Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Classic Fiction
Catalogue No: NA287612
Barcode: 9789626348765
Release Date: 07/2008

SYNGE, J.M.: Playboy of the Western World (The) (Unabridged)

One of the best-known Irish playwrights, John Millington Synge premièred The Playboy of the Western World in 1907. It immediately provoked controversy, eventually resulting in the infamous ‘Playboy’ riots. It has been recorded and adapted many times, but this timeless recording stars the Irish actors who made it a classic, including Siobhan McKenna and Cyril Cusack.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Synge, John Millington - Author
Cusack, Cyril (Reader)
McKenna, Siobhan (Reader)
Studley, Thomas (Reader)
Kavanagh, Seamus (Reader)
McDarby, John (Reader)
O'Shea, Milo (Reader)
Kean, Maire (Reader)
Cusack, Maureen (Reader)
Craig, May (Reader)
Toal, Maureen (Reader)
Brogan, Harry (Reader)
Dignam, Alex (Reader)
1 The Playboy of the Western World 08:33
Cusack, Cyril (Reader)
McKenna, Siobhan (Reader)
Studley, Thomas (Reader)
Kavanagh, Seamus (Reader)
McDarby, John (Reader)
O'Shea, Milo (Reader)
Kean, Maire (Reader)
Cusack, Maureen (Reader)
Craig, May (Reader)
Toal, Maureen (Reader)
Brogan, Harry (Reader)
Dignam, Alex (Reader)
2 God save all here! 07:24
Cusack, Cyril (Reader)
McKenna, Siobhan (Reader)
Studley, Thomas (Reader)
Kavanagh, Seamus (Reader)
McDarby, John (Reader)
O'Shea, Milo (Reader)
Kean, Maire (Reader)
Cusack, Maureen (Reader)
Craig, May (Reader)
Toal, Maureen (Reader)
Brogan, Harry (Reader)
Dignam, Alex (Reader)
3 Are you wanting me to stop along with you and keep you from harm? 06:52
Cusack, Cyril (Reader)
McKenna, Siobhan (Reader)
Studley, Thomas (Reader)
Kavanagh, Seamus (Reader)
McDarby, John (Reader)
O'Shea, Milo (Reader)
Kean, Maire (Reader)
Cusack, Maureen (Reader)
Craig, May (Reader)
Toal, Maureen (Reader)
Brogan, Harry (Reader)
Dignam, Alex (Reader)
4 What ails you, or what is it you're wanting this hour of the night? 05:27
Dignam, Alex (Reader)
Cusack, Cyril (Reader)
McKenna, Siobhan (Reader)
Studley, Thomas (Reader)
Kavanagh, Seamus (Reader)
McDarby, John (Reader)
O'Shea, Milo (Reader)
Kean, Maire (Reader)
Cusack, Maureen (Reader)
Craig, May (Reader)
Toal, Maureen (Reader)
Brogan, Harry (Reader)
5 Act II 08:25
Cusack, Cyril (Reader)
McKenna, Siobhan (Reader)
Studley, Thomas (Reader)
Kavanagh, Seamus (Reader)
McDarby, John (Reader)
O'Shea, Milo (Reader)
Kean, Maire (Reader)
Cusack, Maureen (Reader)
Craig, May (Reader)
Toal, Maureen (Reader)
Brogan, Harry (Reader)
Dignam, Alex (Reader)
6 An ounce of tobacco. 06:41
Cusack, Cyril (Reader)
McKenna, Siobhan (Reader)
Studley, Thomas (Reader)
Kavanagh, Seamus (Reader)
McDarby, John (Reader)
O'Shea, Milo (Reader)
Kean, Maire (Reader)
Cusack, Maureen (Reader)
Craig, May (Reader)
Toal, Maureen (Reader)
Brogan, Harry (Reader)
Dignam, Alex (Reader)
7 Well Shawn Keogh? 03:50
Cusack, Cyril (Reader)
McKenna, Siobhan (Reader)
Studley, Thomas (Reader)
Kavanagh, Seamus (Reader)
McDarby, John (Reader)
O'Shea, Milo (Reader)
Kean, Maire (Reader)
Cusack, Maureen (Reader)
Craig, May (Reader)
Toal, Maureen (Reader)
Brogan, Harry (Reader)
Dignam, Alex (Reader)
8 God save you, my poor man. 07:54
Cusack, Cyril (Reader)
McKenna, Siobhan (Reader)
Studley, Thomas (Reader)
Kavanagh, Seamus (Reader)
McDarby, John (Reader)
O'Shea, Milo (Reader)
Kean, Maire (Reader)
Cusack, Maureen (Reader)
Craig, May (Reader)
Toal, Maureen (Reader)
Brogan, Harry (Reader)
Dignam, Alex (Reader)
Disc 2
1 Act III 04:22
Cusack, Cyril (Reader)
McKenna, Siobhan (Reader)
Studley, Thomas (Reader)
Kavanagh, Seamus (Reader)
McDarby, John (Reader)
O'Shea, Milo (Reader)
Kean, Maire (Reader)
Cusack, Maureen (Reader)
Craig, May (Reader)
Toal, Maureen (Reader)
Brogan, Harry (Reader)
Dignam, Alex (Reader)
2 Whisht! He's listening. 06:54
Cusack, Cyril (Reader)
McKenna, Siobhan (Reader)
Studley, Thomas (Reader)
Kavanagh, Seamus (Reader)
McDarby, John (Reader)
O'Shea, Milo (Reader)
Kean, Maire (Reader)
Cusack, Maureen (Reader)
Craig, May (Reader)
Toal, Maureen (Reader)
Brogan, Harry (Reader)
Dignam, Alex (Reader)
3 Well, you're the lad… 06:58
Cusack, Cyril (Reader)
McKenna, Siobhan (Reader)
Studley, Thomas (Reader)
Kavanagh, Seamus (Reader)
McDarby, John (Reader)
O'Shea, Milo (Reader)
Kean, Maire (Reader)
Cusack, Maureen (Reader)
Craig, May (Reader)
Toal, Maureen (Reader)
Brogan, Harry (Reader)
Dignam, Alex (Reader)
4 I'd be afeard to be jealous of a man did slay his Da. 07:19
Cusack, Cyril (Reader)
McKenna, Siobhan (Reader)
Studley, Thomas (Reader)
Kavanagh, Seamus (Reader)
McDarby, John (Reader)
O'Shea, Milo (Reader)
Kean, Maire (Reader)
Cusack, Maureen (Reader)
Craig, May (Reader)
Toal, Maureen (Reader)
Brogan, Harry (Reader)
Dignam, Alex (Reader)
5 They're turning again you. Come on, or you'll be hanged, indeed. 06:51
Cusack, Cyril (Reader)
McKenna, Siobhan (Reader)
Studley, Thomas (Reader)
Kavanagh, Seamus (Reader)
McDarby, John (Reader)
O'Shea, Milo (Reader)
Kean, Maire (Reader)
Cusack, Maureen (Reader)
Craig, May (Reader)
Toal, Maureen (Reader)
Brogan, Harry (Reader)
Dignam, Alex (Reader)

Total Playing Time: 01:27:30