The Constant Wife, W. Somerset Maugham
The Constant Wife, W. Somerset Maugham
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The Constant Wife

Author: W. Somerset Maugham

Narrator: Kate Burton, Stephen Collins, Full Cast

Unabridged: 2 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/25/2010


Synopsis

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.

About W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was an English playwright, novelist, and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and, reputedly, the highest paid author during the 1930s. His semiautobiographical Of Human Bondage is considered to be his masterpiece. Other notable works by Maugham include The Moon and Sixpence, The Razor's Edge, Cakes and Ale, and The Gentleman in the Parlour.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on July 11, 2021

A classic what's good for the goose is good for the gander story. I listened to the L.A. Theatre Works audio version of this play and thought the cast did a wonderful job of bringing Maugham's play to life. I'd never heard of this before a friend recommended it to me, so I didn't really know what to......more

Goodreads review by D on October 29, 2020

Never explored much of Maugham outside of a few short stories and an attempt to read Of Human Bondage, which I hope to tackle very soon. Didn't consider him much of a playwright. Pleasantly surprised.......more