Showing results for "Country" in Drama & Plays

War has come to Discworld…again. And, to no one's great surprise, the conflict centers around the small, insufferably arrogant, strictly fundamentalist duchy of Borogravia, which has long prided itself on its ability to beat up on its neighbors. This time, however, it's Borogravia that's...

Dive into one of the most scandalous Restoration comedies ever penned, William Wycherley’s *The Country Wife*. This vibrant and uproarious play offers a captivating look at the interplay between courtly and urban life in the seventeenth century, a time brimming with unrelenting sexual intrigue and conquest. Wycherley takes inspiration from Molière, yet he expands upon the French master’s themes with an array of interwoven storylines and colorful characters, all vying for your attention through his sharp, colloquial dialogue and clever double entendres. At the heart of the tale is the ...

At first glance, the title may suggest a naive country girl thrust into the extravagant world of Victorian-era high society. However, this Country Mouse is far from innocent. Prepare for a captivating tale that challenges perceptions and reveals the unexpected complexities of its characters. - Summary by Son of the Exiles

Across the haunted highways and byways of the world, legends lurk... Please, brace yourself; the stories told in this podcast are woven with unsettling threads from the darkest parts of the human psyche. Expect chills that creep up your spine, shadows that linger in your mind, and tales so eerie they might haunt your dreams. These are not mere monster stories... they’re whispers from a darkness both outside us, and within us. Proceed with caution, and keep the lights on... this is Cryptid Country.

One of America's great dramatists rocked the worlds of Broadway and Hollywood in this moving drama about a desperately self-destructive alcoholic actor and Georgie, his long-suffering wife. A searing, emotional play of love and redemption.

Considered too obscene to be staged in its original form for nearly 200 years, William Wycherley’s bawdy comedy tells the tale of Mr Horner - a notorious rake who spreads the false rumour that he is impotent in order to gain free access to other men’s wives. When he meets the young...

A dazzling collection of comedies from the later Restoration period England's 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688 and the reign of new monarchs William and Mary signified a turning point for Restoration comedy with laws being passed to restrict playwrights' freedoms. The latter years are marked by a...

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Edith Wharton’s 1913 satire of marriage and money in early-20th century American society. The play follows the beautiful Undine Spragg as she arrives in New York and sets her sights on Ralph Marvell, then travels to Paris where she meets a charming...

A well-meaning American diplomat in South Africa tries to pacify his ferociously combative wife and anti-apartheid activist son by being reassigned to The Hague. But peace is hard to come by and, at an elegant New Year's Eve party, a harrowing betrayal is revealed. Judith Ivey recreates her acclaimed performance from the Lincoln Center production in this masterful drama from the author of The Substance of Fire.

Step off the main roads and into the shadows with Dark Country: Cryptid Tales, a Media Squatch Original podcast that ventures into eerie, spine-tingling accounts of the creatures said to stalk America’s backwoods and beyond. Each episode unravels cryptids, monsters, and unexplained encounters, weaving folklore, legend, and chilling narration into unforgettable storytelling.Media Squatch x AIThis is an AI-driven podcast project by Media Squatch, crafted and edited by our team, with elements generated by artificial intelligence to enhance the atmosphere and narrative.

After finding a murder in her kitchen and her husband missing, Isabel and her daughter, Kaya, flee their home in Fairbanks, Alaska, embarking on a treacherous journey to find him. Hellhound Country is a Segel Media / Rogue Media Network Production

Phil Ainsworth is 54 and deeply sad. He is preparing for the annual village Beast Hunt.For hundreds of years, the men of his family have led a march in to the woods in search of a mystical pig-like creature. But for Phil it is a time for reopening old wounds and coming face to face with the reason for all his sadness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There is a country beyond that which is known to humankind. A stray country. A country that exists west of October. Whose borders are somewhere between midnight train whistles and the distant howl of a dog. A country that lies somewhere in the stitched and jittering static between radio stations. A country that drifts through America like a traveling salesman, but every now and then stops to nest on a small town. A small church. A single street. And maybe, just maybe, some kinda delayed radio broadcast you’ve stuffed in your ears . . . STRAY COUNTRY is a fiction podcast. Original Novels. ...

Undiscovered Countries is an actual-play unplanned TTRPG Podcast hosted by Ben Heath, Margaret Clark, and Cam Torres. We have no idea what’s going to happen! Join us! New episodes released every other Monday!

The year is 2083. The global population has been decimated by the final flu. The United States – not united for a long time – is no more. New lines have been drawn. Five divided nations stand. The story begins in one nation, the New West, which is much like the Old West. The heart of the Comanche empire, turned thriving Texas Hill Country, turned desolate and violent and ruthless once more. A harsh landscape and a society without technology, laws or base human agreements to guide us. Here in the New West, three lives intertwine in a quest for meaning, pleasure and power. ...

Dive into the mesmerizing world of H. Rider Haggard, but with a twist! This is not your usual adventure story but a compelling tale riddled with mystery, intrigue, and secrets. Immerse yourself in a web of coerced marriage, prejudice, illicit affairs, murder, and hidden treasure. Explore the survival saga of an age-old family, the selfless acts of a woman, and the sinister plots of another. Witness the roles of two gentlemen, two rogues, and an unsuspected, loyal servant. Join us in deciphering the clues and guessing the location of the hidden treasure that could potentially save them all! ...

The book follows the career of Hugh Paret from youth to manhood, and how his profession as a corporation lawyer gradually changes his values. The book received positive reviews, and was the second best-selling novel in the United States in 1915. View our full collection of podcasts at our website: https://www.solgoodmedia.com or YouTube channel: https://www.solgood.org/subscribeThis is a Librivox Recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain.

Mary Louise in the Country, by L. Frank Baum. The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his Edith Van Dyne pseudonym, then continued by at least three others, all using the same pseudonym. Baum wrote the first four books in the series, possibly with help from his son, Harry Neal Baum, on the third. The books are concerned with adolescent girl detectives— a concept Baum had experimented with earlier, in The Daring Twins (1911) and Phoebe Daring (1912). The Bluebird series began with Mary Louise, ...

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