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Imagine a city where you bump into your own exact double, but neither of you knows it. One of you is a wealthy merchant, the other a lowly servant. Now, imagine the hilarious chaos that ensues as wives become confused, orders get mixed up, and even the twins themselves question their own identities. Welcome to the world of 'The Comedy of Errors,' a whirlwind of mistaken identities, witty wordplay, and slapstick humor by the Bard himself, William Shakespeare. Prepare to be bewildered, amused, and ultimately delighted as the truth unravels and families reunite in this timeless comedic masterpiece.
Twins Judy and Jimmy Barton crawled into their attic one December day and found a passageway to a place called Maybeland. They looked in all the dusty corners for any sign of the silver star that always sat atop their Christmas tree. Their search crossed the path of little Paddy O'Cinnamon, 'The Cinnamon Bear', who had shoe-button eyes and a ferocious growl. He showed them a small hole through which the Crazy Quilt dragon had absconded with their star and invited Judy and Jimmy to pursue the rascal. Paddy would function as a guide and they'd chase the dragon throughout Maybeland. Paddy magically 'de-grew' the twins so they'd fit through the attic tunnel, fired up a miniature airplane powered by soda pop, and flew the Barton kids into a startling and wondrous adventure.
Paris, 1900. One of Dorian Gray's oldest friends is on his deathbed, locked away in a room at the notorious Hotel D'Alsace, where he is fighting a duel to the death. And when Dorian comes to visit him one last time, both men realise they may never be allowed to check out…
London, 1940. As German bombs begin to fall, Dorian's past starts catching up with him. Something is gathering in the rubble-strewn streets of the capital: something dark, malevolent and all too familiar. Something with a score to settle…
Singapore, 1956. A simple game of mahjong exposes Dorian to a whole pantheon of ancient demons. But why is he actually visiting Pulau Ujong? And what is his connection to the mysterious Isadora Rigby?
Whitby, 1986. At a masked soiree on the Royal Crescent, Dorian meets the elusive and enigmatic Tobias Matthews: a man he is instantly drawn to... but also a man with dangerous secrets. Has Dorian Gray finally met his match?
London, 2007. Dorian Gray is living the high life. But when his workmates start to die in their sleep, and he starts to dream about those he's lost, Dorian discovers that the higher your place in society, the further you have to fall…
Christmas, 1912. The funeral of an old friend brings Dorian back to London. But when his painting is stolen, Dorian is blackmailed into committing a terrible murder. Only one man can help him: a retired consulting detective named Sherlock Holmes... the man he has to kill.
Translated by Ralph Remshardt, Caron Cadle, and Calvin MacLean
In a German industrial town, four unemployed and despondent men reenact Roald Amundsen's turn-of-the-century trek to the South Pole.
An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:
Paul Dillon as Buscher
Philip E. Johnson as Slupianek
Tracy Letts as Seiffert
Rick Peeples as Rudi
Dan Rivkin as Braukmann
Elaine Rivkin as Braukmann's wife
Kirsten Sahs as Rosi
James Schneider as Frankie-Boy
Directed by Calvin MacLean. A co-production with Famous Door Theatre Company for Chicago Theaters on the Air. Recorded before a live audience at the Guest Quarters Suite Hotel, Chicago in May of 1994.
There’s something Constance Middleton’s friends are dying to tell her: her husband is having an affair – with her best friend! Despite their hints, Constance remains ever cool, and seemingly oblivious. Or is she? In this biting comedy of manners, marriages and mistresses, Constance – a not-so-desperate housewife - has some ideas of her own about extra-marital activity that surprise everyone in the end!
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
Kate Burton as Constance Middleton
Rosalind Ayres as Barbara Fawcett
Mark Capri as Bentley and Mortimer Durham
Stephen Collins as Bernard Kersal
John De Lancie as John Middleton, F.R.C.S.
Jen Dede as Marie-Louise Durham
Christina Pickles as Mrs. Culver
Kirsten Potter as Martha Culver
Directed by Jeanie Hackett. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.
BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard. In the acclaimed BBC Radio Shakespeare series, each play is introduced by Richard Eyre, former Director of the Royal National Theatre. Revitalised, original and comprehensive, this is Shakespeare for the new millennium. Coriolanus tells of a proud Roman general who captures the town Corioli but subsequently falls from favour with the Roman people. He allies himself with the Volscians and leads an attack on Rome - but allegiances are won and lost before the final tragic end. Samuel West, Susannah York and Adrian Dunbar star.
Starring Orson Welles, Anges Moorehead, and Ray Collins, The Count of Monte Cristo is a tale of revenge and retribution. Edmond Dantès, a young, energetic sailor, is falsely accused of treason on his wedding day and incarcerated in the forbidding Château d'If. His escape and ultimate revenge on those who wronged him makes this one of the most thrilling stories in French literature, as compelling now as when it was first published in 1846.
