Author(s): William Shakespeare
Tucker Brooke, author of The Shakespeare Apocrypha (available separately here at Librivox), notes that “The external evidence which has been collected to prove Shakespeare’s authorship of The Merry Devil of Edmonton is of the most dubious kind” though it includes “the play’s presence in the ‘Shakespeare volume’ of Charles the Second’s library” Regardless of whether it is really Shakespeare, though, “Certainly the vitality of the scenes, the heartiness of the humour, and the unsurpassed delicacy in the portrayal of true love and true friendship, make The Merry Devil of Edmonton one of the most delightful of all the pseudo-Shakespearian plays to read and to re-read.” – Summary by ToddHW
Cast list:Sir Arthur Clare: BeeswaxcandleSir Richard Mounchensey: Jim LockeSir Ralph Jerningham: HelloCentralHenry (Harry) Clare: VocalPenguinRaymond Mounchensey: GaleHallFrank Jerningham: Chris PyleSir John, a Priest: Greg GiordanoBanks, the Miller of Waltham: redrunSmug, the Smith of Edmonton: Alan MapstoneBilbo: Adrian StephensBlague, the Host of the George: Tomas PeterBrian: Kerry AdamsRaph, Brian’s man: James R. HedrickFriar Hildersham: James R. HedrickBenedic: Kerry AdamsChamberlaine: AvailleCoreb, a Spirit: SoniaFabel, the Merry Devil: ToddHWDorcas, Lady Clare: BookBardMillisent: Jenn BrodaPrioress: cathar maidenSexton: InkellNun: April6090Stage Directions: MichaelMaggsEditing: ToddHW