A comedy of manners in five acts, The Rivals was Sheridan's second commercially produced play. The play is set in Bath in the 18th century, a town legendary for conspicuous consumption and fashion at the time. Wealthy, fashionable people went there to 'take the waters', which were believed to have healing properties. Bath was much less exclusive than London, and provides an ideal setting for the characters. The plot centres around the two young lovers, Lydia and Jack. Lydia, who reads a lot of popular novels of the time, wants a purely romantic love affair. To court her, Jack pretends to be 'Ensign Beverley', a poor officer. Lydia is enthralled with the idea of eloping with a poor soldier in spite of her guardian, Mrs. Malaprop, a moralistic widow.
In this one-man tour-de-force based on Picasso's writings, writer/performer Herbert Sigüenza (Culture Clash) takes on the role of the legendary artist, inviting the listener into Picasso's private studio for an intimate and revealing weekend as he prepares to deliver six new works to a buyer on Monday morning.
Includes a conversation with Herbert Sigüenza and Stephanie Barron, Senior Curator and Department Head of Modern Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in December 2020.
Director: Rosalind Ayres
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
Herbert Sigüenza as Pablo Picasso
Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson
Prepared for Audio by Mark Holden, The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood
Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Editor and Mixer: Neil Wogenson
Original Music and Sound Design: Bruno Louchouarn
Narration by: Matthew Wolf
Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin
Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner
Lead funding for A Weekend with Pablo Picasso is generously provided by the Campizondo Foundation.
Sir John Gielgud performs his favourite scenes from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Cymbeline, The Taming of the Shrew, Julius Caesar, The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet and many more.
L'apocalypse est là. Mais voilà, moi j'ai pas envie, moi j'ai une fille, un père… Je ne veux pas que ça finisse comme ça. Une nouvelle pleine d'émotions où l'injustice et la colère flirtent avec l'amour de sa famille. Au ton ironique et acide, pour essayer de cacher les larmes dans la gorge.
Nouvelles à se tailler les veines est une série d'audiobooks à la gloire de toutes les émotions tristes. Une ode aux larmes mais surtout, une ode du cœur. A la jonction terrible entre la vie et la mort. Sur le fil.
1077, Dover Castle.
More than a decade has passed since William, Duke of Normandy, defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings and was crowned King of England on Christmas Day 1066. Still faced with insurrection, both here in England and in his native Normandy, a perpetual threat to William’s authority was his half brother, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, Earl of Kent and serial plotter against his King.
Odo is about to commission a work of art depicting the events leading up to the Conquest and the great battle itself. Cruel, rapacious and ambitious, Odo intends this unique wall hanging to glorify not only his splendid new cathedral in Bayeux but also his own place in history. An undertaking of this magnitude will require a designer of extraordinary talent and expertise and Odo believes that he has found such an artist - one capable of creating a work that will outlive time itself. His choice is, however, unexpected and unusual.
This is the story of that designer, the challenges faced, both artistic and authoritarian and of all the other players, both exulted and humble, who go to make up this tapestry of intrigue, murder, politics and art.
Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda es la última obra de Miguel de Cervantes. Pertenece al subgénero de la novela bizantina. El propio autor la consideró su mejor obra; sin embargo la crítica da este título unánimemente a Don Quijote de la Mancha. En ella escribió la dedicatoria al Conde de Lemos el 19 de abril de 1616, cuatro días antes de morir, donde se despide de la vida citando estos versos:
'Puesto ya el pie en el estribo, con las ansias de la muerte, gran señor, esta te escribo.'
Publicada de forma póstuma, Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda se convirtió en 1617 en un éxito inmediato. En años sucesivos se leyó en francés, inglés e italiano, y era todavía una lectura popular en el siglo XIX. A través de un entramado de historias cruzadas, nos narra las peripecias del Príncipe Persiles y la princesa Sigismunda, dos enamorados que bajo una identidad falsa y fingiendo ser hermanos, recorren Europa de norte a sur. La lista de peligros, enredos y reencuentros sitúan esta obra en el género de la novela bizantina. Cuatrocientos años después, los lectores de hoy se adentrarán en un mar de aventuras que Cervantes quiso convertir en su testamento literario.
¡Disfruta de esta obra ahora en formato audible!
“If music be the food of love, play on,Give me excess of it; that surfeiting,The appetite may sicken, and so die.'
After a shipwreck separates Viola from her twin brother in a strange town, she decides the best course of action is to disguise herself as a man, so that she can become a servant to a Duke named Orsino. This small deception quickly spirals out of control, as she mistakenly ends up in the middle of a love triangle with her Orsino and the object of his affection, Olivia. Confusion and hilarity ensue as Viola evades Olivia’s growing affections, while also trying to win over Orsino while still being disguised as Cesario. The situation grows even more complicated when Viola’s twin shows up and gets mixed into the chaos, and as a man named Malvolio attempts to enter himself into the complicated romance by vying for Olivia’s affections.
Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare’s most amusing works, from the witty dialogue to the amusing scenes that play on themes of gender, class, and honesty. The complex love triangle has served as the inspiration for many comedic books and films over the centuries, and remains amusing to a modern audience.
Street Nurses is a hard hitting audiobook that focuses on a group of nurses and doctors that take to the streets to help out those who are sick or injured and don't have the option of going to the hospital. For some it's because their injuries are gang related and they can get arrested if they end up in the ER. For others it's because they can't afford the hospital bills or their drug addiction will only get them escorted out.
This audio dramatic series will shed light on the fractured medical system within urban communities and how some people have to take healthcare into their own hands. Inspired by real people and their every day struggles, Street Nurses will show humanity and kindness in a tough inner city neighborhood.
This audio book series is centered around a young woman named BRIANNA who went on a downward spiral after the death of her mother. She found herself alone and addicted to heroine and one day she was cornered in an alley and brutally attacked. Brianna was left for dead when suddenly a group of strangers came to her rescue and treated her injuries. She woke up in a makeshift hospital a few days later to discover that she had been saved by a private group of medical professionals known as “The Street Nurses,” and that her mother was one of the founding members before she passed away.
The Street Nurses motto is: Care with Caution as anything can happen in this volatile arena. Everyone deserves medical attention when they need it and Street Nurses are here to answer that call.
