Karel Capek - R.U.R FULL CAST AUDIOBOOK (MP3) 2008

Karel Capek - 'R.U.R' FULL CAST AUDIOBOOK (2008 )

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Karel Capek’s three-act play R.U.R. or Rossum’s Universal Robots was originally staged in Prague in 1920. Once it had been translated from Czech into English, it was performed in New York, before being adapted by Nigel Playfair for the English stage in 1923. The play became a massively influential work throughout the 20th Century, not least for bringing the word 'robot' to the English language (from the Czech 'robota', meaning work or labour).
This release features BBC Radio 3’s version from 1989, which utilised Nigel Playfair’s adaptation as the basis for the broadcast. This version does betray its staged origins, but this can be forgiven because of the work’s significance and also as it has a great cast with lots of recognisable voices. Simon Ward’s performance as Domain, particularly, stands out.
Presented here as the double CD release of 2008.

Cast:

Harry Domain .................................. Simon Ward
Helena Glory ........................... Tessa Peake-Jones
Alquist ....................................... Harry Towb
Dr Gall .................................... Nigel Anthony
Jacob Berman .................................... John Rye
Dr Helman .................................... Sean Barret
Fabry ........................................ Peter Craze
Emma ......................................... Joan Walker
The Robots:
Radius ................................... Ken Cumberlidge
Marius ......................................... John Bull
Sulla ...................................... Joanna Mackie
Primus ........................................ Ian Michie
Helena ....................................... Marcia King
Robot Servant ................................. Joe Dunlop


Written By Karel Kapek
Translated from the Czech by P.Selver
Adapted for the English Stage by Nigel Playfair

Directed By Glyn Dearman


Genre: Sci-Fi
Language: English
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Commercial release Date: 14/08/2008
CD -
Original Broadcast Date: 03/03/1989

Format: MP3, inc. M3U playlist
Bit rate: 192kbps

Total Running Time: 1hour 30mins

Size: 144Mb