Good Omens
A Full Cast Production
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Good Omens
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Finalist for the 2023 AUDIE AWARDS® for Audio Drama and Fantasy
A brand-new full-cast audio production of Good Omens, the internationally beloved novel and collaboration by bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Starring Michael Sheen as Aziraphale, David Tennant as Crowley and Rebecca Front as the Narrator.
According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner.
So, the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan.
Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon - both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle - are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture.
And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist....
Don't miss Season 2 of Good Omens, coming soon to Amazon Prime Video.
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Supernatural Beings
Rebecca Front: Narrator
Michael Sheen: Aziraphale
David Tennant: Crowley
Humans
Katherine Kingsley: Anathema Device
Arthur Darvill: Newton Pulsifer
Peter Forbes: Shadwell
Gabrielle Glaister: Madame Tracy and Agnes Nutter
Them
Louis Davison: Adam
Pixie Davies: Pepper
Chris Nelson: Wensleydale
Ferdinand Frisby Williams: Brian
Ensemble
Adjoa Andoh, Allan Corduner, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Josh Hopkins, Lorelei King, Matt Reeves and Lemn Sissay
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Whatever voices you have in your head, work. When you have someone reading it then often, it doesn't.
This is the way all audio-books should be done: unabridged but with a cast so you don't get men who sound like women, women who sound like men and children who sound like adults pretending to be children-and a lot of silly voices.
It also means you can do away with all the 'Said XXX.' which can be very distracting sometimes. You have a natural conversation and you can tell who everyone is without exaggerated or silly voices.
They should be recorded like putting on a play. Assemble a cast, let them rehearse together and then do the production.
So often recordings clearly have been made on one run through because the intonation is wrong or the reader has started with the wrong accent and it's clear they only start to really get the characters after they are a fair way in. Having a troop also avoids those times where vocabulary just isn't up to pronunciation, and more people means more insight.
This is a brilliantly funny book and a big thanks once again to Headline for choosing a cast that really understands comedy.
You must have people that know how to deliver a funny line to get the best out of it.
Especially with comedy where there's a big difference between a reading and a performance.
A bad reading just kills all the comedy
I haven't got much to say about the book. It's beloved by so many people and so famous.
It's probably one of a kind. Wickedly funny, clever, challenging. Just a complete all round delight.
What a collaboration! Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. As Neil says in the preamble: a couple of mates having fun. Boy, does that come across! Just so much fun. But such beautifully crafted fun.
This is a production worthy of such a good book.
You don't necessarily need big names though, and there are literally thousands of good actors who could do a good job.
Please take note Penguin.
That's the way to do it!!
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I loved it
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excellent collaboration
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Brilliant adaptation
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Wonderful
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Incredibly enjoyable
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the re-release of this book now voiced by Sheen and Tenant in the lead roles bring it to a new found enjoyment, they play the parts perfectly.
truly fantastic
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Bloody Briliant.
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Apparently I need ten more words for a review, erm…
My favourite book of all time
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The narration was well paced and certainly emphasised quintessential English idioms and faux pas that Pratchett and Gaiman thrive to write about.
Fantastic
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