A Woman of No Importance
Running Time:2:03:38 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Woman of No Importance is a play by Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. The play premièred on 19 April 1893 at London's Haymarket Theatre. It is a testimony of Wilde's wit and his brand of dark comedy. It looks in particular at English upper class society and has been reproduced on stages in Europe and North America since his death in 1900.
Cast:
Lord Illingworth: Peter Bishop
Sir John Pontefract: Ernst Pattynama
Lord Alfred Rufford: Bob Gonzalez
Mr. Kelvil, M.P.: Nigel Boydell
The Ven. Archdeacon Daubeny, D.D. : Martin Geeson
Gerald Arbuthnot: mb
Farquhar, Butler: Delmar H Dolbier
Francis, Footman: Barry Eads
Lady Hunstanton: Susanna
Lady Caroline Pontefract: Rashada
Lady Stutfield: Beth Thomas
Mrs. Allonby: Elizabeth Klett
Miss Hester Worsley: TriciaG
Alice, Maid: Bev J. Stevens
Mrs. Arbuthnot: Arielle Lipshaw
Narrator: David Lawrence
A Florentine Tragedy and La Sainte Courtisane
Running Time:0:56:00 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Two short fragments: an unfinished and a lost play. A Florentine Tragedy, left in a taxi (not a handbag), is Wilde’s most successful attempt at tragedy – intense and domestic, with surprising depth of characterisation. It was adapted into an opera by the Austrian composer Alexander Zemlinsky in 1917. La Sainte Courtisane, or The Woman Covered in Jewels explores one of Wilde’s great idées fixes: the paradox of religious hedonism, pagan piety. Both plays, Wildean to their core, revel in the profound sadness that is the fruit of the conflict between fidelity and forbidden love. Written towards the end of his tragic life, these fragments give us a glimpse of a genius at his best: visceral, passionate, personal, poetic.
A Florentine Tragedy - cast:
Narrator: TriciaG
GUIDO BARDI, A Florentine prince: mb
SIMONE, a merchant: Simon Larois
BIANNA, his wife: Ruth Golding
La Sainte Courtisane - cast:
Narrator: Ruth Golding
First man: mb
Myrrhina: Philippa
Second man: L.French
Honorius: woggy298
An Ideal Husband
Running Time:03:12:24 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
The "Ideal Husband" of the title is Sir Robert Chiltern, with his equally upright wife Lady Chiltern. He has never committed a crime, never had a "past" and never bowed to corruption or influence, or so she thinks... The disreputable Mrs Cheveley is about to appear and try her hand at both politics and blackmail - can the Chilterns come through the encounter with both public and private honour intact? And what about Miss Mabel Chiltern's roguish beau, Lord Goring? What does he have to do with all of this?
Oscar Wilde's witty comedy of manners, trust and politics shows human nature in a typically merciless light. The main themes are blackmail, political corruption and the uses and abuses of power both in politics and in private life. Quote from the play: “It takes great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it.”
Cast List:
The Earl of Caversham: Alan Mapstone
Vicount Goring: Rob Marland
Sir Robert Chiltern: Tomas Peter
Lady Chiltern: Beth Thomas
Mrs Cheveley: Eva Davis
Miss Mabel Chiltern: Leanne Yau
Lady Markby: TJ Burns
Lady Basildon: Foon
Mrs Marchmont: Hope K
Vicomte de Nanjac: Kurt
Mr Montford/Harold: DrPGould
Mason: Zames Curran
Phipps: Nemo
Narration read by: MichaelMaggs
Lady Windermere's Fan
Running Time:2:05:51 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Lady Windermere's Fan: A Play About a Good Woman is a four act comedy by Oscar Wilde, published in 1893. As in some of his other comedies, Wilde satirizes the morals of Victorian society, and attitudes between the sexes.
The action centres around a fan given to Lady Windermere as a present by her husband, and the ball held that evening to celebrate her 21st birthday.
Cast:
Lady Windermere - Kristin Hughes
Lord Windermere - Joe Earley
Mrs. Erlynne - Elizabeth Klett
Lord Darlington - Simon Taylor
The Duchess of Berwick - Ruth Golding
Mr. Cecil Graham - Chugosh
Lord Augustus Lorton - Chrystian J. Gonzalez
Mr. Dumby - Geoff Cowgill
Parker - Ed Meade
Lady Agatha Carlisle - Ezwa
Lady Plymdale - Christie Nowak
Mr. Hopper - tubeyes
Lady Jedburgh - Kalynda
Rosalie - Duan
Lady Stutfield - Sara Korsmo
Mrs. Cowper-Cowper - Anna Roberts
Narrator - Annoying Twit
Salome
Running Time:1:10:40 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published. The play tells in one act the Biblical story of Salome, stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, who, to her stepfather's dismay but to the delight of her mother Herodias, requests the head of Iokanaan (John the Baptist) on a silver platter as a reward for dancing the Dance of the Seven Veils.
Cast:
Herod Antipas: Mark Penfold
Iokanaan: Bruce Pirie
The Young Syrian: Kim Stich
Tigellinus: Matthew Reece
A Cappadocian: Tim Ferreira
A Nubian: D MoNeY
First Soldier: Skythrock
Second Soldier: Joshua Logan
The Page of Herodias: om123
Herodias: Sweetlilbirdy
Salome: Arielle Lipshaw
A Slave: Ana
First Jew: Frank Booker
Second Jew/Fourth Jew/Sadducee: Elizabeth Klett
Third Jew/First Nazarene: Denny Sayers
Fifth Jew: David Lawrence
Second Nazarene: Algy Pug
A Pharisee: mb
Narrator: Tricia G
The Duchess of Padua
Running Time:2:27:23 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Guido Ferranti, a young man, travels to Padua with his friend Ascanio after receiving a mysterious letter from a stranger, claiming to know the true secret of Guido's birth. His plan of revenge goes awry, however, when he falls in love with his enemy's beautiful wife, the Duchess of Padua.
