The Lion in Winter, James Goldman
The Lion in Winter, James Goldman
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The Lion in Winter

Author: James Goldman

Narrator: Alfred Molina, Kathleen Chalfant, Full Cast

Unabridged: 1 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/12/2006


Synopsis

It's a typical family Christmas for the Plantagenets, complete with backstabbing, double-crossing, and rampant infidelity. James Goldman's brilliant historical drama pits King Henry II against the strong-willed Eleanor of Aquitaine, brought to life by Alfred Molina and Kathleen Chalfant.

Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, in December 2001.

Director: Rosalind Ayres
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:
Lars Carlson as John
Kathleen Chalfant as Eleanor of Aquitaine
Kevin Daniels as Richard Coeur De Leon
Spencer Garrett as Philip Capet
Laurel Moglen as Alais Capet
Alfred Molina as Henry Plantagenet
Steven Sutcliffe as Geoffrey

Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor: David Kelly For Voicebox Studios, Los Angeles

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista

Wow, what a political intrigue. This is not a sprawling as Game of Thrones, but it's similar to it. Who will get the throne of England when Henry dies. He and his wife hate/love each other and Henry has a lover in his bed now. Wife Eleanor is trying to put Richard I on the the throne and Henry wants......more