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Drama History & Criticism Audiobooks

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    Agatha Christie: First Lady of Crime

    by Agatha Christie ...
    Narrated by Hugh Fraser, Sophie Roberts ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 10 min

    Includes a new introduction from Sophie Hannah, bestselling author of THE MONOGRAM MURDERS and HAVEN'T THEY GROWNAgatha Christie was not only the biggest selling writer of detective stories the world has ever known, she was also a mystery in herself, giving only the rarest interviews, declining absolutely to become any sort of public figure, and a mystery too in the manner in which she achieved ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Shyama Perera - A Collection

    by Shyama Perera ...
    Narrated by Shyama Perera ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 1 min

    Shyama Perera – A collection. Shyama Perara is a writer and journalist who writes clearly, succinctly and passionately on a number of issues as well as being a much admired novelist. In this collection she turns her knowing eye and insightful mind to British Theatre and the recent plays that come before audiences from the larges of west end theatres to the smallest of pop up theatres. It’s a treat ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Meine letzte Woche mit Dad

    by Sebastian Pink ...
    Narrated by Martin Müntzer ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 3 min

    Als der Polizist Tom Gruber seinen entführten Sohn Paul befreien will , wird er erschossen . Paul ist sehr traurig das sein Vater tot ist und wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher als das dieser wieder bei ihm wäre . Daraufhin kehrt Tom als Geist auf die Erde zurück um 7 letzte Tage mit seinem Sohn zu verbringen bevor sie für immer Abschied nehmen müssen voneinander . Doch dann nimmt das Schicksal eine ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    El Siglo de Oro: El Teatro

    by Rivera, Frank, F., Sánchez, R; Lorite ...
    Narrated by Lecube, G; Rivera, F. ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 48 min

    Selections, bios of well-known plays by Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina and Calderón de la Barca (e.g. "Life is a Dream") ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Radical Vision

    A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry

    by Soyica Diggs Colbert ...
    Narrated by Lisa Reneé Pitts ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 36 min

    In this first scholarly biography of Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965), the author of A Raisin in the Sun, theater professor Soyica Diggs Colbert considers the playwright's life at the intersection of art and politics, with the theater operating as a "rehearsal room for [her] political and intellectual work." Colbert argues that the success of Raisin overshadows Hansberry's other contributions, ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Importance of Being Earnest

    by Oscar Wilde ...
    Narrated by Kerem Matthews, Amin Boyd, Meredith Dawson, Régina Coleman, Katerina Stevenson, Aisha Parsons ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 46 min

    The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Alt om Virginia Woolf - del 1

    by Lise Lotte Frederiksen ...
    Narrated by Lise Lotte Frederiksen ...
    Audiobook 1 - Alt om Virginia Woolf

    Unabridged

    45 min

    I det første afsnit introduceres først vi til den verden, Virginia Woolf voksede op i, og herefter guider Lise Lotte Frederiksen kyndigt lytteren igennem Woolf’s store roman ‘Mrs. Dalloway’. I denne podcast fortæller Lise Lotte Frederiksen med sin velkendte nerve og sans for detaljer om Virginia Woolf - den måske største moderne kvindelige forfatter. Woolf er anerkendt for at være forud for sin ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD

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    Shakespearean

    On Life & Language in Times of Disruption

    by Robert McCrum ...
    Narrated by Ben Allen ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 38 min

    'Enchanting' Simon Russell Beale --- 'Remarkable' James Shapiro'Wonderful . . . compulsively readable' Nicholas HytnerWhy do the collected works of an Elizabethan writer continue to speak to us as if they were written yesterday?When Robert McCrum began his recovery from a life-changing stroke, described in My Year Off, he discovered that the only words that made sense to him were snatches of ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Much Ado About Nothing

    by William Shakespeare ...
    Narrated by Matt Montanez ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 18 min

    Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare's best comedies, because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honor, shame, and court politics.The play includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness. Beatrice and Benedick are ... Read more

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    Otelo - Dramatizado

    by William Shakespeare ...
    Narrated by Emilio Villa, Jose Díaz, Marcos Chacón, Niloofer Khan ...

