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Benedict attended the wedding of his good friend james rhodes over the weekend. Below is a section of the various books benedict has narrated and links to buy them to the extent that theyre available. Benedict cumberbatch joins prince charles for shakespeare. Thom yorke interviews benedict cumberbatch pitchfork. You can see the inclusive photos here, here and here. Benedict cumberbatch is in great demand as a narrator of audio books. Audio books narrated by benedict cumberbatch benedict.
Nov 02, 2017 radioheads thom yorke has interviewed actor benedict cumberbatch best known for his roles in sherlock, star trek, and doctor strange for interview magazine. The tempest 2004 audio benedict as ferdinand, son of the king of naples, in shakespeares last play the tempest sir ian mckellen as prospero leads this audio recording of shakespeares last play, the tempest, with a strong cast including emilia fox as miranda, scott handy as ariel and benedict cumberbatch as ferdinand. Celebitchy benedict cumberbatch attended a friends. Benedict cumberbatch books, poetry, and theatrical readings. Stream benedict cumberbatch reads sherlock holmes an inscrutable masquerade part1 3 by stranskakarolina from desktop or your mobile device. Benedict cumberbatchs most popular book is the metamorphosis. Explore books by benedict cumberbatch with our selection at.
Benedict cumberbatch plays the young, feisty, devastatingly acute horace rumpole in this collection of cracking cases, also starring timothy west as the older rumpole. The complete book is quite long drawnout and gets lost in counting facts and giving background information sometimes. Sir ian mckellen as prospero leads this audio recording of shakespeares last play, the tempest, with a strong cast including emilia fox as miranda, scott handy as ariel and benedict cumberbatch as. Banished by his brother antonio, prospero, the rightful duke of milan, and his daughter miranda land on a small island in the sea. It was in an exiled tibetan community, just outside of darjeeling, on the border. Aug 05, 2011 benedict read a death in a white tie, ngaio marsh written by one of the four queens of crime calls in the literature.
Benedict cumberbatch arrives at the royal shakespeare theatre to perform during shakespeare live. One on a dancefloor when i was 21 she knows who she is. Benedict cumberbatch poetry readings that you need to hear. English actor benedict cumberbatch has performed in many films, television series, theatre productions, and recorded lines for various radio programs, narrations and video games. The delay has afforded us the comfort of the longer view, after the dust of the media hysteria has settled, as have our own emotional responses to. Greatest audiobooks v2 start your f r e e audiobooks.
The tempest is a bit romantic for me, but i enjoyed it nonetheless. Describing himself as 16 years old and living in the u. Sir ian mckellen, fresh from his performance as gandalf in lord of the rings is prospero, and heads a strong cast in shakespeares last great play. Dec 03, 2014 benedict cumberbatch is an actor, first and foremost. He became popular for portraying a modern sherlock holmes in the tv series sherlock 2010 and then garnered substantial roles in such films as the imitation game 2014 and doctor strange 2016. Listen to the tempest audiobook by william shakespeare, narrated by sir ian mckellen, emilia fox, scott handy, ben owukwe. News corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Benedict cumberbatch allegedly has a girlfriend now not you. It is the 50s, and two war heroes have been shot dead. Benedict cumberbatch reads ian kellys casanova audio. Benedict cumberbatch reveals why sherlock is too busy for sex or a girlfriend sofeminine. A graduate of the victoria university of manchester, he continued his training at the london academy of music and dramatic art, obtaining a master of arts in classical acting. Download the tempest audiobook by william shakespeare. Benedict cumberbatch reads all the worlds a stage from.
Sir ian mckellen as prospero leads this audio recording of shakespeares last play, the tempest, with a strong cast including emilia fox as miranda, scott handy as ariel and benedict cumberbatch as ferdinand. Defending the suspect is deemed hopeless, so the case is handed to a novice. Why everyone is in love with benedict cumberbatch vox. Metamorphosis by franz kafka, read by benedict cumberbatch. He has also appeared in hollywood films such as tinker tailor soldier spy, war horse, star trek. Benedict cumberbatch arrives at the royal shakespeare theatre to perform during shakespeare live on saturday april. Benedict cumberbatch hits back at claims his wife and son are a pr stunt october 05, 2016 09. Benedict cumberbatch took stage and screens by storm. The delay has afforded us the comfort of the longer view, after the dust of the media hysteria has settled, as have our own emotional responses to the production, directed by lyndsey turner, which we saw in different venues. Benedict cumberbatch joins prince charles for shakespeare sketch watch now. Benedict cumberbatch narrated audio books at simply.
