations of theft, infidelity, and ...

Step into the enchanting world of Shakespeares As You Like It, a beloved pastoral comedy brimming with mistaken identities, sharp wit, and the complexities of love. When Rosalind, the daughter of a banished duke, escapes the court and disguises herself as a man in the Forest of Arden, she finds herself in a captivating game of love. As her true love Orlando arrives in the forest, she cleverly courts him while keeping her identity a secret. Amidst the romantic entanglements—where Phebe falls for her disguise and Silvius longs for Phebe—Jacques reflects on lifes absurdities, and Touchstone ...