Elizabeth Chambers has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 3 authors. The most-rated is The Three Sisters.
Four One-Act Plays
Summary
Louis Esson is considered to be the first great Australian dramatist. As with most of his work, these four plays depict life from the view of the common man and provide vivid presentations of life, both urban and rural, in Australia before the First World War.
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The Time Is Not Yet Ripe
Summary
Louis Esson is considered to be the first great Australian dramatist. The political comedy The Time is Not Yet Ripe was first produced in 1912 and is one of his best known works. Doris, daughter of the incumbent prime minister, Sir Joseph Quiverton, has news for her father - she has just become engaged. Much to Sir Joseph's dismay her fiancé is none other than an opposing candidate in the forthcoming general election - and a revolutionary socialist to boot. Is Sir Joseph in danger of losing both his reputation and his majority in parliament? Presented by the Online Stage Cast Sir Joseph Quiverton - Peter Tucker Doris/ A Cheeky Youth - Elizabeth Chambers English Butler/A Fat Man - Joseph Tabler Sir Henry Pilsbury - Denis Daly Lady Pilsbury - Maureen Boutilier John K. Hill/An Old Man - Ben Stevens Sydney Barrett - David Prickett Miss Perkins - Leanne Yau Otto - John Burlinson Harry Hopkins - Alan Weyman Peter Jensen - Marty Krz Arthur Gray - Phil Benson Bertie Wainwright - Ben Lindsey-Clark A Working Woman - Linda Barrans Violet Faulkner - Sarah Backholer Stage directions read by K. G. Cross Audio edited by Denis Daly Cover image by Denis Daly
Public Domain (P)2017 The Online Stage
The Cherry Orchard
Summary
The Cherry Orchard is Chekhov's final play, first performed in 1904 at the Moscow Art Theatre and directed by Konstantin Stanislavski. It takes place on the Ranevsky family's country estate, which boasts a large cherry orchard that is in bloom as the play opens. The family is gathering at the estate for a reunion but also to decide how to handle their debts, which have reached a crisis point. The impractical Lyubov and her brother, Gaev, hope for a miracle to pay their mortgage while the successful merchant Lopakhin advises them to cut down the orchard and sell the land. The destinies of the family members mirror the fate of Russia itself as it transitions away from a landed aristocracy toward an uncertain future. Cast: Mme. Ranevsky (a landowner) - Elizabeth Klett Anya (her daughter, age 17) - Amanda Friday Barbara (her adopted daughter, age 27) - Elizabeth Chambers Leonidas Gaev (brother to Mme. Ranevsky) - Noel Badrian Lopakhin (a merchant) - Ben Stevens Peter Trophimof (a student) - Ted Wenskus Simeonof-Pishtchik (a landowner) - Tovarisch Charlotte (a governess) - Linda Barrans Ephikhodof (a clerk) - Jeff Moon Dunyasha (a housemaid) - Leanne Yau Firs (a manservant, age 87) - Denis Daly Yasha (a young manservant) - Andy Harrington Tramp and Station-Master - David Prickett Stage directions read by Maureen Boutilier Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett
Public Domain (P)2017 The Online Stage
The Three Sisters
Summary
The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, translated by Julius West, presented by The Online Stage. The Three Sisters is Anton Chekhov's 1901 play about the Prosorov family, who are stuck in a provincial Russian town. The sisters - Olga, Masha, and Irina - fantasize about one day returning to Moscow. Meanwhile, their brother Andrey courts village girl Natasha, and the family socializes with the soldiers stationed nearby. Dreams, longing, and illicit love drive the action of Chekhov's comic drama. Cast: Andrei Sergeyevitch Prosorov: Andy Harrington Natalia Ivanovna (Natasha), his fiancée, later his wife: Leanne Yau Olga: Elizabeth Chambers Masha: Elizabeth Klett Irina: Amanda Friday Feodor Ilitch Kuligin, high school teacher, married to Masha: Jeff Moon Alexander Ignateyevitch Vershinin, lieutenant-colonel: David Prickett Nicolai Lvovitch Tuzenbach, baron, lieutenant in the army and Tovarisch Vasssili Vassilevitch Soleni, captain: Ron Altman Ivan Romanovitch Chebutikin, army doctor: Noel Badrian Alexey Petrovitch Fedotik, sub-lieutenant: Ben Stevens Vladimir Carlovitch Rode, sub-lieutenant: Ted Wenskus Ferapont, door-keeper at local council offices: Denis Daly Anfisa, nurse: Maureen Boutilier Narrator: Linda Barrans Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett
Public Domain (P)2017 The Online Stage