Performance audiobooks

Judi Dench & Michael Williams With Great Pleasure

By: Various

Narrated by: Judi Dench & Michael Williams

Length: 2 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Two archive BBC Radio programmes in which Judi Dench and Michael Williams, accompanied by friends John Moffatt and Alec McCowen, read a cornucopia of poetry and prose. In this enchanting pair of programmes from 1991 and 1996, Dame Judi Dench and husband Michael Williams shared an eclectic selection of pieces that they loved, admired or simply... Read more

Radio 4's History Of Private Life

By: Amanda Vickery

Narrated by: Amanda Vickery & Various

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Professor Amanda Vickery is one of the most charismatic historians in Britain today. In 'A History of Private Life' she reveals the intimate secrets of life at home, from the Tudor mansion to the modern bedsit. Through letters, diaries and other first-person accounts, we hear the voices of men and women from very different backgrounds telling... Read more

A Fierce Radiance

By: Lauren Belfer

Narrated by: Paula Christensen

Length: 18 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

A Washington Post Best Novel of the Year An NPR Best Mystery of the YearThis suspenseful novel from the New York Times bestselling author of City of Light follows a photojournalist as she takes on an assignment that will involve blackmail, espionage, and murder—all in the early days of America’s involvement in World War II. In the anxious and... Read more

Mr. Majestyk

By: Elmore Leonard

Narrated by: Frank Muller

Length: 4 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

“Splendid…entirely engrossing.”
—Los Angeles Times“First-rate…an excellent thriller…well-plotted and smoothly written…crackles with suspense.”
—Bergan RecordA classic crime novel, Mr. Majestyk is vintage Elmore Leonard—an edgy, dark, fiendishly compelling tale of a quiet man making a whole lot of noise.  “The best writer of crime fiction today”... Read more

Flyovers

By: Jeffrey Sweet

Narrated by: Amy Morton, William Petersen, Linda Reiter & Ma...

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A renowned film critic returns to his small Ohio hometown for a high school reunion – and to make peace with his past. The town and most of his former classmates, including the school bully, have fallen on hard times, and the successful critic soon finds himself caught up in a culture clash of economics, sex and long-submerged resentment.

A... Read more

With and Without

By: Jeffrey Sweet

Narrated by: Lindsay Crouse, Jill Eikenberry, Tim Halligan &...

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

It should be a week full of wine, wit and relaxation. However Jill’s husband doesn’t show up at a lakeside vacation house and instead of a holiday, the happily married Mark & Shelly are offered an intimate view of their friend’s erratic behavior as she tries to cope. The lake is serene, but in the house old passions bubble to the surface in... Read more

Still Waters

By: Claudia Allen

Narrated by: Deanna Dunagan, Joe D. Lauck, Nancy Lollar, Mar...

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: No

When there is a shortage of men during World War II in a rural Michigan town, Myrtle decides to become a preacher. She ministers to her community with wit, wisdom, a practical approach and insights far ahead of her time. But when the war ends, Myrtle must look to her close-knit family for support, as she battles small-town preconceptions that... Read more

Smart Choices for the New Century

By: Jane Anderson

Narrated by: Arye Gross, Paul Mercier, Robert Robinson & Eri...

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

Four one-act plays by award-winning playwright Jane Anderson:
A Seminar For Responsible Living
The Last Time I Saw Her Earthquake Preparedness
Lynette Has PMS

With unforgettable characters and scathing humor, the stories explore the challenges of life in Los Angeles, from gun violence to earthquakes. These short pieces ask us to consider what we... Read more

Pericles: Prince of Tyre

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Akuyoe, Phyllis Applegate, Patti Austin, David ...

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

This musical audio adaptation of Shakespeare’s timeless tale opens when our hero is at the palace of Antioch with King Antiochus to solve the riddle that will win the King’s daughter’s hand in marriage. They are surrounded by the heads of men who have died trying before him. Pericles solves the riddle, learning the terrible truth about the... Read more

Never Come Morning

By: Paul Peditto

Narrated by: Kurt Brocker, Richard Cotovsky, Sharon Gopfert,...

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

This thrilling full-cast audio dramatization of Nelson Algren’s seminal novel Never Come Morning, dubbed "an unusual and brilliant book" by the New York Times, traces the gritty lives of Polish youths in the Chicago slums of the 1940s.

"I think it very, very good.”
Ernest Hemingway, discussing the novel in a letter to Maxwell Perkins.

An L.A.... Read more

My Virginia

By: Darci Picoult

Narrated by: Darci Picoult

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A deeply affecting and genuinely funny journey through the medical juggernaut of diethylstilbestrol (DES), and anti-miscarriage drug given to millions of pregnant women and later discovered to cause cancer and reproductive problems in their children. Picoult as journalist and DES daughter reveals the strength of mothers and daughters fighting... Read more

The Moliere Collection

By: Molière

Narrated by: Brian Bedford, Emily Bergl, Dakin Matthews, Jul...

Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Six hilarious satires from the ingenious Molière, France’s original master of comedies:

The Bungler: In 17th Century Sicily, a clever valet named Mascarille tries to help his boss Lélie win the girl of his dreams…only to find that Lélie is a monumental dunce who ruins every one of his intricate schemes. Undaunted, Mascarille invents progressively... Read more

Merry Go Round

By: Wendy Kesselman

Narrated by: Mary Stuart Masterson & Steven Weber

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Michael and Anna, best friends and next door neighbors during childhood, accidentally meet again as adults. In an all-white room, two people reenact their childhood fears, fantasies and mutual love as a chilling secret is revealed.

An L.A. Theatre Works performance featuring Mary Stuart Masterson and Steven Weber. Read more

The Master and Margarita

By: Mikhail Bulgakov

Narrated by: David Catlin, Thomas Cox, Lawrence DiStasi, Chr...

Length: 1 hour 48 minutes

Abridged: No

A full-cast audio dramatization of Mikhail Bulgakov’s classic novel. Satan and his retinue, including a seven foot tall skinny fellow with a pince-nez , an obnoxious cigar smoking black cat and a beautiful naked vampire visit Moscow in the 1920s, taking with them chaos and insanity where ever they go.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance... Read more

Light Up The Sky

By: Moss Hart

Narrated by: Ian Barford, Patrick Clear, Shannon Cochran, Ky...

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Moss Hart’s Light up the Sky is a fast-paced, hilarious and ultimately loving look inside show business, set just before and immediately after a Broadway bound play meets its first audience.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Ian Barford, Patrick Clear, Shannon Cochran, Kyle Colerider-Krugh,... Read more

Dreams of Home

By: Migdalia Cruz

Narrated by: Lisa Marie Ackel, Noe Cuellar, Frankie Davila, ...

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Dreams of Home dives deep into the bleak and ever-challenging world of the New York City homeless. Pedro, a Latino former-playboy down on his luck, and Sandra, a ruined beauty-turned-tramp slowly succumbing to illness, tentatively explore an unexpected romance, on the 6-train subway platform at 103rd and Lexington. Over the course of one 24-hour... Read more

Demons

By: Robert Brustein

Narrated by: Richard Benjamin, Raymond Fox, Jonathan Fried, ...

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A free adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, set in modern times. In Demons, Dr Faustus has become Peter Proud, a rather bored Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard Divinity School who becomes obsessed with the supernatural world. This adaptation also ads a whole new section to the play, with a new character, the hero’s dead... Read more

Broken Eggs

By: Eduardo Machado

Narrated by: Mehnlehseh Boayue, Noe Cuellar, Marilyn Dodds F...

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

This painfully funny slice of Cuban-American life in the suburbs is a cross between a Hispanic soap opera and an ethnic comedy with political overtones. This deft play can turn serious or silly in an instant and you’ll need a scorecard to keep track of the cascading and frequently arboreous calamities.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance... Read more

Matt Lucas And The Winner Is...

By: Matt Lucas

Narrated by: Matt Lucas

Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Matt Lucas hosts the newest and most prestigious awards ceremony of the year - the perfectly-title 'Lucases'. Including awards for the Lamest Excuse of All-Time, the Lucas for Most Pointless Member of the Royal Family and the Lucas for Greatest Song By A Musical Artist Who Is Otherwise Rubbish. The nominations are provided by the guests, but... Read more

Amazing American Musicians - Volume 1

By: Charles Margerison

Narrated by: Nicolas Bearde & Andrew Chaiken

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

It is hard to imagine life without music. We hear it constantly on the radio, TV, through our computers and iPods. However, as each song tells a story, there is often an even more amazing story behind the life of the musician. This unique audio collection from the Amazing People Club explores the life stories of five amazing musicians and... Read more

Armstrong And Miller Children's Hour

By: Alexander Armstrong & Ben Miller

Narrated by: Alexander Armstrong, Ben Miller & Guests

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Pompous critics and culture journalists Martin Bain-Jones (Armstrong) and Craig Children (Miller), present a frightfully clever culture show, a wry look at the fringes of popular music. They’re hip, they’re happening – so they say – and in these four episodes they discuss Boy Bands (Peter Andre would be in a band if he had any mates), Middle... Read more

The Oscar Wilde Collection

By: Oscar Wilde

Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes, Samantha Mathis, Rosalind Ayr...

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Four classic comedies from one of the wittiest playwrights in Western literature.

Lady Windermere’s Fan
The irreverent satire that launched Wilde’s succession of classical comedies. A Lord, his wife, her admirer and an infamous blackmailer converge in this delicious comic feast of scandal. A divinely funny comedy of good girls, bad husbands and... Read more

NPR Sound Treks: Birds

By: NPR

Narrated by: Jon Hamilton

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

Are birds monogamous? Why do kookaburras laugh? Is the ivory-billed woodpecker really extinct? These fascinating stories feature the delightful and exotic sounds of birds, plus astute and informative commentary from bird lovers, bird experts, and sometimes birds themselves.

Learn how naturalist F. Schuyler Matthews translated bird song into... Read more

The Guns Of Navarone

By: Alistair MacLean

Narrated by: Toby Stephens

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

It is 1943. Two huge German guns in the grim, impregnable fortress on a huge beautiful island off the coast of Turkey are having a devastating impact on Allied shipping and preventing the evacuation of hard-pressed British troops from the nearby island of Kheros. The Germans are poised to overrun and unless the guns can be put out of action... Read more