
The Great Gatsby - Abridgd Too Far
11/21/23 • 28 min
World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC) brings you F. Scott Fitzgerald's great classic, but short, literary "masterpiece" in just...well...twenty-two minutes and seventeen seconds.
So, if you’re trying to look smart in front of your friends and family, but you just don’t have the hours it takes to read a classic novel - even one as short as "The Great Gatsby"...then, don’t worry...we’ve done all the hard work for you.
In the first of seven episodes of Abridgd...Too Far's inaugural season, The Great Gatsby is brought to you in glorious clarity that the original novel seems to sometimes lack.
So sit back and listen.
Cast:
Ben Starr as Tom Buchanan and others
Caroline Rodgers as Daisy Buchanan and others
David Menkin as Nick Carraway and others
Julien Ball as Wilson and others
Stacha Hicks as Myrtle and others
Barbara Barnes as Jordan Baker and others
With a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard.
Written by David Spicer
Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer
Audio Production by John Schwab
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World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC) brings you F. Scott Fitzgerald's great classic, but short, literary "masterpiece" in just...well...twenty-two minutes and seventeen seconds.
So, if you’re trying to look smart in front of your friends and family, but you just don’t have the hours it takes to read a classic novel - even one as short as "The Great Gatsby"...then, don’t worry...we’ve done all the hard work for you.
In the first of seven episodes of Abridgd...Too Far's inaugural season, The Great Gatsby is brought to you in glorious clarity that the original novel seems to sometimes lack.
So sit back and listen.
Cast:
Ben Starr as Tom Buchanan and others
Caroline Rodgers as Daisy Buchanan and others
David Menkin as Nick Carraway and others
Julien Ball as Wilson and others
Stacha Hicks as Myrtle and others
Barbara Barnes as Jordan Baker and others
With a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard.
Written by David Spicer
Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer
Audio Production by John Schwab
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jane Eyre - Abridgd Too Far
World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC) brings you Charlotte Brontë's great classic, literary "masterpiece" Jane Eyre in just...well...twenty-two minutes and seventeen seconds.
If you are a massive fan of massive coincidences, then you've come to the right place. With anagrams aplenty, which are extremely important in how novels and names are chosen, you are sure to not want to miss this episode! Jane Eyre in just 1,337 seconds...or thereabouts!
Cast
Caroline Rodgers as Jane Eyre
David Menkin as Rochester and others
Ben Starr as Grace Poole and others
Charlotte McBurney as Helen Burns and others
Julien Ball as Brocklehurst and others
Joanna Brookes as Ms Fairfax and others
with a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard
Written by David Spicer
Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer
Audio Production by John Schwab
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