    Unabridged

    51 min

    Con Otelo, Shakespeare nos da una tragedia de venganza y traición, una historia de celos y amor, y un cuento de racismo y maldad. La escena es Venecia en el siglo XVl: El moro Otelo es un general en la guardia Veneciana, Yago es su alférez envidioso. Otelo también tiene un enemigo en Brabantio el padre de la esposa de Otelo, Desdémona, quien acusa a Otelo de haber raptado a su hija. Al mismo ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD

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    Iago

    The Strategies of Evil

    by Harold Bloom ...
    Narrated by Simon Vance ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 3 min

    In all of literature, few antagonists have displayed the ruthless cunning and unscrupulous deceit of Iago, the antagonist to Othello. Often described as Machiavellian, Iago is a fascinating psychological specimen: at once a shrewd expert of the human mind and yet, himself a deeply troubled man. One of Shakespeare's most provocative and culturally relevant plays, Othello is widely studied for its ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

    by Christopher Marlowe ...
    Narrated by Kamel Abbott, Dennis Wells, Magda Miles, Petra Clay, Okan Blake, Herman Walton, Llaria Goodwin ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 37 min

    The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is an Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, based on German stories about the title character Faust, that was first performed sometime between 1588 and Marlowe's death in 1593. Two different versions of the play were published in the Jacobean era, several years later. One of the most ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Alan Bennett: Diaries

    Read by Alan Bennett

    by Alan Bennett ...
    Narrated by Alan Bennett ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 3 min

    Classic memoirs from the acclaimed English actor, author, playwright, and screenwriterAlan Bennett is one of the country's most celebrated and best-loved authors. This unmissable collection of diaries and memoirs brings together for the first time Telling Tales, Diaries: 1980-1990, the autobiographical section of Untold Stories, which covers the period 1997-2004, and Keeping On Keeping On: The ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Searching for Juliet

    The Lives and Deaths of Shakespeare's First Tragic Heroine

    by Sophie Duncan ...
    Narrated by Nicky Diss ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours

    'A thirteen-year-old girl is at a party. A boy, slightly older, sees her. Juliet. This book is about that girl.'A cultural, historical and literary exploration of the birth, death and legacy of the ultimate romantic heroine - Shakespeare's Juliet Capulet.Juliet Capulet is the heartbeat of the world's most famous love story. She is an enduring romantic icon. And she is a captivating, brilliant, ... Read more

    $39.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Theatre Studies: The Basics

    The Basics

    by Robert Leach ...
    Narrated by John Telfer ...
    series The Basics

    Unabridged

    8 hours 47 min

    Now in a second edition, 'Theatre Studies: The Basics' is a fully updated guide to the wonderful world of theatre. The practical and theoretical dimensions of theatre – from acting to audience – are woven together throughout to provide an integrated introduction to the study of drama, theatre and performance. Topics covered include: dramatic genres, from tragedy to political documentary; theories ... Read more

    $34.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Charla sobre el teatro: narrado por Pep Tosar

    Conferencia

    by Federico García Lorca, Pep Tosar ...
    Narrated by Pep Tosar ...