Mar 27, 2015 as one of the preeminent british actors of the moment, it follows the legacy of the position that benedict cumberbatch has a really epic voice. New benedict cumberbatch trailer to premiere tonight the mystery can now be revealed the sherlock star will be appearing in a new teaser showcasing the best of bbc drama reading lines from. Nov 05, 2014 sherlock star benedict cumberbatch has announced his engagement to his scottish girlfriend the 38yearold is expected to marry theatre director sophie hunter next year. The son of two actors wanda ventham and timothy carlton, he has sweeping auburn hair and a striking jawline that hits some people just the.
She wouldnt say whom the sherlock actor has met, but she said its time for all those cumberbitches the name used by his huge base of female followers to move on. Benedict timothy carlton cumberbatch cbe born 19 july 1976 is an english actor. A graduate of the victoria university of manchester, he continued his training at the london academy of music and dramatic art, obtaining a master of arts in. Benedict cumberbatch, star of the imitation game the actor gained critical acclaim and a big following for his role in sherlock. Stream metamorphosis by franz kafka, read by benedict cumberbatch, a playlist by lorettacosgrove from desktop or your mobile device. A blog that said, the talentless wooden acting of arsenamed, horsefaced twot benedict cumberbatch. Download or stream the tempest by william shakespeare. Benedict cumberbatch provides an inspired reading of this lively play set in a church in england. Sherlock star benedict cumberbatch has announced his engagement to his scottish girlfriend the 38yearold is expected to marry theatre director sophie hunter next year.
He first performed at the open air theatre, regents park in shakespearean productions and made his west end debut in richard eyre s. First off, thank you to all of the benedict cumberbatchwatchers who tweeted me this little tidbit. Aug 06, 2014 the actor benedict cumberbatch is to narrate the first ever unabridged recording of william goldings vision of an immense spire erected on a cathedral the story of dean jocelin and his belief. A graduate of the victoria university of manchester, he continued his training at the london academy of music and. Benedict cumberbatch books and biography waterstones. It then also follows, of course, that it just feels.
I was one of five teachers who had done a training course. Banished from his own lands by a usurping brother, prospero and his daughter miranda have been living on a. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. He first performed for the new shakespeare company at open air theatre, regents park for two seasons. Benedict cumberbatch, a man who looks totally natty in a morning suit, got to show off his style tuesday when he went to buckingham palace to be honored by queen elizabeth ii for services to. Jan 06, 2012 a blog that said, the talentless wooden acting of arsenamed, horsefaced twot benedict cumberbatch. The tempest sir ian mckellen is prospero, and heads a strong cast in shakespeares last great play. Jan 01, 2014 the book offers a good overview about benedict cumberbatchs career and it even puts a light on his very early days including some really nice quotes from as well early critics. Benedict cumberbatch is a british screen actor best known for his role in the bbc television show sherlock. He became popular for portraying a modern sherlock. Benedict cumberbatch reads ian kellys biography of one of the most beguiling and controversial individuals of any age. Apr 24, 2016 benedict cumberbatch joins prince charles for shakespeare sketch watch now.
List of benedict cumberbatch performances wikipedia. In this fascinating biography of the notorious libertine, ian kelly draws on. Cumberbatch began his career with roles in classic plays and small television shows. Metamorphosis by franz kafka, read by benedict cumberbatch by. Nov 10, 2015 benedict cumberbatch, a man who looks totally natty in a morning suit, got to show off his style tuesday when he went to buckingham palace to be honored by queen elizabeth ii for services to the. Oct 11, 20 benedict cumberbatch might not be the worlds best actor or the worlds highest paid one, but thanks to a string of very well received performances and his work on the brilliant sherlock, it. Teenage benedict cumberbatch lookalike goes viral in. Benedict cumberbatch has 41 books on goodreads with 11820 ratings.
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