Alan Cumming:The Head that Wears a Crown
Featuring Speeches for Royal Men by William Shakespeare
Internationally acclaimed actor and Tony Award Winner, Alan Cumming performs Shakespeare’s most important and beloved Royal speeches including, “To be or not to be,” “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow,” “Now is the winter of our discontent,” “O that this too too sullied flesh would melt,” and many more. These speeches from As You Like It, Coriolanus, Hamlet, Henry V, Henry VIII, King Lear, MacBeth, Richard II, The Tempest, Titus Andronicus and Twelfth Night,were personally chosen by Cumming. Michael Boyd, recent Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company explaimed, “Alan Cumming brings to Shakespeare the lyricism of a genuine singer, the sharp edge of a wicked comic, and the embodied intelligence of a major actor.”
To be or not to be
At Saint John's
Alan in Titus
Outside Saint John's
Electronic Press Kit
Alan is one of the most extraordinary artists of his generation. His range as
an actor is altogether remarkable, and his Shakespeare is
illuminated by his incredible musicality.
John Kander
“Alan Cumming brings to Shakespeare the lyricism of a genuine singer, the sharp
edge of a wicked comic, and the embodied intelligence of a major actor.”
Michael Boyd, former head of the RSC
Adam Spreadbury-Maher, Artistic Director King's Head Pub
Now is the winter of our discontent
Alan Cumming’s ability to place his voice dynamically; his timbre,
rhythm, pitch, accents, everything, render Alan Cumming one of the
greatest chameleons of Shakespeare’s words and worlds. His voice and this
album take you on a journey of story, and that's the whole point of Shakespeare.