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The Duchess of Padua

Oscar WILDE (1854 - 1900)
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. (Summary by Wikipedia and wildemoose)

Cast:
Simone Gesso, Duke of Padua; Hugo the Headsman: Algy Pug
Beatrice, Duchess of Padua: Arielle Lipshaw
Andreas Pollajuolo, Cardinal of Padua: ToddHW
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: Kristingj
Second Citizen: CaprishaPage
Third Citizen: Grace
Tipstaff; Second Soldier: Chuck Williamson
Narrator: Ernst Pattynama
Audio edited by Arielle Lipshaw

Genre(s): Plays, Romance, Drama


An Ideal Husband

Oscar WILDE (1854 - 1900)
An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedy by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honor. The action is set in London, in "the present", and takes place within a single day. "Sooner or later," Wilde notes, "we shall all have to pay for what we do." But he adds that, "No one should be entirely judged by their past." (Summary from Wikipedia)

Characters:
Narrator – Read by Alex Foster
The Earl Of Caversham, K.G. – Read by Linton
Viscount Goring, his son – Read by John Gonzalez
Sir Robert Chiltern, Bart., Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs – Read by David Barnes
Vicomte De Nanjac, Attache at the French Embassy in London – Read by Juho Fröjd
Mr. Montford – Read by Matthew Walton
Mason, Butler to Sir Robert Chiltern – Read by Hugh McGuire
Phipps, Lord Goring’s servant – Read by Juho Fröjd
James, footman – Read by Read by Chris Goringe
Harold, footman – Read by Zachary Brewster-Geisz
Lady Chiltern – Read by Kristin Hughes
Lady Markby – Read by Heather Barnett
The Countess Of Basildon – Read by JemmaBlythe
Mrs. Marchmont – Read by Ezwa
Miss Mabel Chiltern, Sir Robert Chiltern’s sister – Read by Ophelia Darcy
Mrs. Cheveley – Read by Betsie Bush
Project Editor – Paula Berinstein

Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Plays


The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar WILDE (1854 - 1900)
Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest is subtitled "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People," and has proved immensely popular since its first performance in 1895. The play certainly has its farcical and comic elements, such as the witty banter exchanged by the characters and the flippant attitude towards love and marriage that characterizes the action. However, the play also explores more serious themes through the central story of Jack Worthing's search for his identity. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

Cast
John Worthing: Dublin Gothic
Algernon Moncrieff: John Fricker
Rev. Chasuble: Martin Geeson
Merriman: mb
Lane: Algy Pug
Lady Bracknell: Ruth Golding
Gwendolyn Fairfax: Elizabeth Klett
Cecily Cardew: Arielle Lipshaw
Miss Prism: Carol Box
Narrator: Tiffany Halla Colonna

Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett

Genre(s): Comedy

Lady Windermere's Fan

Oscar WILDE (1854 - 1900)

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. (Summary by Ruth Golding)

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

Audio edited by Rosalind Wills and Ruth Golding.


The Picture of Dorian Gray 

Oscar WILDE (1854 - 1900)

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. (Summary by Wikipedia)


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

Audio edited by Arielle Lipshaw

Genre(s): Dramatic Readings, Fantastic Fiction, General Fiction


A Woman of No Importance

Oscar WILDE (1854 - 1900)
A 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. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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

Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw

Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Plays

Salome

Oscar WILDE (1854 - 1900), translated by Lord Alfred DOUGLAS (1870 - 1945)
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. (Summary by wikipedia)

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

Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw