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Resurrection & Calvary, The

by W.B. Yeats ...

Narrated by Brendan Moir ...

Series Audiobook 28 - Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner
Unabridged

36 min

When your faith is destroyed, to what do you turn? Reason? Absolution? Or do you continue on believing? These are the clashing personalities of the three men of "The Resurrection," watching guard for the disciples after Jesus' crucifixion, all struggling with their preconceived notions of the world after his death, and are precarious, yet ready, as to what to do next.Can man be satisfied in Heaven ... Read more

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When your faith is destroyed, to what do you turn? Reason? Absolution? Or do you continue on believing? These are the clashing personalities of the three men of "The Resurrection," watching guard for the disciples after Jesus' crucifixion, all struggling with their preconceived notions of the world after his death, and are precarious, yet ready, as to what to do next.Can man be satisfied in Heaven
... Read more
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Mrs. Warren's Profession

by George Bernard Shaw ...

Narrated by Brendan Moir ...

Series Audiobook 33 - Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner
Unabridged

2 hours 28 min

"Mrs. Warren's Profession" is one of the greater testaments to George Bernard Shaw's love of controversy and getting at the heart of issues plaguing man-kind, so much so that it was banned from being performed by the Lord Chamberlain for more than 30 years, ironically further proving its critique of Victorian Society. "Mrs. Warren's Profession" is a story of compromise, and how that compromise ... Read more

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"Mrs. Warren's Profession" is one of the greater testaments to George Bernard Shaw's love of controversy and getting at the heart of issues plaguing man-kind, so much so that it was banned from being performed by the Lord Chamberlain for more than 30 years, ironically further proving its critique of Victorian Society. "Mrs. Warren's Profession" is a story of compromise, and how that compromise
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Poetry

by James Joyce

by James Joyce ...

Narrated by Brendan Moir ...

Series Audiobook 10 - Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner
Unabridged

40 min

The father of Ulysses, The Dublineers, and Finnegan's Wake (James Joyce) was also an avidly prolific poet. As of recently, most of his poems entered the public domain, so let us continue with this season's overarching theme of reading early twentieth century Irish Literature, and do a deep dive on the poems of one of Ireland's greatest literary giants--poems of love, life, happiness, sorrow, and ... Read more

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The father of Ulysses, The Dublineers, and Finnegan's Wake (James Joyce) was also an avidly prolific poet. As of recently, most of his poems entered the public domain, so let us continue with this season's overarching theme of reading early twentieth century Irish Literature, and do a deep dive on the poems of one of Ireland's greatest literary giants--poems of love, life, happiness, sorrow, and
... Read more
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Four One-Act Plays by W.B. Yeats

by W.B. Yeats ...

Narrated by Brendan Moir ...

Series Audiobook 25 - Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner
Unabridged

1 hour 13 min

Set against the backdrop of Ireland’s struggle for freedom, "Cathleen Ní Houlihan" unfolds with quiet intensity as a young man’s ordinary life is gradually overtaken by a strange and irresistible call to something greater. In the presence of a beguiling visitor whose words seem to shimmer with myth and longing, dreams of marriage and home give way to visions of sacrifice and national pride. W.B. ... Read more

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Set against the backdrop of Ireland’s struggle for freedom, "Cathleen Ní Houlihan" unfolds with quiet intensity as a young man’s ordinary life is gradually overtaken by a strange and irresistible call to something greater. In the presence of a beguiling visitor whose words seem to shimmer with myth and longing, dreams of marriage and home give way to visions of sacrifice and national pride. W.B.
... Read more
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Only Jealousy of Emer & The Death of Cuchulainn, The

by W. B. Yeats ...

Narrated by Brendan Moir ...

Series Audiobook 32 - Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner
Unabridged

45 min

This is the inevitable conclusion of the Myth of Cuchulainn as set out by W.B. Yeats."The Only Jealousy of Emer" is a story of self sacrifice and humility brought about through humiliation and debauchery. And yet, through all of that, each action taken by the characters in done out of love. If the other portions of Yeats' Myth of Cuchulainn were about fealty, this play is about true devotion, even ... Read more

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This is the inevitable conclusion of the Myth of Cuchulainn as set out by W.B. Yeats."The Only Jealousy of Emer" is a story of self sacrifice and humility brought about through humiliation and debauchery. And yet, through all of that, each action taken by the characters in done out of love. If the other portions of Yeats' Myth of Cuchulainn were about fealty, this play is about true devotion, even
... Read more
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Juvenilia

by Alfred Lord Tennyson ...

Narrated by Brendan Moir ...

Series Audiobook 30 - Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner
Unabridged

1 hour 36 min

As a collection of Tennyson's early works, "Juvenilia" finds itself focused on many different aspects of love, desire, and death expressed in over 40 different poems, and includes some of his most notable poems such as "Claribel" and "Marina". ... Read more

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As a collection of Tennyson's early works, "Juvenilia" finds itself focused on many different aspects of love, desire, and death expressed in over 40 different poems, and includes some of his most notable poems such as "Claribel" and "Marina".
... Read more
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Countess Cathleen, The

by W.B. Yeats ...

Narrated by Brendan Moir ...

Series Audiobook 26 - Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner
Unabridged

1 hour 13 min

In The Countess Cathleen, famine devastates Ireland, and a pair of mysterious merchants begin buying souls from starving peasants in exchange for food and gold. When Countess Cathleen discovers the growing spiritual crisis among her people, she tries to offer aid—but quickly realizes her wealth alone isn’t enough to stop their grief. In a final, deliberate act, she sells her own soul to the ... Read more

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In The Countess Cathleen, famine devastates Ireland, and a pair of mysterious merchants begin buying souls from starving peasants in exchange for food and gold. When Countess Cathleen discovers the growing spiritual crisis among her people, she tries to offer aid—but quickly realizes her wealth alone isn’t enough to stop their grief. In a final, deliberate act, she sells her own soul to the
... Read more

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At the Hawk's Well & The Green Helmet

by W.B. Yeats ...

Narrated by Brendan Moir ...

Series Audiobook 29 - Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner
Unabridged

49 min

This is the beginning of the Myth of Cuchulainn as set out by W.B. Yeats.In "At the Hawk's Well," there exists a fountain in Scotland that is said to give a person eternal life, but only bubbles up once every few years. However, it is watched over by the Guardian who resembles a Grey Hawk, which in Irish Tradition is a symbol for death. In this play, we witness an old man who has waited to drink ... Read more

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This is the beginning of the Myth of Cuchulainn as set out by W.B. Yeats.In "At the Hawk's Well," there exists a fountain in Scotland that is said to give a person eternal life, but only bubbles up once every few years. However, it is watched over by the Guardian who resembles a Grey Hawk, which in Irish Tradition is a symbol for death. In this play, we witness an old man who has waited to drink
... Read more
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RUR

or Rossom's Universal Robots, A Play in Four Acts

by Karel Čapek ...

Narrated by Brendan Moir ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner
Unabridged

2 hours 16 min

One of the cornerstones of early science fiction writing, and the work that introduced the concept of "robot" to the western world, Rossum's Universal Robots (or RUR) is Karel Čapek's finest work, and is the inspiration for multiple pop culture references from the 1940's through the 80's, ranging from works such as The Night of the Living Dead, Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep, and multiple other ... Read more

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One of the cornerstones of early science fiction writing, and the work that introduced the concept of "robot" to the western world, Rossum's Universal Robots (or RUR) is Karel Čapek's finest work, and is the inspiration for multiple pop culture references from the 1940's through the 80's, ranging from works such as The Night of the Living Dead, Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep, and multiple other
... Read more
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Miss Julie & The Stronger

by August Strindberg ...

Narrated by Brendan Moir ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner
Unabridged

1 hour 33 min

Two of the most influential and early feminist plays to have ever graced the stage, we have have Miss Julie and The Stronger.Miss Julie is a one act tragedy that finds itself in a similar vein as Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabbler" and "A Doll's House," in which the main woman of the play (Miss Julie) tries to take hold of her own destiny and break away from the system that has failed to meet her needs ... Read more

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Two of the most influential and early feminist plays to have ever graced the stage, we have have Miss Julie and The Stronger.Miss Julie is a one act tragedy that finds itself in a similar vein as Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabbler" and "A Doll's House," in which the main woman of the play (Miss Julie) tries to take hold of her own destiny and break away from the system that has failed to meet her needs
... Read more
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Complete Poems of Guy Wetmore Carryl, The

by Guy Wetmore Carryl ...

Narrated by Brendan Moir ...

Series Audiobook box set - Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner
Unabridged

2 hours 22 min

Come and experience this delightfully humorous collection of satirical fables that playfully subvert traditional moral lessons, entitled "Fables for the Frivolous" by Guy Wetmore Carryl. Each fable presents a witty and whimsical tale featuring talking animals, mythical creatures, and foolish humans, all navigating absurd situations with clever wordplay and unexpected twists. If you or your child ... Read more

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Come and experience this delightfully humorous collection of satirical fables that playfully subvert traditional moral lessons, entitled "Fables for the Frivolous" by Guy Wetmore Carryl. Each fable presents a witty and whimsical tale featuring talking animals, mythical creatures, and foolish humans, all navigating absurd situations with clever wordplay and unexpected twists. If you or your child
... Read more
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On Baile's Strand

by W.B. Yeats ...

Narrated by Brendan Moir ...

Series Audiobook 31 - Brendan Moir's Playwright Corner
Unabridged

44 min

This is the climax of the Myth of Cuchulainn as set out by W.B. Yeats.This play is juxtaposed between the frivolities and passionate natures of man with the ritual and order of its systems, and how one can not be beholden to both and still treat each side with the same worthiness upon the crossing of that threshold. The ideal of duty can drive a once powerful and spirited fighter to the ruin of ... Read more

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This is the climax of the Myth of Cuchulainn as set out by W.B. Yeats.This play is juxtaposed between the frivolities and passionate natures of man with the ritual and order of its systems, and how one can not be beholden to both and still treat each side with the same worthiness upon the crossing of that threshold. The ideal of duty can drive a once powerful and spirited fighter to the ruin of
... Read more

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