In this audio collection, Sir Michael Morpurgo retells two of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This unique audiobook features engaging readings by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company and by Michael himself, bringing these iconic stories to life through vibrant prose.

The retellings maintain the imaginative genius of the originals while offering a contemporary twist that appeals to child readers and Shakespeare scholars alike. Directed by Hal Chambers and Aaron Parsons, each story is introduced by Morpurgo and accompanied by incidental music composed by Phil James. Future installments will include retellings of Macbeth and Hamlet, King Lear and Henry V, Twelfth Night and Taming of the Shrew, and The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest.