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Audio of 'The Plough and the Stars'

cojobt · 2014-09-05 11:33:00

I'm looking for an unabridged audio recording of O'Casey's 'The Plough and the Stars'. I can't find one anywhere online - no audiobooks, no streaming broadcasts. If anyone has knowledge of one I'd like to hear about it. It's for use in school with Leaving Cert students studying the play. A lot of the humour and meaning is…

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cojobt

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I'm looking for an unabridged audio recording of O'Casey's 'The Plough and the Stars'. I can't find one anywhere online - no audiobooks, no streaming broadcasts.

If anyone has knowledge of one I'd like to hear about it. It's for use in school with Leaving Cert students studying the play. A lot of the humour and meaning is lost without a good reading of it.

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#2 10-09-2014 3:40pm

cojobt

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Nobody? Anywhere?

I found my old VHS copy of the John Ford 1936 film version.

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#3 10-09-2014 3:49pm

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Nope, I suggest you read it yourself and record it with a smart phone or dictaphone.

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#4 24-09-2014 3:22pm

cojobt

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Ha! The effect would not be quite the same as a full dramatised version of the play. In fact, it would be just like me reading all the parts for the different characters anyway!

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#5 29-09-2014 5:44pm

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Try Tower Records, Dawson Street, Dublin 2. They have some drama CDs on a shelf between the classical and DVD rooms.

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#6 24-03-2015 3:14pm

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Has anyone managed to find this anywhere?

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