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The Importance Of Being Earnest
- Narrated by: John Gielgud, Edith Evans
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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Summary
Here his economic and finely honed words are delivered by a superb cast that is headed by England's finest, namely Sir John Gielgud and Dame Edith Evans that help make this the ultimate listening experience for fans of classic theatre.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Lindsay Kay Caddy
- 09-12-12
Charming and very funny
I enjoyed this charming, funny and quirky short story. The major let down was the audio quality, I was constantly having to fiddle with the volume as characters were loud one minute and quiet the next. The sound is very poor quality. It sounds like a recording of a play which is great and something I usually like however whoever recorded this must have done it on their phone from the back of the theatre.
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- Nick
- 12-01-22
Pure delight
Wonderful performance despite the age of the recording. A total delight to listen to. Now for some more Oscar Wilde
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Steph H
- 14-01-22
Fun, but only ok
I think this recording of the classic story is showing its age, the recieved pronunciation, fake posh accents do not do this story much good.
I enjoy the story, but feel it could be done better.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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- Mr. Nakul Puri
- 12-02-23
Wonderful…ish
Edith Evans is the quintessential Lady Bracknell with scathing delivery and of course brilliant lines. The rest are..meh. Overall a real disappointment. Lifeless, wooden and stilted. It feels like a performance without any joy. Done for the sake of it. And this is despite being unabridged, virtually so, allowing more of Wildes’s witty writing to be appreciated than in the film.
But much less enjoyable than the film with Edith Evans. I gave up after the first scene.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Mac Man
- 18-09-21
Skips a few times
It goes without saying that the play itself is great. Unfortunately the quality of this recording is so-so, it’s rather echoey. Also, there a a few times when the recording skips and repeats. I got this on a £3 offer, and that’s about what it’s worth.
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- Anna
- 13-09-23
Great story and performance but very poor audio quality
It is a wonderful performance but I have to agree with other reviewers that the quality of the audio is very bad. I was reading along the book while listening but would have not been able to follow the dialogue otherwise.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- MRS M.
- 13-09-22
very poor sound quality
Disappointing both for it's sound quality and some rather wooden performances. Also lacks a cast list.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- jesjaspers
- 07-08-17
Always a favourite
Old recording but one with top notch actors and of course what is probably the best last line ever
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- MW
- 20-12-15
Excellent and highly recomnrnded.
John Gielgud and Edith Evens are the only voices who convey the quintessential essence of the period. Such clarity of diction and professional acting.
Wonderful performance.
Thoroughly enjoyable.
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- R. Hunter
- 03-04-22
Joyous classic recording, sound file damaged
Lovely to have this recording available on Audible. There is a short section missing from the recording at Ch4 12:03.
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