Shakespeare Unbard, Episode 31: The Infinite Variety of Antony and Cleopatra

Endlessly bewildering, Antony and Cleopatra is, much like Cleopatra herself, a thing of "infinite variety". It leaps around in genre, as if Shakespeare couldn't quite make up his mind. In this episode of Shakespeare Unbard, Joel takes a look at this complex play.

In this episode you'll hear excerpts and clips from:

• BBC Cymru Wales. Antony and Cleopatra. 2014.

• Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Macbeth. The Riverside Shakespeare, Houghton and Mifflin, 1974.

Films discussed:

• Heston, Charlston. Antony and Cleopatra. Rank Organiastion, 1972.

• Nunn, Trevor. Antony and Cleopatra. ITV, 1974.

• Griffin, Gary. Antony and Cleopatra. Stratford      Festival of Canada. 2015.

Other films to check out:

• Miller, Jonathan. Antony and Cleopatra. BBC, 1981.

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