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Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner
by Brendan Moir
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.
Episodes
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Oscar Wilde: Lady Windermere's Fan (Act IV)
"Lady Windermere's Fan" is one of Oscar Wilde's first and radiantly indelible marks on the stage. The first of its kind which would be later known as his "comedy of manners". The story follows a young Lady Windermere who, upon hearing the local gossip and gathering of incomplete evidence, begins…
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Oscar Wilde: Lady Windermere's Fan (Act III)
"Lady Windermere's Fan" is one of Oscar Wilde's first and radiantly indelible marks on the stage. The first of its kind which would be later known as his "comedy of manners". The story follows a young Lady Windermere who, upon hearing the local gossip and gathering of incomplete evidence, begins…
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Oscar Wilde: Lady Windermere's Fan (Act II)
"Lady Windermere's Fan" is one of Oscar Wilde's first and radiantly indelible marks on the stage. The first of its kind which would be later known as his "comedy of manners". The story follows a young Lady Windermere who, upon hearing the local gossip and gathering of incomplete evidence, begins…
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Oscar Wilde: Lady Windermere's Fan (Act I)
"Lady Windermere's Fan" is one of Oscar Wilde's first and radiantly indelible marks on the stage. The first of its kind which would be later known as his "comedy of manners". The story follows a young Lady Windermere who, upon hearing the local gossip and gathering of incomplete evidence, begins…
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George Bernard Shaw: Mrs. Warren's Profession (Act IV)
"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 performed by the Lord Chamberlain for more than 30 years, ironically further proving its critique...
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George Bernard Shaw: Mrs. Warren's Profession (Act III)
"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 performed by the Lord Chamberlain for more than 30 years, ironically further proving its critique...
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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 performed by the Lord Chamberlain for more than 30 years, ironically further proving its critique...
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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 performed by the Lord Chamberlain for more than 30 years, ironically further proving its critique...
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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 man worn down with time, finally in acceptance of his fate. A fate still worth telling and felt in...
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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 debauchery. And yet, through all of that, each action taken by the characters in done out of love. If…
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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 one can not be beholden to both and still treat each side with the same worthiness upon the…
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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 one can not be beholden to both and still treat each side with the same worthiness upon the…
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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 notable poems such as "Claribel" and "Marina". Follow me on other platforms:...
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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 notable poems. Follow me on other platforms: https://bemuse.bandcamp.com...
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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 notable poems. Follow me on other platforms: https://bemuse.bandcamp.com...
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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 allies have played a game of whipping off a man's head... only to find out that he is coming back to...
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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. However, it is watched over by the Guardian who resembles a Grey Hawk, which in Irish Tradition is a...
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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 Judas, the man who could not be beholden to death, and the man who would not be beholden to God.…
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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 the disciples after Jesus' crucifixion, all struggling with their preconceived notions of the…
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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 the only inheritor of the estate, Trevor Bavvel, before his tyrant of a mother, Hortensia Bavvel,...
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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 the only inheritor of the estate, Trevor Bavvel, before his tyrant of a mother, Hortensia Bavvel,...
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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 the only inheritor of the estate, Trevor Bavvel, before his tyrant of a mother, Hortensia Bavvel,...
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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 the only inheritor of the estate, Trevor Bavvel, before his tyrant of a mother, Hortensia Bavvel,...
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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 the only inheritor of the estate, Trevor Bavvel, before his tyrant of a mother, Hortensia Bavvel,...
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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 the only inheritor of the estate, Trevor Bavvel, before his tyrant of a mother, Hortensia Bavvel,...
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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 contemplates ending his life by leaping from the same window once used by a tragic ancestor. Yet, amidst...
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Saki: Introduction & The Death Trap
Saki’s one‑act political satire, "The Death Trap" unfolds in a small Balkan castle on the eve of an insurrection. Prince Dimitri, the gentle young ruler of the state of Muravia, has been warned that rebels plan to murder him that night; only a handful of advisers and servants stand between him…
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W.B. Yeats: The Countess Cathleen (Scene 4+5)
In "The Countess Cathleen," famine devastates Ireland, and a pair of mysterious merchants begin buying souls from starving peasants in exchange for food and gold. When Countess Cathleen discovers the growing spiritual crisis among her people, she tries to offer aid—but quickly realizes her wealth...
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W.B. Yeats: The Countess Cathleen (Scene 2+3)
In "The Countess Cathleen," famine devastates Ireland, and a pair of mysterious merchants begin buying souls from starving peasants in exchange for food and gold. When Countess Cathleen discovers the growing spiritual crisis among her people, she tries to offer aid—but quickly realizes her wealth...
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W.B. Yeats: The Countess Cathleen (Scene 1)
In "The Countess Cathleen," famine devastates Ireland, and a pair of mysterious merchants begin buying souls from starving peasants in exchange for food and gold. When Countess Cathleen discovers the growing spiritual crisis among her people, she tries to offer aid—but quickly realizes her wealth...
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W.B. Yeats: Purgatory & The Cat and the Moon
W.B Yeats' "Purgatory" is a grim representation of generational guilt and spiritual entrapment, as a father confronts the ghosts of his family’s past in the ruins of a once-noble home, where memory and violence echo years afterwards. Meanwhile, in "The Cat and the Moon," two beggars—one blind…
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W.B. Yeats: The Pot of Broth
Brimming with charm and mischief, "The Pot of Broth" is a delightful one-act comedy co-written with Lady Gregory in which a clever wanderer, armed with nothing but an empty pot and a silver tongue, convinces a wary country couple that he can brew a magical broth from a simple stone. As tall tales...
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W.B. Yeats: Cathleen Ní Houlihan
Set against the backdrop of Ireland’s struggle for freedom, "Cathleen Ní Houlihan" unfolds with quiet intensity as a young man’s ordinary life is gradually overtaken by a strange and irresistible call to something greater. In the presence of a beguiling visitor whose words seem to shimmer with…
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August Strindberg: The Great Highway (Pt. 3)
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…
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August Strindberg: The Great Highway (Pt. 2)
"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…
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August Strindberg: The Great Highway (Pt. 1)
"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…
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August Strindberg: The Ghost Sonata (Scene 3)
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...
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August Strindberg: The Ghost Sonata (Scene 2)
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...
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August Strindberg: The Ghost Sonata (Scene 1)
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...
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Guy Wetmore Carryl: Grimm Tales Made Gay
"Grimm Tales Made Gay" is a hilarious reinterpretation of classic Grimm fairy tales infused with humor and irreverence. In this collection, each Brother's Grimm tale is transformed into a witty and whimsical narrative, featuring absurd situations, clever wordplay, and unexpected plot…
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August Strindberg: A Dream Play (Pt. 5)
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...
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August Strindberg: A Dream Play (Pt. 4)
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...
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August Strindberg: A Dream Play (Pt. 3)
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...
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August Strindberg: A Dream Play (Pt. 2)
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...
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August Strindberg: A Dream Play (Pt. 1)
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...
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August Strindberg: Swanwhite (Act III)
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…
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August Strindberg: Swanwhite (Act II)
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…
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August Strindberg: Swanwhite (Act I)
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…
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Guy Wetmore Carryl: Fables for the Frivolous
Come and experience this delightfully humorous collection of satirical fables that playfully subvert traditional moral lessons, entitled "Fables for the Frivolous" by Guy Wetmore Carryl. Each fable presents a witty and whimsical tale featuring talking animals, mythical creatures, and foolish...
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August Strindberg: The Dance of Death Pt. 2 (Act II)
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…
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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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