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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: Hamlet Lives Forever

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Hamlet Lives Forever

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A story inspired by Hamlet, written by Horatio Clare and read by Julian Rhind-Tutt

Shakespeare tells the story of Hamlet to his son, in the manner of a bedtime story...
A story inspired by Hamlet, written by Horatio Clare and read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.

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