The George Bernard Shaw Collection Audiobook
The George Bernard Shaw Collection Audiobook
- Various Performers
- LA Theatre Works
- 2010-11-25
- 13 h 12 min
Summary:
Eight of George Bernard Shaw’s most memorable plays in a single splendid collection:
Mrs. Warren’s Profession: Shaw pits a smart heroine against a memorable gallery of rogues within this superbly intelligent and still shocking comedy, that was banned for eight years from the English stage after its London debut. Performed by: Paul Gutrecht, Kaitlin Hopkins,Shirley Knight, Basil Langton, Dakin Matthews and Robin Sachs.
Arms and the Man: Superstars Anne Heche while the stunning, headstrong Raina who also awaits about The George Bernard Shaw Collection her fiancé’s return from fight – but instead meets a soldier who seeks asylum in her bedroom. Performed by: Al Espinosa, Jeremy Sisto, Teri Garr, Anne Heche, Micahel Winters, Jason Kravits and Sarah Rafferty.
Candida: Shaw’s warm and witty play challenged conventional knowledge about relationships between your sexes, as a lovely wife must select from the two men who like her. Performed by: Tom Amandes, Christopher Cartmill, Rebecca MacLean,
David New, Nicholas Rudall and JoBeth Williams.
The Devil’s Disciple: A hero who disdains heroism makes the ultimate sacrifice for honor and country through the American Revolution, starring Richard Dreyfuss.
Performed by: Jennifer Albright, Pat Carroll, Stanton Davis, Bruce Davison, Richard Dix, Richard Dreyfuss, David Bryon Jackson, Lisa Pelikan, Derek Smith and Jon Tindle.
Main Barbara: Featuring Kate Burton, this gleaming comedy traverses family relations, religion, ethics and politics – as just Shaw, the expert dramatist, can! Performed by: J.B. Blanc, Kate Burton, Matthew Gaydos, Brian George, Hamish Linklater, Henri Lubatti,
Kirsten Potter, Roger Rees, Russell Soder, Amelia White colored, Missy Yager and Sarah Zimmerman.
The Doctor’s Problem: A well-respected physician is forced to select whom he shall save: a bumbling friend or the ne’er-do-well husband of the woman he loves. Performed by: Jane Carr, Gregory Cooke, Kenneth Danziger, Roy Dotrice, Martin Jarvis, Jennifer Dundas Lowe, Simon Templeman, Douglas Weston and Paxton Whitehead.
Misalliance: A self-made millionaire and his family members invite their future in-law for the visit with their estate. Within this delightfully clever play, issues of gender, course, politics, and family are all goals for Shaw’s eager wit. Performed by: Tom Beyer, Pleasure Gregory, Roger Rees, Serena Scott Thomas, W. Morgan Sheppard, Eric Stoltz, Victoria Tennant, Tegan Western and Douglas Weston.
Pygmalion: Shaw’s beloved play in regards to a irascible conversation professor who decides to mold a Cockney flower girl in to the darling of high culture. Performed by: Roslyn Alexander, Shannon Cochran, Denise du Maurier, Rebecca MacLean, David New, Kenneth J. Northcott, Nicholas Pennell, Nicholas Rudall, Ben Whitehouse and Laura Whyte.