Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner
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Welcome to Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner, where I read plays, poems, or whatever's currently striking my fancy in the classic audio book format. Prepare to be filled with joy, hope, rage, envy, despair, and even morbid curiosity as we embark on this unique adventure of charting out humanity's various frivolities.
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S3E28 George Bernard Shaw: Mrs. Warren's Profession (Act II)
"Mrs. Warren's Profession" is one of the greater testaments to George Bernard Shaw's love of controversy and getting at the heart of issues plaguing man-kind, so much so that it was banned from being…
S3E27 George Bernard Shaw: Mrs. Warren's Profession (Act I)
"Mrs. Warren's Profession" is one of the greater testaments to George Bernard Shaw's love of controversy and getting at the heart of issues plaguing man-kind, so much so that it was banned from being…
S3E26 W. B. Yeats: The Death of Cuchulainn
This is the inevitable conclusion of the Myth of Cuchulainn as set out by W.B. Yeats. As the title suggests, "The Death of Cuchulainn" is about as mythic and yet as human as the titular character. A…
S3E25 W. B. Yeats: The Only Jealousy of Emer
This is the inevitable conclusion of the Myth of Cuchulainn as set out by W.B. Yeats. "The Only Jealousy of Emer" is a story of self sacrifice and humility brought about through humiliation and…
S3E24 W. B. Yeats: On Baile's Strand, Pt. 2
This is the climax of the Myth of Cuchulainn as set out by W.B. Yeats.This play is juxtaposed between the frivolities and passionate natures of man with the ritual and order of its systems, and how…
S3E23 W. B. Yeats: On Baile's Strand, Pt. 1
This is the climax of the Myth of Cuchulainn as set out by W.B. Yeats.This play is juxtaposed between the frivolities and passionate natures of man with the ritual and order of its systems, and how…
S3E22 Alfred Lord Tennyson: Juvenilia, Pt. 3
As a collection of Tennyson's early works, "Juvenilia" finds itself focused on many different aspects of love, desire, and death expressed in over 40 different poems, and includes some of his most…
S3E21 Alfred Lord Tennyson: Juvenilia, Pt. 2
As a collection of Tennyson's early works, "Juvenilia" finds itself focused on many different forms of love, desire, and death expressed in over 40 different poems, and includes some of his most…
S3E20 Alfred Lord Tennyson: Juvenilia, Pt. 1
As a collection of Tennyson's early works, "Juvenilia" finds itself focused on many different forms of love, desire, and death expressed in over 40 different poems, and includes some of his most…
S3E19 W.B. Yeats: The Green Helmet
"The Green Helmet," has multiple similarities the "The Green Knight" from the mythology of King Arthur, but set in an almost farcical manner. When Cuchulainn returns from Scotland, he finds his…
S3E18 W.B. Yeats: At the Hawks Well
This is the beginning of the Myth of Cuchulainn as set out by W.B. Yeats.There exists a fountain in Scotland that is said to give a person eternal life, but only bubbles up once every few years.…
S3E17 W.B. Yeats: Calvary
Can man be satisfied in Heaven? If Heaven is brought down to earth so freely, will man reject it for want of freedom? These are the themes put forward in "Calvary" through the mouths of Lazarus and…
S3E16 W.B. Yeats: The Resurrection
When your faith is destroyed, to what do you turn? Reason? Absolution? Or do you continue on believing? These are the clashing personalities of the three men of "The Resurrection," watching guard for…
S3E15 Saki: The Watched Pot, Act III (Pt. 2)
"The Watched Pot" is a three-act comedic play written by Saki in collaboration with Charles Maude. It centers around the inhabitants of Briony manor either scheming or enacting the scheme of marrying…
S3E14 Saki: The Watched Pot, Act III (Pt. 1)
"The Watched Pot" is a three-act comedic play written by Saki in collaboration with Charles Maude. It centers around the inhabitants of Briony manor either scheming or enacting the scheme of marrying…
S3E13 Saki: The Watched Pot, Act II (Pt. 2)
"The Watched Pot" is a three-act comedic play written by Saki in collaboration with Charles Maude. It centers around the inhabitants of Briony manor either scheming or enacting the scheme of marrying…
S3E12 Saki: The Watched Pot, Act II (Pt. 1)
"The Watched Pot" is a three-act comedic play written by Saki in collaboration with Charles Maude. It centers around the inhabitants of Briony manor either scheming or enacting the scheme of marrying…
S3E11 Saki: The Watched Pot, Act I (Pt. 2)
"The Watched Pot" is a three-act comedic play written by Saki in collaboration with Charles Maude. It centers around the inhabitants of Briony manor either scheming or enacting the scheme of marrying…
S2E10 Saki: The Watched Pot, Act I (Pt. 1)
"The Watched Pot" is a three-act comedic play written by Saki in collaboration with Charles Maude. It centers around the inhabitants of Briony manor either scheming or enacting the scheme of marrying…
S3E8 Saki: Karl Ludwig's Window
In "Karl Ludwig’s Window," Saki skewers the romantic ideals of honor and despair with dry, unsparing wit. Kurt von Jagdstein, fearing disgrace after a duel gone wrong, returns to his home and…
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