Performance audiobooks

The Playboy of the Western World

By: J.M. Synge

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Come join me in reading the magnum opus of J.M. Synge, where a young traveler has come from out of town boasting that he's committed patricide, which, rather than ostracizing him, causes many women of the town to become morbidly curious about this young man, including the prettiest girl in town and the quite newly vivacious widow. But what... Read more

The Dance of Death (Part 1 & 2)

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Come join me as we enter the scene of a remote military outpost where we'll experience the tumultuous relationship between two embittered souls as they confront the harsh realities of their disintegrating marriage. Oh how lives of others can be so easily dismantled by the whims of the few."I have lived a life of quiet desperation, clinging to... Read more

The Insect Play

By: Karel Čapek & Josef Čapek

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Come and listen to one of the most famous collaborations of early twentieth century Czech literature, "The Insect Play, or Ad Infinitum."Come and see how many similarities The Brothers Čapek draw between our problems, our beliefs, and our struggles with the lives of the very critters that walk beneath our feet. Join our inebriated narrator as he... Read more

The Creditors

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: No

When is vengeance justified? And to what extent?Adolf, an artist, is having martial problems with his independent wife Tekla. Meanwhile, Gustav, his friend, attempts to get Adolf to stand up for himself and "be the man of the house." But behind all of this superficial talk is a psychological war being waged on three fronts, and each party will... Read more

As Infinity Equates to Zero

By: Brendan Moir

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Two astronomers realize that the universe, having expanded to the fullest extent, is now collapsing in on itself at an alarming rate. The two astronomers observe this phenomenon as pleasantly and remorsefully as a sunset, discussing love, life, and the purpose of both before the universe collapses. Read more

The Tinker's Wedding

By: J.M. Synge

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Come join me in the hilarious romp that is The Tinker's Wedding by J.M. Synge, a story of two young tinkers trying to con a travelling holy man into marrying them, all while their mother is constantly trying to satiate her indomitable thirst for drink, thereby inadvertently causing more problems than the drink is worth. Blaming,... Read more

Deirdre of the Sorrows

By: J.M. Synge

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Come and join me as we rediscover one of the greatest myths to come out of the Emerald Isle: "Deirdre of the Sorrows," adapted for the stage by J.M. Synge.Deirdre, a woman of immeasurable beauty, is betrothed/condemned to the King of Ulster, Conchubar. But in true mythological fashion, there is a prophecy which prevents this--a prophecy that... Read more

Crime & Crime

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Playwright Maurice is on the very verge of having success and notoriety upon the opening of his new play. In fact, he's so elated at his future prospects that he's decided to propose to his mistress, Jeanne once the evening is over. However, he comes into contact with a femme fatale named Henriette, who so beguiles him with danger and mystery... Read more

La tía Tula

By: Miguel de Unamuno

Narrated by: Montserrat González

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

El pobre señor tenía un profundísimo respeto, mezclado de admiración, por su sobrina Gertrudis. Tenía el senti-miento de que la sabiduría iba en su linaje por vía feme-nina, que su madre había sido la providencia inteligente de la casa en que se crió, que su hermana lo había sido en la suya, tan breve. Y en cuanto a su otra sobrina, a Rosa, le... Read more

La Regenta - Tomo II

By: Leopoldo Alas (Clarín)

Narrated by: José Sánchez

Length: 18 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

La heroica ciudad dormía la siesta. El viento Sur, caliente y perezoso, empujaba las nubes blanquecinas que se rasgaban al correr hacia el Norte. En las calles no había más ruido que el rumor estridente de los remolinos de polvo, trapos, pajas y papeles que iban de arroyo en arroyo, de acera en acera, de esquina en esquina revolando y... Read more

RUR

By: Karel Čapek

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

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,... Read more

The Well of the Saints

By: J.M. Sygne

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A blind couple regains their sight only to realize they hate the look of one another. Hilarity and pigheadedness ensues.Come join me on a three act romp through the Irish countryside where we begin to learn that ugliness and beauty aren't as topical as one might believe, and that the people who have their sight are oftentimes the ones who are... Read more

Riders to the Sea & Shadow of the Glen

By: J.M. Synge

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Riders to the Sea & Shadow of the Glen are both one act plays by J.M. Synge, an Irish playwright in the early 20th Century who made it his life's mission to accurately depict the people of the Irish Countryside.Riders to the Sea is a Tragedy in One Act about a mother and her daughters dealing with a familial curse that seems to cause all of... Read more

La Regenta

By: Leopoldo Alas (Clarín)

