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Man and Superman
- Author
- George Bernard Shaw
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 7 November 2017
- Run Time
- 4 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Man and Superman was the first drama to be broadcast on the BBC’s Third Program on October 1, 1946. To celebrate Radio 3’s fiftieth anniversary, the play was directed by Sir Peter Hall, and preserved for all time in this lush audio dramatization.
“A comedy and a philosophy,” Man and Superman is based on the Don Juan theme, and using all the elements from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Shaw reordered them so that Don Juan becomes the quarry instead of the huntsman.
Boasting an outstanding cast including Ralph Fiennes, Juliet Stevenson, Dame Judi Dench, John Wood, Nicholas Le Prevost, and Paul Merton, this release includes an exclusive interview with director Sir Peter Hall.
Critics Review
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“Sir Peter Hall has directed a distinguished cast in the whole magilla which features witty musical bridges based on Mozart’s Don Giovanni. The ensemble gives us a lusciously droll performance, which highlights the intellectual vigor of the playwright’s wittily presented ideas. They show off what Shaw did best, namely, making ideas dramatic, arresting, and funny.”
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Details
- Author
- George Bernard Shaw
- Narrator
- Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, a full cast
- Duration
- 4 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 November 2017
- ISBN
- 9781538483077
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Plays, playscripts, Classic fiction
Synopsis
Man and Superman was the first drama to be broadcast on the BBC’s Third Program on October 1, 1946. To celebrate Radio 3’s fiftieth anniversary, the play was directed by Sir Peter Hall, and preserved for all time in this lush audio dramatization.“A comedy and a philosophy,” Man and Superman is based on the Don Juan theme, and using all the elements from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Shaw reordered them so that Don Juan becomes the quarry instead of the huntsman.Boasting an outstanding cast including Ralph Fiennes, Juliet Stevenson, Dame Judi Dench, John Wood, Nicholas Le Prevost, and Paul Merton, this release includes an exclusive interview with director Sir Peter Hall.
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