She Stoops to Conquer, Oliver Goldsmith
She Stoops to Conquer, Oliver Goldsmith
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She Stoops to Conquer

Author: Oliver Goldsmith

Narrator: James Marsters, Joanne Whalley

Unabridged: 1 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/25/2010


Synopsis

In this classic comedy of manners, two young men set out to woo the alluring and upper-crust Kate and Constance. But is anybody in this rural estate ruly who they seem? Bawdy hijinks and popped pretensions are the hallmarks of this romping frolic that’s kept audiences laughing for over two centuries.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
Rosalind Ayres as Mrs. Hardcastle
Adam Godley as Tony Lumpkin
Julian Holloway as Elder Marlow and Stingo
James Marsters as Charles Marlow
Christopher Neame as Roger
Paula Jane Newman as Bet Bouncer and Pimple
Ian Ogilvy as Mr. Hardcastle
Moira Quirk as Constance Neville
Darren Richardson as Diggory and Jeremy
Joanne Whalley as Kate Hardcastle
Matthew Wolf as George Hastings

Directed by Martin Jarvis. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.

About Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith (1731–1774), an Irish-born poet, playwright,
essayist, and novelist, was noted for his graceful and lively writing style and
for being a member of Dr. Samuel Johnson’s literary circle. Among his
best known works are The Vicar of
Wakefield; The Deserted Village,
a pastoral poem; and The Good-Natur’d Man,
a play.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Zak

أعـتـرف أنّ أكـثـر الأشـيـاء بـهـجـة -بـالـنـسـبـة لي- بـعـد مـتـعـة مـطـالـعـة الـكـتـب، هـي مـشـاهـدة فـيـلـم سـيـنـمـائي أو تـجـسـيـد مـسـرحي لـ روايـة أنـهـيـت قـراءتـهـا. مـؤخـرًا كـان الـرّب كـريـمًـا مـعي، إذ هـيّـأ لي مـقـعـدًا أمـامـيًـا في إحـدى دور الـعـرض، شـاهـدت فـيـهـا تـمـثـيـلا رائـ......more

Goodreads review by Jon

Long on my classics 'bucket list'; much of the conviviality has been lost due to passing conventionality; but still a play that anyone interested in English literature will want to be aquatinted with. While this romcon was not my favorite play I still found it an entertaining example of 'protested l......more

Goodreads review by David

A Question of Class 24 July 2017 What is it with romantic comedies? I grab a book from a second hand bookshop containing some comedies from times past, and of the fours, plays three of them are romantic comedies. Okay, the other compilation of comedies that I had was a little better, but with regards......more

Goodreads review by Dave

One of the great comedies in the history of theater, produced first in 1773, seen by me in live production once, at the Stratford (Ontario) Festival in 1972, and now again I listened to in a LA Theater Works audiotaped live production featuring, among other people Joanne Whaley and James Marsters (k......more