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Cymbeline is a captivating late romance by Shakespeare, weaving together elements of comedy and tragedy much like The Tempest and The Winters Tale. The story follows Imogen, the spirited daughter of King Cymbeline of Britain, who defies her fathers wishes by marrying the noble but impoverished Posthumus. When the King banishes Posthumus, he travels to Rome, where he falls victim to the deceitful Iachimo, who seeks to sow seeds of doubt about Imogens loyalty. Meanwhile, the scheming Queen, Imogens stepmother, conspires to marry her daughter off to her good-for-nothing son, Cloten. As love, ...

Imogen, the daughter of King Cymbeline, is persecuted by her wicked stepmother, the Queen, and by Cloten, the Queen's doltish son. Disguised as a boy, she sets out to find her husband, the banished Posthumus. On her journey, she unwittingly meets her two brothers, stolen from the court as infants. Posthumus, meanwhile, has been convinced by the villainous Iachimo that Imogen is unchaste and agrees to a test of her faithfulness.

A BBC Radio 3 full-cast dramatisation of Shakespeare’s classic ‘Cymbeline’, starring Bill Wallis. Originally broadcast in December 2006 as part of the ‘Drama on 3’ collection. Shakespeare's play, set during the Roman invasion of Britain, centres around the banishment of the man who...