Performance audiobooks

Romeo and Juliet - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 2 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Blackstone Audio is proud to present the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2012 production of Romeo and Juliet, one of Shakespeare's most beloved tragedies. This stunning work of audio theater, fully dramatized with performances by the OSF cast, is a must-listen.A love to die for…When you are passionately, purely in love, nothing else matters—not... Read more

Sue Scott

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

“She speaks fluent prairie.”—New York Times

Sue Scott has taken her talents from the stage to the airwaves doing “funny voices on the radio” with A Prairie Home Companion since 1992. A vocal talent without compare, at any moment she can be garrulous, gracious, sassy, sinful, prim and proper, worldly and wise.

Sue Scott: Seriously Silly collects... Read more

Nineteen Eighty-Four

By: George Orwell

Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster and the Thought Police uncover each act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that... Read more

Iphigenie auf Tauris

By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Narrated by: Aischa-Lina Löbbert, Tobias Wollschläger, Jean-...

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Johann Wolfgang von Goethes Iphigenie auf Tauris in einer spannenden Hörspiel-Fassung für alle Generationen. Erleben Sie Iphigenie auf Tauris von jungen Schauspielern im Original szenisch gelesen und mit lebhaften Hörspielszenen illustriert. Ein Erzähler führt durch die Handlung und erläutert das Werk. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)... Read more

Romeo und Julia

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Silke Franz, Alexander Weikmann, Jean-Paul Baec...

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

William Shakespeares Romeo und Julia in einer spannenden Hörspiel-Fassung für alle Generationen. Erleben Sie Shakespeares Tragödie von jungen Schauspielern im Original szenisch gelesen und mit Hörspielszenen lebhaft illustriert. Ein Erzähler führt durch die Handlung und erläutert das Werk. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) schuf mit Romeo und... Read more

Faust I (Ungekürzt)

By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Narrated by: Jonas Baeck, Luca Zamperoni, Isabel Vollmer, Je...

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Johann Wolfgang von Goethes Faust I in einer spannenden Hörspiel- Fassung für alle Generationen. Erleben Sie Faust I - eine Tragödie, von jungen Schauspielern im Original szenisch gelesen und mit lebhaften Hörspielszenen illustriert. Ein Erzähler führt durch die Handlung und erläutert das Werk. Johann Wolfgang Goethes (1749-1832) literarisches... Read more

Cabin Pressure: The Complete Series 4

By: John Finnemore

Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch, Full Cast, John Finnemore...

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Cabin Pressure is set in the wing and a prayer world of a tiny, one-plane charter airline; staffed by two pilots, one on his way down, and one who was never up to start with. Whether it's dealing with a stuffed sheep, an angry princess or a rogue fruit tray, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.

Carolyn Knapp-Shappey, MJN... Read more

Tooth and Claw

By: Michael Hollinger

Narrated by: Jaime Alvarez, Stephanie Beatriz, Daniel Chacon...

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In an emotional ecosystem as complex as that of our planet, is life nothing more than survival of the fittest? Michael Hollinger based his probing work on the real-life giant tortoise named “Lonesome George”, and the efforts to preserve his species that threatened the livelihood of the native fishermen on the Galàpagos Islands.

This play is part... Read more

Jarrem Lee - Ghost Hunter - Enter the Nephilim, The Tower on Beltane Hill, Scarlet Bolt, and By Royal Command

By: Gareth Tilley

Narrated by: Jerry Robbins & The Colonial Radio Players

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: No

In science one reasons by analogy, so when mankind is confronted by experiences entirely beyond its understanding it takes an individual with intelligence and bravery in equal measure to push back the boundaries of the unknown…. In London, in the 1900s, the solutions to supernatural occurrences were investigated by a man who was famous for his... Read more

Opus

By: Michael Hollinger

Narrated by: Jonathan Adams, Jere Burns, Kevin Chamberlin, S...

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

In Michael Hollinger’s look at the discordant backstage world of classical music, The Lazara Quartet has just fired one of its members, and his replacement is wary of the group’s reputation for personal, violent quarrels. And as they prepare for a command performance at the White House, they’re haunted by their former colleague’s sudden... Read more

Homage To Catalonia

By: George Orwell

Narrated by: Joseph Millton

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

George Orwell's classic account of his experiences during the Spanish Civil War, dramatised for radio by Mike Walker. Produced by Kate McAll.In 1936 Eric and Eileen Blair were making ends meet by running a small village shop in Wallington and growing vegetables. Eric had recently sent 'The Road to Wigan Pier' to Victor Gollancz, hoping it would... Read more

Crisis

By: Tina Pepler

Narrated by: Clare Corbett & Dan Winter

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Martha's posting to Agok, in South Sudan, gives her the chance to make amends for the mistake that caused her to be sent home from her last posting. As Project Manager, she's in charge of a small team facing an escalating crisis, with more and more refugees arriving across the border from the North, and violence never far under the surface.... Read more