Cast:
Simone Gesso, Duke of Padua; Hugo the Headsman: Algy Pug
Beatrice, Duchess of Padua: Arielle Lipshaw
Andreas Pollajuolo, Cardinal of Padua: Todd H W
Maffio Petrucci; Servant; First Soldier; Usher: Charlotte Duckett
Jeppo Vitellozzo; Count Moranzone: Martin Geeson
Taddeo Bardi; Bernardo Cavalcanti, Lord Justice of Padua; Third Soldier: Elizabeth Klett
Guido Ferranti: Max Körlinge
Ascanio Cristofano: Alan Mapstone
Lucy, a Tirewoman: April Gonzales
First Citizen: Kristin G J
Second Citizen: CaprishaPage
Third Citizen: Grace
Tipstaff; Second Soldier: Chuck Williamson
Narrator: Ernst Pattynama
Audio edited by Arielle Lipshaw
The Importance of Being Earnest
Running Time:2:18:00 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
The Importance of Being Earnest is a classic comedy of manners in which two flippant young men, in order to impress their respected beloveds, pretend that their names are “Ernest,” which both young ladies believe confers magical qualities on the possessor. It was first performed for the public on February 14, 1895 at the St. James’ Theatre in London, and is regarded by many critics and scholars as being the wittiest play in the English language.
Characters:
John Worthing, J.P. - Read by John Gonzalez
Algernon Moncrieff - Read by Gord Mackenzie
Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D. - Read by Chris Goringe
Merriman, Butler - Read by Peter Yearsley
Lane, Manservant - Read by Hugh McGuire
Lady Bracknell - Read by Kristen McQuillin
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax - Read by Deana Duncan
Cecily Cardew - Read by Kara Shallenberg
Miss Prism, Governess - Read by Sureka
Narrator - Read by Betsie Bush
Project Editor - Paula Berinstein
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
Running Time:01:41:17 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Wilde's collection of fairy tales has delighted both children and adults since it was first published in 1888. It contains five stories, "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket". The cast for this dramatic reading are: Availle, Rebecca Braunert-Plunkett, ElleyKat, Amanda Friday, Libby Gohn, Elizabeth Klett, Arielle Lipshaw, Beth Thomas, and Katalina Watt.
Tales :
1 - The Happy Prince
2 - The Nightingale and the Rose
3 - The Selfish Giant
4 - The Devoted Friend
5 - The Remarkable Rocket
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Running Time:9:27:36 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfillment of the senses. Realizing that one day his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses his desire to sell his soul to ensure the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than himself. Dorian's wish is fulfilled, plunging him into debauched acts. The portrait serves as a reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, with each sin displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of aging. This reading uses the 20-chapter 1891 version of Wilde's novel.
Cast:
Narrator - Martin Geeson
Lord Henry Wotton - David Goldfarb
Dorian Gray - Volunteer
Basil Hallward - Anthony
Sibyl Vane - Miss Avarice
James Vane - David Lawrence
Duchess of Monmouth - Availle
Victor - Martin Geeson
Francis - Simon Pride
Cab Driver - Simon Pride
Parker - Elizabeth Klett
Lord Fermor - Anthony
Lady Agatha - Sarah
Duchess of Harley - Hannah Harris
Sir Thomas Burdon - Terence Taylor
Mr. Erskine - Frank Booker
Mrs. Vandeleur - Mary-Beth Blackburn
Lady Henry - Susanna
Mrs. Vane - Arielle Lipshaw
Mrs. Leaf - Rebeka Harris
Mr. Hubbard - Frank Booker
Alan Campbell - Ernst Pattynama
Lady Narborough - Elizabeth Klett
Lady Ruxton - Mary-Beth Blackburn
Adrian Singleton - Joseph Lawler
Woman - Lucy Perry
Sir Geoffrey Clouston - Mark F. Smith
Gamekeeper - Martin Geeson
Gardener- Joseph Lawler
Young Man - Elizabeth Klett
Old Gentleman - Mark F. Smith
Constable - Joseph Lawler
Vera; or the Nihilists
Running Time:2:06:02 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Vera; or, The Nihilists is a play by Oscar Wilde. It is a melodramatic tragedy set in Russia and is loosely based on the story of Vera Zasulich. It was the first play that Wilde wrote. It was produced in the United Kingdom in 1880, and in New York in 1882, but it was not a success and folded in both cities. It is nowadays rarely revived.
Cast:
Peter Sabouroff/Baron Raff: Algy Pug
Vera Sabouroff: Arielle Lipshaw
Michael: Robin King
General Kotemkin: Alan Mapstone
Sergeant/Professor Marfa: Kristingj
Soldier/Aide-de-Camp: Grace
Prisoner/Colonel of the Guard: Amanda Friday
Dmitri/Page/President of the Nihilists: Elizabeth Klett
Alexis Ivanacievitch: Alex Lau
Conspirator/Marquis de Poivrard: Charlotte Duckett
Conspirator: Julia Niedermaier
Ivan the Czar: Martin Geeson
Prince Paul Maraloffski: John Trevithick
Prince Petrovitch: bala
Narrator: Availle