    Unabridged

    10 min

    En esta Charla sobre el teatro, el poeta expone su visión crítica sobre la tendencia del teatro de su época.Lorca era ya un dramaturgo conocido en todo el mundo en el momento de escribir esta breve conferencia. Había cultivado un teatro que aún hoy nos sigue pareciendo vanguardista, con piezas como El público o La comedia sin título y sus conocidos dramas rurales, en los que combina la prosa con ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Poetics

    by Aristotle ...
    Narrated by Nicholas Khan, Roy McMillan ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 58 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by Nicholas Khan, best known for their role in Transformers. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Malcolm Heath, read by Roy McMillan.One of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary historyIn his near-contemporary account of classical Greek tragedy, Aristotle examines the ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy, The

    Gambling, Drama, and the Unexpected

    by Edwin Wong ...
    Narrated by Greg Patmore ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 18 min

    WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT, BIRNAM WOOD COMES TO DUNSINANE HILLThe Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy presents a profoundly original theory of drama that speaks to modern audiences living in an increasingly volatile world driven by artificial intelligence, gene editing, globalization, and mutual assured destruction ideologies. Tragedy, according to risk theatre, puts us face to face with the unexpected ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Death of a Salesman

    by Jennifer L. Scheidt, M.A. ...
    Narrated by Dan John Miller ...
    series Cliffs Notes

    Unabridged

    2 hours 23 min

    This CliffsNotes study guide on Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Alt om Virginia Woolf - del 4

    by Lise Lotte Frederiksen ...
    Narrated by Lise Lotte Frederiksen ...
    Audiobook 4 - Alt om Virginia Woolf

    Unabridged

    40 min

    I fjerde og sidste afsnit vender Lise Lotte Frederiksen igen tilbage til at beskrive Virginia Woolfs liv, hendes relationer, hendes selvmord og ikke mindst hendes eftermæle.I denne podcast fortæller Lise Lotte Frederiksen med sin velkendte nerve og sans for detaljer om Virginia Woolf - den måske største moderne kvindelige forfatter. Woolf er anerkendt for at være forud for sin tid i både indhold ... Read more

    $3.99 AUD

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    La dama oscura

    La vida de Æmilia Bassano Lanyer, la mujer que Shakespeare amó en secreto y lo inspiró a escribir sus obras más famosas

    by Cristina Pérez ...
    Narrated by Cristina Pérez ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 47 min

    La vida de Æmilia Bassano, la mujer a la que Shakespeare amó en secreto, lo inspiró para escribir sus obras más famosas y que vivió limitada por las restricciones que el renacimiento inglés imponía pero que ahora sí puede ser puesta en primer plano y dada a conocer en todo su esplendor.En pleno siglo XVI, las mujeres casi no tenían derechos en Inglaterra. No sabían leer ni escribir. Æmilia Bassano ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    George Bernard Shaw

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Christopher Wixson ...
    Narrated by Roger Clark ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 41 min

    George Bernard Shaw has been called the second greatest playwright in English (after William Shakespeare) and one of the inventors of modern celebrity as the most famous public intellectual of his time. Beginning in the 1880s, as a critic and as a playwright, he transformed British drama, bringing to it intellectual substance, ethical imperatives, and modernity itself, setting the theatrical ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Shakespeare, Our Contemporary

    by Jan Kott, Cassandra de Cuir, Claire Bloom ...
    Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 1 min

    Shakespeare, Our Contemporary is a provocative, original study of the major plays of Shakespeare. More than that, it is one of the few critical works to have strongly influenced theatrical productions.Peter Brook and Charles Marowitz are among the many directors who have acknowledged their debt to Jan Kott, finding in his analogies between Shakespearean situations and those in modern life and ... Read more

    $33.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Alt om Virginia Woolf - del 3

    by Lise Lotte Frederiksen ...
    Narrated by Lise Lotte Frederiksen ...
    Audiobook 3 - Alt om Virginia Woolf

    Unabridged

    44 min

    I det tredje afsnit sætter Lise Lotte Frederiksen fokus på Woolfs essays, heriblandt ‘A room of one’s own’ (‘Eget værelse’) og det senere hen berømte teaterstykke ‘Orlando’. I denne podcast fortæller Lise Lotte Frederiksen med sin velkendte nerve og sans for detaljer om Virginia Woolf - den måske største moderne kvindelige forfatter. Woolf er anerkendt for at være forud for sin tid i både indhold ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD