Audiobooks Narrated by Elaine Cassidy

The Dublin Trilogy & more: Six BBC Radio Full-Cast Productions including Shadow of a Gunman & Juno a

"An unparalleled collection of Full-Cast BBC Drama adaptations of Sean O’Casey’s powerful, poignant works One of Ireland’s foremost playwrights, Sean O’Casey is renowned for his groundbreaking plays depicting the lives of poor, working-class Dubliners struggling with social and political upheaval and revolutionary change. This is the first comprehensive audio collection of O'Casey's works, and includes the three masterpieces collectively known as the ‘Dublin Trilogy’, as well as the dark comic satire Cock-a-Doodle Dandy, the one-act Bedtime Story and the anti-war drama The Silver Tassie. The Shadow of a Gunman – Dublin, 1920. With the Irish War of Independence raging, poet Donal Davoren finds himself caught up in danger and violence when he is mistaken for an IRA gunman on the run. Bryan Murray, Alan Devlin and Marcella O’Riordan star in this Radio 4 production of Sean O’Casey’s breakthrough play. Juno and the Paycock – The slum-dwelling Boyle family are blighted by poverty, war and the alcoholism of its feckless patriarch 'Captain' Jack Boyle. Will a surprise legacy transform their lives? Adapted for Radio 3, O’Casey’s classic tragicomedy stars Sorcha Cusack and Stanley Townsend. The Plough and the Stars – Painting a stark portrait of a city and a nation in turmoil, this classic play tells the story of ordinary Dubliners during the Easter Rising of 1916. Introduced by the playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah and starring Elaine Cassidy, Padraic Delaney, Gabrielle Reidy, Finbar Lynch & Matthew McNulty. Cock-a-Doodle Dandy – Rich farmer Michael Marthraun tries to stamp out permissiveness in rural Ireland, but the appearance of a beautifully plumed rooster calls the villagers to love and liberty. Believing the bird to be demonic, Marthraun calls in the priest, Father Domineer… Joseph O’Conor, Stephen Brennan and T. P. McKenna star in this adaptation of O’Casey’s own favourite play. Bedtime Story – Pious young clerk John Joe Mulligan is known to be a pillar of the Church. So why has he invited the seductive Angela back to his room? A concise exploration of morality and religious hypocrisy, this farcical comedy stars John Lynch, Sorcha Cusack and Angela Dearden. The Silver Tassie – A tale of love and the bitter heroics of war, O’Casey’s moving Expressionist play follows young athlete Harry Heegan (Jim Norton) as he leaves the football field for the Western Front. Text copyright © Sean O’Casey 1923 (The Shadow of a Gunman), 1924 (Juno and the Paycock), 1926 (The Plough and the Stars), 1927 (The Silver Tassie), 1949 (Cock-a-Doodle Dandy), 1951 (Bedtime Story) Production credits Written by Sean O’Casey The Shadow of a Gunman Juno and the Paycock The Plough and the Stars Cock-a-Doodle Dandy Bedtime Story The Silver Tassie © 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Sean O'Casey (Author), Elaine Cassidy, Elizabeth Morgan, Finbar Lynch, Full Cast, Geoffrey Matthews, Jim Norton, John Hollis, John Kavanagh, John Lynch, Mary O'Farrell, Sorcha Cusack (Narrator)

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Lorca’s Rural Trilogy: Blood Wedding, Yerma & The House of Bernarda Alba

"Three of Federico García Lorca's best-known plays, as heard on BBC Radio 3 Poet and playwright Federico García Lorca is one of the most famous figures in 20th-century Spanish literature. A member of the 'Generation of '27' avant-garde movement that included Dalí and Buñuel, he became well known for his lyrical, symbolic works mixing modernism and the folkloric traditions of his native Andalusia. He was executed by Nationalist forces at the start of the Spanish Civil War, aged only 38. Over 80 years later, his poetry is revered worldwide, and the plays in his 'Rural Trilogy' are widely regarded as masterpieces. Blood Wedding - Based on the true story of a tragic feud between two families in rural Almeria, Lorca's atmospheric meditation on fate, war, tradition, passion and repression is adapted for radio by former Poet Laureate Ted Hughes. The winner of the 2008 Sony Award for Best Drama, it stars Barbara Flynn, Carl Prekopp, Sarah Smart and Andrea Riseborough. Yerma - Infused with poetic imagery and song, this evocative drama tells the tragic tale of a woman's desperate desire for a child. Her maternal yearnings escalate to the point of obsession, ultimately driving her to commit a terrible crime... Emma Cuniffe stars as Yerma, with a full cast including Conrad Nelson, Declan Wilson, Rebecca Callard and Annette Badland. The House of Bernarda Alba - Written in 1936 and completed just a few months before his assassination, Lorca's final play explores the familial passions and tensions that arise following the death of Bernarda Alba's second husband. After the funeral, the tyrannical matriarch imposes an eight-year period of mourning on her daughters - but the ensuing power struggle will have tragic consequences. Starring Siân Thomas, Brigit Forsyth and Elaine Cassidy. First published 1932 (Blood Wedding), 1934 (Yerma), 1936 (The House of Bernarda Alba) Cast and credits Written by Federico Garcia Lorca Produced and directed by Pauline Harris Blood Wedding Mother of Bridegroom - Barbara Flynn Bridegroom/Woodcutter - Carl Prekopp Bride - Sarah Smart Leonardo - William Ash Leonardo's Wife/Girl - Andrea Riseborough Father of Bride - David Fleeshman Beggar Woman/Neighbour - Mary Cunningham Servant/Mother-in-Law - Ellie Haddington Moon - Claire Benedict Girl - Liz Carter Woodcutters - Sam Curtis & Chris Hannon Little Girl - Daisy Jones Adapted by Ted Hughes Music composed by Matthew Wood First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 25 November 2007 Yerma Yerma - Emma Cunniffe Juan - Conrad Nelson Victor - Declan Wilson Maria - Rebecca Callard Pagan Old Woman - Annette Badland Dolores - Claire Benedict Dolores' Neighbour - Kate Layden Washerwomen - Deborah McAndrew & Fionnuala Dorrity Washerwoman/Girl 1 - Liz Carter Washerwoman/Female at the Pilgrimage - Helen Longworth Male at the Pilgrimage - Kevin Harvey Spanish Voice - Anna Castineiras Translation by Michael Dewell and Carmen Zapata Music composed by Tayo Akinbode Musicians: Tayo Akinbode, Richard Arthurs and Chris Cruiks Singers: Members of the cast and Leslie Pratt First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 26 Sep 2010 The House of Bernarda Alba Bernarda Alba - Sian Thomas La Poncia - Brigit Forsyth Maria Josefa - Pauline Jefferson Angustias - Kate Coogan Magdalena - Victoria Brazier Martirio - Christine Bottomley Adela - Elaine Cassidy Prudencia - Christine Cox Girl - Daisy Jones Adapted by Pauline Harris Translation by Michael Dewell and Carmen Zapata Musical direction and original music composition by Conrad Nelson Male chorus singers: Les Pratt, Martin Medina, Nathan Jenkins, Andrew Johnston, David Cane, Peter Edge and George Leeming First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 2 March 2014 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Federico Garcia Lorca (Author), Andrea Riseborough, Barbara Flynn, Carl Prekopp, Conrad Nelson, Elaine Cassidy, Emma Cunniffe, Full Cast, Sarah Smart, Sian Thomas (Narrator)

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Fight Club: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

"First there was the insomnia. Then there were the support groups that helped him sleep. Then Marla Singer turned up, muscled in on ascending bowel cancer and ruined everything. Then he met Tyler Durden. Then came Fight Club. Fight Club is the psychological story of a man's descent into an underground world of violence. Mild mannered product-recall-specialist by day, tortured insomniac by night, our narrator meets Tyler Durden - part-time projectionist, banquet waiter, soap-maker and anarchic genius. Together they create Fight Club. In Fight Club our narrator, and men like him, can escape the monotony of their daily work-dominated, consumer-driven, image-obsessed lives. In Fight Club you can escape who the world thinks you ought to be. Soon there are Fight Clubs in basement bars in towns and cities across the country; men with cuts, bruises, stitches, missing teeth wherever you look, and Tyler Durden has become an urban legend. But when Tyler invents Project Mayhem and things begin to escalate, there's only one thing to do: shut down Fight Club. But have they created a monster they can't control? Chuck Palahniuk's visceral and unflinching cult novel stars Patrick Kennedy, Sam Hazeldine and Elaine Cassidy. Cast: The Narrator...Patrick Kennedy Tyler Durden...Sam Hazeldine Marla Singer... Elaine Cassidy Big Bob...Martin Sherman Doctor/Boss...Nigel Whitmey Recruit One...Danny Mahoney Mechanic...John Schwab Ted...Sam Dale Glenda...Jane Slavin Chloe...Ayesha Antoine Dramatised by Tracey Malone and Ed Whitmore Produced by Heather Larmour"

Chuck Palahniuk (Author), Elaine Cassidy, Full Cast, Patrick Kennedy, Sam Hazeldine (Narrator)

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