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The Real Thing
Author: Tom Stoppard
Narrator: Andrea Bowen
Unabridged: 1 hr 44 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works
Published: 06/15/2009
Synopsis
Henry may be the wittiest playwright of his generation, but hes hopelessly nave 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, hes confronted with being the cuckold himself. Both dazzlingly clever and emotionally naked, Henrys search for the the real thing in art and love demonstrates beautifully why both are worth the effort in the end. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Andrea Bowen as Debbie Matt 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 Directed by Rosalind Ayres. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.
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