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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.

Shakespeare Retold: Macdeath

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A story inspired by Macbeth, written by Pamela Butchart and read by Shirley Henderson

In this adaptation, the narrator is a primary school pupil who volunteers to tell the story of Macbeth to her classmates. What follows is an exuberantly funny version of the tale told in a distinctively modern and childlike voice.
A story inspired by Macbeth, written by Pamela Butchart and read by Shirley Henderson.

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