Performance audiobooks

Swanwhite

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Step into the enchanting world of August Strindberg's "Swanwhite," a captivating fairy tale filled with magic, romance, and happy endings (who knew Strindberg was capable of that!). Swanwhite (a spirited young princess with a heart as pure as gold), at the behest of her father, begrudgingly obliges to marry a visiting King while he is away on... Read more

Crime & Crime

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Playwright Maurice is on the very verge of having success and notoriety upon the opening of his new play. In fact, he's so elated at his future prospects that he's decided to propose to his mistress, Jeanne once the evening is over. However, he comes into contact with a femme fatale named Henriette, who so beguiles him with danger and mystery... Read more

Deirdre of the Sorrows

By: J.M. Synge

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Come and join me as we rediscover one of the greatest myths to come out of the Emerald Isle: "Deirdre of the Sorrows," adapted for the stage by J.M. Synge.Deirdre, a woman of immeasurable beauty, is betrothed/condemned to the King of Ulster, Conchubar. But in true mythological fashion, there is a prophecy which prevents this--a prophecy that... Read more

The Tinker's Wedding

By: J.M. Synge

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Come join me in the hilarious romp that is The Tinker's Wedding by J.M. Synge, a story of two young tinkers trying to con a travelling holy man into marrying them, all while their mother is constantly trying to satiate her indomitable thirst for drink, thereby inadvertently causing more problems than the drink is worth. Blaming,... Read more

As Infinity Equates to Zero

By: Brendan Moir

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Two astronomers realize that the universe, having expanded to the fullest extent, is now collapsing in on itself at an alarming rate. The two astronomers observe this phenomenon as pleasantly and remorsefully as a sunset, discussing love, life, and the purpose of both before the universe collapses. Read more

The Creditors

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: No

When is vengeance justified? And to what extent?Adolf, an artist, is having martial problems with his independent wife Tekla. Meanwhile, Gustav, his friend, attempts to get Adolf to stand up for himself and "be the man of the house." But behind all of this superficial talk is a psychological war being waged on three fronts, and each party will... Read more

The Insect Play

By: Karel Čapek & Josef Čapek

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Come and listen to one of the most famous collaborations of early twentieth century Czech literature, "The Insect Play, or Ad Infinitum."Come and see how many similarities The Brothers Čapek draw between our problems, our beliefs, and our struggles with the lives of the very critters that walk beneath our feet. Join our inebriated narrator as he... Read more

The Dance of Death (Part 1 & 2)

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Come join me as we enter the scene of a remote military outpost where we'll experience the tumultuous relationship between two embittered souls as they confront the harsh realities of their disintegrating marriage. Oh how lives of others can be so easily dismantled by the whims of the few."I have lived a life of quiet desperation, clinging to... Read more

The Playboy of the Western World

By: J.M. Synge

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Come join me in reading the magnum opus of J.M. Synge, where a young traveler has come from out of town boasting that he's committed patricide, which, rather than ostracizing him, causes many women of the town to become morbidly curious about this young man, including the prettiest girl in town and the quite newly vivacious widow. But what... Read more

The Ghost Sonata

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Enter the surreal world of August Strindberg's "The Ghost Sonata," where a young student becomes entangled in the mysterious affairs of a haunted mansion. As he navigates its labyrinthine corridors, he encounters a cast of eccentric characters, including a mysterious old man who seems to have blackmail over everyone in the house, a woman who has... Read more

Miss Julie & The Stronger

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Two of the most influential and early feminist plays to have ever graced the stage, we have have Miss Julie and The Stronger.Miss Julie is a one act tragedy that finds itself in a similar vein as Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabbler" and "A Doll's House," in which the main woman of the play (Miss Julie) tries to take hold of her own destiny and break... Read more

The Great Highway

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Life, a fleeting shadow, a whisper in the wind,We wander lost, adrift in the void,Seeking solace in the darkness,Yet finding only echoes of our own despair.
What is truth? What is meaning?These questions haunt me, torment me,As I tread the great highway of existence,Alone, and yet surrounded by the clamor of life.
Oh, to find redemption in this... Read more

A Dream Play

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 2 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

In August Strindberg's "A Dream Play," the surreal landscape of dreams becomes the stage for a journey through the human experience. Set in a world where time and space are fluid, the play follows Agnes, the daughter of the Hindu god Indra, as she descends to Earth to understand the struggles of mortal life.  Come join me where the boundaries... Read more

