Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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The Real Thing
Written by Tom Stoppard
Narrated by Simon Templeman, Andrea Bowen and Full Cast
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Henry may be the wittiest playwright of his generation, but he’s hopelessly naïve when it comes to understanding love and infidelity. Writing about betrayal is one thing, living with it is another. After Henry leaves his wife for another woman, he’s confronted with being the cuckold himself. Both dazzlingly clever and emotionally naked, Henry’s search for the “the real thing” in art and love demonstrates beautifully why both are worth the effort in the end.
Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center in November 2008.
Directed by Rosalind Ayres
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg
An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:
Andrea Bowen as Debbie
Matthew Gaydos as Brodie and TV Director
Carolyn Seymour as Charlotte
Simon Templeman as Henry
Douglas Weston as Max
Joanne Whalley as Annie
Matthew Wolf as Billy
Associate Producers: Jennifer Brooks and Christina Montaño
Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor/Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood
Sound Effects Artist: Theresa Arrison
Music Supervisor: Scott Willis
Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center in November 2008.
Directed by Rosalind Ayres
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg
An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:
Andrea Bowen as Debbie
Matthew Gaydos as Brodie and TV Director
Carolyn Seymour as Charlotte
Simon Templeman as Henry
Douglas Weston as Max
Joanne Whalley as Annie
Matthew Wolf as Billy
Associate Producers: Jennifer Brooks and Christina Montaño
Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor/Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood
Sound Effects Artist: Theresa Arrison
Music Supervisor: Scott Willis
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Reviews for The Real Thing
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wow - what a great play. I was fortunate enough to see this on Broadway a few years back with the incomparable Jennifer Ehle.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Phenomenal performance, pristine recording, and brilliant writing. First experience with Stoppard and can see why people rave so much about him.