Performance audiobooks

Bunbury

By: Tom Jacobson

Narrated by: Jean Gilpin, Kathryn Hahn, Melinda Page Hamilto...

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

What if Blanche Dubois didn't go crazy? Or the Three Sisters actually made it to Moscow? When he discovers he's only a fictitious, never seen character in a Oscar Wilde play, Bunbury joins forces with Rosaline, Romeo's never-seen obsession from Romeo and Juliet. Together they infiltrate and alter classic literature, including giving Romeo and... Read more

Pride and Prejudice (1997)

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Kate Burton, Melanie Dix, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Fr...

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A 1997 recording of Christina Calvit’s stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen’s classic romantic comedy is a sparkling tale of the Bennets, a family blessed with five daughters and a mother desperate to marry them off. The tempestuous pairing of the witty, independent Elizabeth and her arrogant but honorable suitor Mr. Darcy sets... Read more

Romance

By: David Mamet

Narrated by: Fred Willard, Ed Begley Jr., Gordon Clapp, Noah...

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In this outrageous new comedy, playwright David Mamet skewers everything from sexuality to the justice system to world peace. In a world where nothing is as it seems, prepare to be offended! Fred Willard and Ed Begley Jr. star in this over-the-top comedy.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Fred Willard, Ed Begley Jr., Gordon... Read more

Ages of Man - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Sir John Gielgud

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Here are some of Shakespeare's finest speeches performed by one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of this century. It ranges from the youth of Jaques' introduction to life, 'All the world's a stage!' in ""As You Like It"" to the aged Prospero's goodbye to Ariel and Shakespeare's own farewell to his muse in ""The Tempest"": 'Now my charms are... Read more

King Richard the Second - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Sir John Gielgud & Full Cast

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Richard the Second is a poet’s play, full of great speeches and fine writing rather than subtle character drawing and keen insight. Performed by Sir John Gielgud, Jeremy Brett, and a Full Cast. Read more

Arms and the Man

By: George Bernard Shaw

Narrated by: Al Espinosa, Jeremy Sisto, Teri Garr, Anne Hech...

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

It's 1885, and Raina's bourgeois Bulgarian family is caught up in the heady patriotism of the war with Serbia. The beautiful, headstrong Raina eagerly awaits her fiancé's victorious return from battle - but instead meets a soldier who seeks asylum in her bedroom. This is one soldier who definitely prefers romance and chocolate to fear and... Read more

McReele

By: Stephen Belber

Narrated by: Eric Stoltz, Lauren Tom, Chris Butler, Deidrie ...

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

When death row prisoner Darius McReele transforms into a charismatic front-runner in the Delaware senate race, the spin starts spinning out of control. Is he doing the right thing for the wrong reasons, or the wrong thing for the right reasons? Does it ultimately matter? Directed by Jenny Sullivan Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An... Read more

A Visit to Mark Twain's House

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: No

This classic performance of Garrison Keillor's American Radio Company was broadcast live from the Mark Twain Memorial in Hartford Connecticut.



The Hartford house is where Twain wrote many of his works. The show pays homage to Twain's genius and personality with humor, period music, and a classic Keillor monologue. Guests included Roy Blount, Jr.,... Read more

Murder by Moonlight and Other Mysteries - Abridged

By: Anthony Boucher & Denis Green

Narrated by: Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From 1939-1946 Americans gathered around their radio to listen to The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes -- featuring Basil Rathbone as the high-strung crime solver and Nigel Bruce as his phlegmatic assistant, Dr. Watson.

Witty, fast-paced and always surprising, these great radio plays, written by the prolific writing team of Anthony Boucher... Read more

John Peel Remembered Margrave Of The Marshes

By: John Peel & Sheila Ravenscroft

Narrated by: Carolyn Pickles & Michael Angelis

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

Includes the BBC Radio 4 serialisation of ‘Margrave of the Marshes’, John Peel’s part-written autobiography completed by his wife, Sheila Ravenscroft and read by Michael Angelis and Carolyn Pickles. John Peel was one such, whose contribution to British culture is undeniable. His 40-year career on Radio 1 and Radio 4 reached a huge and diverse... Read more

Paul Temple And The Sullivan Mystery

By: Francis Durbridge

Narrated by: Crawford Logan, Full Cast & Gerda Stevenson

Length: 3 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In a thrilling case that takes Paul and Steve to exotic Egypt, Paul Temple is called in to investigate a mysterious murder. The twisting trail takes them from London to the back streets and nightclubs of Cairo... From 1938 to 1969 crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one... Read more

Kleider machen Leute

By: Gottfried Keller

Narrated by: Eva Meckbach

Length: 1 hour 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Mit dem Mute der Verzweiflung hieb er in die leckere Pastete, so daß sie in weniger als fünf Minuten zur Hälfte verschwunden war. Der hier verzweifelt die leckere Pastete aufgetischt bekommt, ist ein armer Schneider, der ohne sein Zutun für einen hohen Herrn gehalten wird - und nun bekommt er am eigenen Leib zu spüren, daß Leute nicht nur... Read more

