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Shakespeare Retold

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Shakespeare’s plays inspire a collection of stories by leading children’s writers.

Ten of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays become the inspiration for a collection of stories by leading children’s writers and read by some famous voices.

Ten of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays become the inspiration for a collection of stories by leading children’s writers and read by some famous voices. Writers include Frank Cottrell Boyce, Pamela Butchart and Jamila Gavin; readers include Simon Callow, Shirley Henderson and Julian Rhind-Tutt.

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A Paul Stewart story inspired by Othello. Read by David Gyasi

This modern-day re-telling is set in a high school. Jags is jealous that Olly has given Caspar a place in the football team. Jags uses social media to provide evidence of a fake relationship he creates between Caspar and Mona as revenge...
A Paul Stewart story inspired by Othello. Read by David Gyasi.

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