Woman From Paris

By: Santa Montefiore

Narrated by: Tara Ward

Length: 13 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

With millions of copies of her books in print worldwide, Santa Montefiore has established herself as a formidable voice in contemporary fiction. The titular woman from Paris is Phaedra, a young woman claiming to be the daughter of a recently deceased wealthy Englishman. Turning on her sweet disposition, she begins winning over the man's family,... Read more

Mixed Blood

By: Nazrin Choudhury

Narrated by: Shelley Islam

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Nazrin Choudhury's play, which won the Richard Imison Award for the best play by a writer new to radio, tells the story of a young British Asian woman whose life begins to unravel when she's faced with the possibility that her real father may actually be white. When Sharmila finds some letters in her late mother's belongings, she uncovers her... Read more

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow

By: Washington Irving

Narrated by: Martin Jarvis

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

The story is set circa 1790 in the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town (based on Tarrytown, New York), in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. It tells the story of Ichabod Crane, a lean, lanky, and extremely superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut, who competes with Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt, the town rowdy, for the hand of 18-year-old... Read more

NPR American Chronicles: The Vietnam War

By: NPR

Narrated by: Audie Cornish

Length: 3 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

NPR reports on the Vietnam War, from its origins to the major battles, through the Fall of Saigon, to repercussions of the conflict still felt today. Read more

Jeeves and Wooster Vol. 1

By: P.G. Wodehouse

Narrated by: Jerry Robbins, J.T. Turner & The Colonial Radio...

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

"Jeeves Takes Charge": In which the incomparable silly-ass Bertie Wooster makes the acquaintance of the world's foremost gentleman's personal gentleman, Jeeves. Together, they are thrust into a dashed tricky situation concerning Uncle Willoughby's memoirs. The manuscript is sheer dynamite, and Bertie's love life will be ruined if he doesn't... Read more

Charles Paris: An Amateur Corpse

By: Simon Brett & Jeremy Front

Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Full Cast, Geraldine McEwan & Suzan...

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Charles is out of work again, and to make matters worse his mother has come to stay and he's no way of escaping her. So when he's offered some voiceover work by old friend, Hugo, he's delighted to get out of the house. But Hugo's marriage is in trouble: his much younger wife, Ellie, spends all her time at her Amateur Dramatic Group, and Hugo... Read more

Republik der Verrückten - Iranian Voices

By: Oliver Kontny

Narrated by: Nora Abdel-Maksoud, Adolfo Assor, Elmira Bahram...

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

REPUBLIK DER VERRÜCKTEN ist ein Hörspiel von Oliver Kontny mit Musik von Marc Sinan aus der internationalen Reihe IRANIAN VOICES. Acht Sprecherinnen und Sprecher erzählen Geschichten zur Lage im Iran nach der Niederschlagung des Aufstandes. Dokumentarisches Material wird in das berühmte persische Liebesepos von Laila und Madjnun gewoben. Eine... Read more

Car Talk: 25 Years of Lousy Car Advice

By: Tom Magliozzi & Ray Magliozzi

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1987, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, also known as Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, made the leap from nursing the motley car population of New England to creating the nationally beloved public radio phenomenon that we all know as Car Talk. The advice may be a little suspect, and the memories in desperate need of a tune-up, but the laughs are... Read more

55 And Over

By: Peter Souter

Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson & Philip Jackson

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Juliet Stevenson and Philip Jackson star in Peter Souter's comedy about love, sex and other foolhardy mistakes made by the modern 50pluser. Peter Souter is multi-award winning writer. His Radio 4 Afternoon Play, Goldfish girl, received both a Sony and a Tinniswood award for Best Drama. He also wrote THAT'S Mine, This is Yours (picked as Play of... Read more

Derailed (Complete)

By: Various

Narrated by: Sara Poyzer & Tom Watt

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

George is romantic and great fun but how much does Marie really know about her new partner? After a whirlwind romance and Mediterranean marriage to chirpy cockney George Marie's plans for a cosy Christmas a deux are derailed when he says the band's schedule has changed. Georgeis hurt in the Taunton rail crash when Marie thought he was playing... Read more

Hidden See

By: Margareth Obexer

Narrated by: Irm Hermann & Rainer Homann

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

In einem gepflegten Lokal auf einer gepflegten Urlaubsinsel am Meer.Vorsaison. Oder Nachsaison. Menschen unterhalten sich an den Tischen. Eine Frau sitzt an einem kleinen Tisch für zwei Personen. Eigentlich wollte sie nur den Rum - wegen der kühlen Brise am Abend. Doch ein schönes Eis soll sie stattdessen wählen, oder einen schönen Kaffee - das... Read more

Das Geisterschiff

By: Margareth Obexer

Narrated by: Patrycia Zielkowska, Fabian Busch, Sissy Höffer...

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Um Weihnachten 1996 ertranken fast 300 Flüchtlinge vor der Südküste Siziliens. Wochen später fanden Fischer Leichenteile in ihren Netzen. Als die Küstenwache nichts unternahm, warfen die Fischer die Körper zurück ins Meer. Sechs Jahre lang behielt das Dorf den Vorfall für sich, der untergegangene Kutter wurde offiziell zum Geisterschiff"... Read more