In the Bard's "dark" comedy, Helena, daughter of a renowned physician, tries to make Bertram, the count of Rousillon, her husband. She loves him, but he loves another. He's not so smart that she can't fool him into loving her, however. A psychologically disturbing play of clashing ideologies of class and gender. Also available on CD as part of the complete set:
Complete Arkangel Shakespeare. "It has its charms... The pace never lags, the more dramatic moments work well, and the players are uniformly fine."—AudioFile