Chelsea Dreaming

By: Dylan Thomas

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

A quizzical look at the life and legend of celebrated poet Dylan Thomas, through the critical eyes of the infamous Chelsea Hotel. In Room 206 of the Chelsea Hotel in New York, Dylan Thomas went into the coma that led to his death. On this particular night, listening to its own ghosts and memories, the Chelsea hotel encounters Dylan Thomas.... Read more

Dylan Thomas At The BBC

By: Dylan Thomas

Narrated by: Dylan Thomas

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Dylan Thomas is one of the 20th century's most celebrated poets. His rich rhetoric created poems of magical imagery, and nowhere is language more rich and fantastic than in his best-known work, 'Under Milk Wood'. He was also a popular radio entertainer and the BBC Archives contain a wealth of material featuring Dylan Thomas - not only readings... Read more

A Prairie Home Companion 10th Anniversary

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

This tenth anniversary show—recorded July sixth-seventh, 1984—is considered a must-have by long time fans of A Prairie Home Companion.



Guests include Greg Brown; the Butch Thompson Trio; the Dale Warland Singers; Lieberman, Fogel and Bey; Sue Shepard; Stoney Lonesome; and Vern Sutton. Read more

The Crucible

By: Arthur Miller

Narrated by: Irene Aranga, René Auberjonois, Ed Begley Jr., ...

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: No

In the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town. In a searing portrait of a community engulfed by panic - with ruthless prosecutors, and neighbors eager to testify against neighbor - The Crucible famously mirrors the anti-Communist hysteria that held the United States in its grip in... Read more

The Third Man

By: Graham Greene

Narrated by: Ian Abercrombie, Rosalind Ayres, Ethan Glazer, ...

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Somewhere in shadowy post-war Vienna, where everyone has something to sell on the black market, lurks the third man who witnessed the murder of Harry Lime. Novelist Holly Martins is haunted by the death of his friend. His search for the killer makes electrifying drama, in this witty and sophisticated audio adaptation of the Graham Greene... Read more

The Price

By: Arthur Miller

Narrated by: Richard Dreyfuss, Amy Irving, Timothy West & Ha...

Length: 1 hour 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Arthur Miller’s deeply moving drama reunites two long estranged middle-aged brothers. Nostalgia and recrimination erupt as they sell off an attic full of furniture, their last link to a family and a world that no longer exists. This 1968 classic is a wrenching saga of plaintive gestures and missed opportunities. A co-production with the... Read more

The Devil's Disciple

By: George Bernard Shaw

Narrated by: Jennifer Albright, Pat Carroll, Stanton Davis, ...

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Shaw stands “do or die” melodrama on its head in this tale set during the American Revolution. A young hero who disdains heroism makes the ultimate sacrifice for honor and country.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Jennifer Albright, Pat Carroll, Stanton Davis, Bruce Davison, Richard Dix, Richard Dreyfuss, David Bryon... Read more

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

By: Lewis Carroll

Narrated by: David Bamber, Full Cast, Roy Hudd & Sarah-Jane ...

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring Roy Hudd, Sarah-Jane Holm and David Bamber. When Alice sees the White Rabbit run by, it occurs to her that she’s never seen a rabbit with a watch before. Burning with curiosity, she jumps up and follows him into a rabbit-hole. Then she falls down a long way. Down into the world of the Mad Hatter... Read more

The Wizard Of Oz

By: L. Frank Baum

Narrated by: Full Cast, Maureen Lipman & Patrick Barlow

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Maureen Lipman and Patrick Barlow star in a full-cast dramatisation of the classic children's tale. When Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away from Kansas by a cyclone, they arrive in the strange land of the Munchkins. Setting off on a magical journey, they are befriended by the Tinman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion, all of whom join... Read more

John Betjeman A First Class Collection

By: John Betjeman

Narrated by: Andrew Motion, Derek Jacobi, John Betjeman, Mir...

Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Sir John Betjeman’s unique relationship with the BBC left a lasting legacy of poetry, readings and performances. A First Class Collection features a selection of some of his most memorable and best-loved poetry. Betjeman was one of the best-known and loved Poet Laureates and over a hundred years after his birth he continues to attract acclaim... Read more

Treasure Island

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrated by: Buster Merryfield, Full Cast, Iain Cuthbertson ...

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Jack Shepherd and Iain Cuthbertson star in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic swashbuckling tale. Having outwitted a band of pirates to obtain a map disclosing the whereabouts of Captain Flint's treasure, Young Jim sets sail for Treasure Island. But the crew of the Hispaniola are not what they seem. Revealing themselves as... Read more

The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial

By: Peter Goodchild

Narrated by: Edward Asner, Bill Brochtrup, Kyle Colerider-Kr...

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The Scopes Trial, over the right to teach evolution in public schools, reaffirmed the importance of intellectual freedom as codified in the Bill of Rights. The trial, in a small-town Tennessee courtroom in 1925, set the stage for ongoing debates over the separation of Church and State in a democratic society - debates that continue to this... Read more