Narrated by: José Sánchez

Length: 34 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

La heroica ciudad dormía la siesta. El viento Sur, caliente y perezoso, empujaba las nubes blanquecinas que se rasgaban al correr hacia el Norte. En las calles no había más ruido que el rumor estridente de los remolinos de polvo, trapos, pajas y papeles que iban de arroyo en arroyo, de acera en acera, de esquina en esquina revolando y... Read more

Le Mariage d'Arsène Lupin

By: Maurice Leblanc

Narrated by: Plusieurs Lecteurs

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Maurice Leblanc, de son nom complet Marie Émile Maurice Leblanc, est un romancier français.Auteur de nombreux romans policiers et d’aventures, il est le créateur du célèbre gentleman-cambrioleur Arsène Lupin. Relégué au rang de « Conan Doyle français », Maurice Leblanc est un écrivain populaire qui a souffert de ne pas avoir la reconnaissance de... Read more

Nada menos que todo un hombre

By: Miguel de Unamuno

Narrated by: Montserrat González

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

La fama de la hermosura de Julia estaba esparcida por toda la comarca que ceñía a la vieja ciudad de Renada; era Julia algo así como su belleza oficial, o como un monumento más, pero viviente y fresco, entre los tesoros arquitectónicos de la capital. «Voy a Renada —decían algunos—a ver la catedral y a ver a Julia Yáñez.» Había en los ojos de la... Read more

Ramón María del Valle Inclán lee un fragmento de la Sonata de Estío

By: Ramón María del Valle-Inclán

Narrated by: Ramón María del Valle-Inclán

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

La voz original de Ramón María del Valle-Inclán. Read more

Confessions d'Arsène Lupin

By: Maurice Leblanc

Narrated by: Plusieurs Lecteurs

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Maurice Leblanc, de son nom complet Marie Émile Maurice Leblanc, est un romancier français.Auteur de nombreux romans policiers et d’aventures, il est le créateur du célèbre gentleman-cambrioleur Arsène Lupin. Relégué au rang de « Conan Doyle français », Maurice Leblanc est un écrivain populaire qui a souffert de ne pas avoir la reconnaissance de... Read more

Niebla

By: Miguel de Unamuno

Narrated by: Montserrat González

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Al aparecer Augusto a la puerta de su casa extendió el brazo derecho, con la mano palma abajo y abierta, y dirigiendo los ojos al cielo quedóse un momento parado en esta actitud estatuaria y augusta. No era que tomaba posesión del mundo exterior, sino era que observaba si llovía. Y al recibir en el dorso de la mano el frescor del lento orvallo... Read more

A Woman Condemned to Hard Labor

By: Noor Fahmy

Narrated by: Pandarosh

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

When a woman is subjected to constant conflict, and this conflict enters her home, and she meets an opponent stronger than her, who breaks her, and she becomes alone to see the flows of society pressuring her with such cruelty, she chooses victory through defeat. Read more

Radio 9: The Complete Series 1 and 2

By: Johnny Daukes & Hils Barker

Narrated by: Johnny Daukes, Hils Barker, Jonathan Kydd, Kath...

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Both series of the surreal sketch show, set in a parallel universe just like ours, but different

‘A hoot’ The Independent

Welcome to Radio 9 – the only station providing ‘real radio for real listeners with real radios’. It’s the irrational home of the terminally strange, where the dark and the silly rub along together quite nicely. There’s a... Read more

O Mandarim

By: José Maria Eça de Queiroz

Narrated by: Sónia Seabra

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

u chamo-me Theodoro — e fui amanuense do Ministerio do Reino.N’esse tempo vivia eu á travessa da Conceição n.º 106, na casa d’hospedes da D. Augusta, a esplendida D. Augusta, viuva do major Marques. Tinha dois companheiros: o Cabrita, empregado na Administração do bairro central, esguio e amarello como uma tocha d’enterro; e o possante, o... Read more

VOICES: a sacred sisterscape - Abridged

By: V-Day, aja monet, Bella Laia, Black Girls Glow...

Narrated by: Black Girls Glow ft. Anabel Rose, Kikie, Ms. Fu...

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: Yes

VOICES: a sacred sisterscape, spearheaded by Grammy-nominated poet aja monet (When The Poems Do What They Do), is an audio experience of stories written by, narrated by, and centering Black women across the diaspora. It encourages radical listening for the sake of connection, compassion, and community and celebrates the interior lives Black... Read more

The Great Gatsby

By: Francis Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by: Kara Shallenberg

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.“Whenever you feel like criticising any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”He didn’t say any more, but we’ve always been unusually communicative in a... Read more