Easter

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Set against the backdrop of a small college town, the Heyst's familial tensions converge during the holiday weekend; not only is the family's livelihood at stake, but the debt collector has just come into town, the youngest daughter has returned from an institution unprompted, and there's even a question of fidelity to boot. However, against the... Read more

Salomé

By: Oscar Wilde

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Come join me in reading the one of Oscar Wilde's only remaining tragedies, based on one of the most notorious recollections of the Bible. A story of gruesome ends for gruesome desires that shocked many of the theater goers in the late 1800's.Salomé, the daughter of Herodious, has become utterly smitten with John the Baptist due to his rebuke of... Read more

Riders to the Sea & Shadow of the Glen

By: J.M. Synge

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Riders to the Sea & Shadow of the Glen are both one act plays by J.M. Synge, an Irish playwright in the early 20th Century who made it his life's mission to accurately depict the people of the Irish Countryside.Riders to the Sea is a Tragedy in One Act about a mother and her daughters dealing with a familial curse that seems to cause all of... Read more

Radio 9: The Complete Series 1 and 2

By: Johnny Daukes & Hils Barker

Narrated by: Johnny Daukes, Hils Barker, Jonathan Kydd, Kath...

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Both series of the surreal sketch show, set in a parallel universe just like ours, but different

‘A hoot’ The Independent

Welcome to Radio 9 – the only station providing ‘real radio for real listeners with real radios’. It’s the irrational home of the terminally strange, where the dark and the silly rub along together quite nicely. There’s a... Read more

Nada menos que todo un hombre

By: Miguel de Unamuno

Narrated by: Montserrat González

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

La fama de la hermosura de Julia estaba esparcida por toda la comarca que ceñía a la vieja ciudad de Renada; era Julia algo así como su belleza oficial, o como un monumento más, pero viviente y fresco, entre los tesoros arquitectónicos de la capital. «Voy a Renada —decían algunos—a ver la catedral y a ver a Julia Yáñez.» Había en los ojos de la... Read more

La Regenta

By: Leopoldo Alas (Clarín)

Narrated by: José Sánchez

Length: 34 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

La heroica ciudad dormía la siesta. El viento Sur, caliente y perezoso, empujaba las nubes blanquecinas que se rasgaban al correr hacia el Norte. En las calles no había más ruido que el rumor estridente de los remolinos de polvo, trapos, pajas y papeles que iban de arroyo en arroyo, de acera en acera, de esquina en esquina revolando y... Read more

Ramón María del Valle Inclán lee un fragmento de la Sonata de Estío

By: Ramón María del Valle-Inclán

Narrated by: Ramón María del Valle-Inclán

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

La voz original de Ramón María del Valle-Inclán. Read more

A Woman Condemned to Hard Labor

By: Noor Fahmy

Narrated by: Pandarosh

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

When a woman is subjected to constant conflict, and this conflict enters her home, and she meets an opponent stronger than her, who breaks her, and she becomes alone to see the flows of society pressuring her with such cruelty, she chooses victory through defeat. Read more

Confessions d'Arsène Lupin

By: Maurice Leblanc

Narrated by: Plusieurs Lecteurs

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Maurice Leblanc, de son nom complet Marie Émile Maurice Leblanc, est un romancier français.Auteur de nombreux romans policiers et d’aventures, il est le créateur du célèbre gentleman-cambrioleur Arsène Lupin. Relégué au rang de « Conan Doyle français », Maurice Leblanc est un écrivain populaire qui a souffert de ne pas avoir la reconnaissance de... Read more

Niebla

By: Miguel de Unamuno

Narrated by: Montserrat González

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Al aparecer Augusto a la puerta de su casa extendió el brazo derecho, con la mano palma abajo y abierta, y dirigiendo los ojos al cielo quedóse un momento parado en esta actitud estatuaria y augusta. No era que tomaba posesión del mundo exterior, sino era que observaba si llovía. Y al recibir en el dorso de la mano el frescor del lento orvallo... Read more

Le Mariage d'Arsène Lupin

By: Maurice Leblanc

Narrated by: Plusieurs Lecteurs

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Maurice Leblanc, de son nom complet Marie Émile Maurice Leblanc, est un romancier français.Auteur de nombreux romans policiers et d’aventures, il est le créateur du célèbre gentleman-cambrioleur Arsène Lupin. Relégué au rang de « Conan Doyle français », Maurice Leblanc est un écrivain populaire qui a souffert de ne pas avoir la reconnaissance de... Read more