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Hamlet, which dates from 1600-1601, is the first in Shakespeare's great series of four tragedies. In writing this extraordinary play, Shakespeare effectively re-invented tragedy after an interval of roughly 2,000 years - you would have to go back to the Greek dramatists of fifth century Athens to find anything of comparable depth and maturity. This production features the voice of Anton Lesser as Hamlet along with a full cast.

Antigone is a famous Greek tragedy attributed to the ancient playwright Sophocles at around 440 BCE. The play expands on the Theban legend of Oedipus that predates it, dealing with Antigone’s burial of her brother Polyneices in defiance of the law and the tragic results of her act. On another level, the play exposes the dangers of the absolute ruler or tyrant in the character of Creon. No one speaks freely to him, so he makes a series of mistakes, illustrating the folly of tyranny.

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Lear, the aging king, decides to relinquish his throne and divide his kingdom evenly among his three daughters as determined by their affirmations of love. Enraged and disappointed over daughter Cordelia's declaration, he banishes her and divides his kingdom equally between her two sisters. Jealousy and pride consume the two as they seek to control the kingdom.

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Immerse yourself in the poignant exploration of masculinity, solitude, and the intricate dance of relationships with "Men Without Women." This podcast invites you to delve into a rotating collection of audiobooks that reflect the emotional landscapes of men navigating life in the absence of female companionship. Each day, a new complete audiobook is featured, presenting a unique perspective on themes of longing, heartache, and the search for identity amid the echoes of lost love. Through a variety of voices and narratives, listeners will encounter the raw realities of desire and the profound ...

Ashling is every busy parent’s dream: a professional nanny with experience and a warm, sunny attitude. But from the moment Mary hires her to look after her young children, things start to feel just a little...off. Are Mary’s stressful work schedule and lack of sleep playing games with her own sanity, or has she welcomed an unstable troublemaker into her home?

A space fantasy series where a young mage finds herself crossing the galaxy in search of a mysterious and ancient relic.

Prepare to be captivated by the eerie yet enchanting tale of a female djinn, Fatima, who defied her supernatural world for the sake of love. Set in the hauntingly beautiful backdrop of Tonk's royal haveli, this spine-chilling story unravels the forbidden romance between a mysterious djinn and a noble nawab. Drawn to the nawab's charm, the djinn breaks all the rules of her kind to be close to him. But as their relationship deepens, the boundaries between the human and paranormal realms blur, unleashing a series of events that neither could have foreseen. What happens when a being of immense ...

Delivered Daily. Nick Carter, Master Detective was a popular old-time radio detective drama that aired from 1943 to 1955. The series was based on the long-running Nick Carter detective stories, which originated in dime novels in the late 19th century and continued in pulp magazines. Find more classic radio series and OTR internet radio stations at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Subscribe Free @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | Spotify | iHeart | AmazonNick Carter was depicted as a sharp-witted, no-nonsense detective who solved complex crimes using logic, deduction, and sometimes physical confrontation...

Join Dame Julie Andrews as she reads Jane Austen's original, unabridged classics, brought to life with original music and immersive sound design.Season One begins with Julie's narration of the timeless Pride and Prejudice. Season Two sees her bring Austen's beloved Emma to life.Once a week, step into Austen's world: stroll through grand estates, take tea with well dressed gentlewomen, and enter ballrooms to dance with the great and good of the county. Along the way you'll meet some of literature's most unforgettable characters, brought vividly to life through Dame Julie Andrews' iconic ...

A collection of BBC Radio 3's iconic Shakespeare productions: six tragedies with all star casts including Michael Sheen, Juliet Stevenson, Kenneth Cranham, Corin Redgrave, Ken Stott, Geraldine James, Bill Wallis, Siân Phillips and Sophie Dahl.

Faust is a tragic play in two parts that reworks the late medieval myth of a brilliant but disillusioned scholar who makes a deal with the devil. Faust is considered by many to be Goethe's masterpiece and the greatest work of German literature. Part I sets out Faust’s despair, his pact with Mephistopheles, and his love for Gretchen. Part II deals with Faust’s life at court, the wooing and winning of Helen of Troy, and his purification and redemption.

One of the best-known Irish playwrights, John Millington Synge premiered The Playboy of the Western World in 1907. It immediately provoked controversy, eventually resulting in the infamous "Playboy" riots. It has been recorded and adapted many times, but this timeless recording stars the Irish actors who made it a classic, including Siobhan McKenna and Cyril Cusack.

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Bloomsbury presents The Actor Speaks, written and read by Patsy Rodenburg. From the bestselling author of The Right to Speak and The Need for Words comes this Bloomsbury Revelations edition of the essential guide to voice work: The Actor Speaks. Beginning with what every first-year acting...

In the hands of Sophocles, the master dramatist, the anguished tale of a man fated to kill his father and marry his mother retains its power to shock and move beyond any Freudian reference.

Dead Souls, by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol. Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol, Russian writer, was first published in 1842, and is one of the most prominent works of 19th-century Russian literature. Gogol himself saw it as an "epic poem in prose", and within the book as a "novel in verse". Despite supposedly completing the trilogy's second part, Gogol destroyed it shortly before his death. Although the novel ends in mid-sentence (like Sterne's Sentimental Journey), it is usually regarded as complete in the extant form. In Russia before the emancipation of the serfs in 1861, landowners were ...

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A splash of the sea and the salt in the ocean air signals the beginning of the greatest whaling adventure of all time. This is literature's great voyage. The challenge of a man against the wonders of nature's ocean, of a man against his own weakness and strengths, and of a man against a demon, or perhaps his God, as he searches for his nemesis, the great white whale.