Tamburlaine the Great is the name of a play in two parts by Christopher Marlowe. It is loosely based on the life of the Central Asian emperor, Timur 'the lame'. Written in 1587 or 1588, the play is a milestone in Elizabethan public drama; it marks a turning away from the clumsy language and loose plotting of the earlier Tudor dramatists, and a new interest in fresh and vivid language, memorable action, and intellectual complexity. Along with Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, it may be considered the first popular success of London's public stage.

In Part 2, Tamburlaine grooms his sons to be conquerors in his wake as he continues to conquer his neighbouring kingdoms. One of his sons, Calyphas, preferring to stay by his mother's side and not risk death, incurs Tamburlaine's wrath. Seeing this son as a coward, Tamburlaine kills him in anger after a battle in which he refuses to fight. During this time, Bajazeth's son, Callapine, plans to avenge his father's death. Finally, while attacking an Islamic nation, he scornfully burns a copy of the Qur'an and claims to be greater than God. Suddenly, Tamburlaine is struck ill and dies, giving his power to his remaining sons, but still aspiring to greatness as he departs life. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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Cast

Narrator; Concubine 3: Tina Nuzzi
Prologue; DP; GOVERNOR OF DAMASCUS; GOVERNOR OF BABYLON: Martin Geeson
TAMBURLAINE, king of Persia: David Goldfarb
CALYPHAS, son of Tamburlaine: Sarah Crampton
AMYRAS, son of Tamburlaine: Liberty Stump
CELEBINUS, son of Tamburlaine: Tina Nuzzi
THERIDAMAS, king of Argier: Timothy Ferguson
TECHELLES, king of Fez: Readalot
USUMCASANE, king of Morocco: Paul Andrews
ORCANES, king of Natolia: Frank Booker
KING OF TREBIZON; URIBASSA: Robert Scheid
KING OF SORIA; KING OF AMASIA; GAZELLUS, viceroy of Byron; MAXIMUS; PIONERS; PERDICAS; First Physician; Soldiers: Algy Pug
KING OF JERUSALEM; SIGISMUND, King of Hungary: Dale Burgess
FREDERICK, Lord of Buda and Bohemia; CAPTAIN: Marty Kris
BALDWIN, Lord of Buda and Bohemia; ALMEDA, his keeper: bish
CALLAPINE, son to BAJAZETH, and prisoner to TAMBURLAINE: Amy Gramour
CAPTAIN’S SON; Concubine 2: Arielle Lipshaw
Messenger; Citizen: Ailina
Second Citizen: Beth Thomas
ZENOCRATE, wife to TAMBURLAINE: Sandra G
OLYMPIA, wife to the CAPTAIN: debolee
Concubine 1: Elizabeth Klett

Audio edited by: Algy Pug