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Cymbeline

William Shakespeare

Length
3 h 27 min
Chapters
6
Language
English
Genre
Plays
First published
1623

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: om123 Attendant and First Gaoler: Bill Mosley Belarius: Algy Pug Caius Lucius: Mark F. Smith Cloten: mb Cornelius: Amy Gramour Cymbeline: Bruce Pirie First British Captain and Messenger: Elizabeth Klett First Brother: John Fricker First Gentleman and First Senator: Algy Pug First Lady: rashada First Lord: rf First Tribune and Roman Captain: Bill Mosley Frenchman and Soothsayer: Timothy Ferguson Guiderius: Denny Sayers Iachimo: John Fricker Imogen: Elizabeth Klett Jupiter: Elizabeth Klett Mother: Sweetlilbirdy Philario: Raken Pisanio: Matthew Reece Posthumus Leonatus: David Goldfarb Queen: Arielle Lipshaw Second British Captain, Second Gentleman, and Second Senator: John Fricker Second Brother, Second Lord, and Second Gaoler: Arielle Lipshaw Sicilius Leonatus: Jason Bortles Narrator: David Lawrence

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