Persuasion 3. | The Captain's Return

04/28/24 • 49 min

Anne enjoys the refreshing company of her new friends, whilst observing her sister and her husband, Charles’ somewhat disorderly domesticity and, as usual, being overlooked other than to assist in resolving disputes. The dashing Captain Wentworth arrives to visit his sister, the new tenant of Kellynch Hall, resulting in he and Anne meeting for the first time since the dissolution of their engagement. How does his renewed presence impact Anne – and is the love they once shared truly extinguished? Can he ever forgive her for the events of eight years prior?
This episode covers chapters 6 and 7 of Jane Austen's Persuasion.
We hope you enjoyed this episode of Ballarat National Theatre’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion and will join us each week until all the episodes have been released. This production is directed and narrated by Liana Emmerson, with Sarah Barlow as assistant director for sound design and composition.
This episode features the voices of:
Alix Roberts as Anne Elliot
Jack Emond as Captain Frederick Wentworth
Tim Murphy as Admiral Croft
Joanna Lippold as Mrs Croft
Breanna Geer as Mary Musgrove
Emil Freund as Charles Musgrove
Casey Bohan as Louisa Musgrove
Eleanor Golding as Henrietta Musgrove
Barry Kay as Mr Musgrove
Clare Hamer as Mrs Musgrove
This podcast features original compositions within the chapters by Sarah Barlow, Liana Emmerson and Helen Gibson mastered by Charlie Hughes.
This podcast was produced by Ballarat National Theatre on the lands of our traditional custodians the Wadawurrung people. Further sound production and cast recordings were made in the lands of the Wotherong, Wurundjeri, Woi-wurrung, and Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation and the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. Ballarat National Theatre acknowledges and pays respect to the traditional custodians and to their leaders, past and present.
This podcast was made possible because of the financial contributions of the following patrons: Aparajita Raychaudhury, Josh Illichmann, Elaine Tso, Tessa Braun, Sean Rundell, Brianna Cook, Shelley Barnes, Xuan-Trang Nguyen, Sue Skewes, Sarah Macgregor, Lynne Gibbs and Rod Skewes. Thank you from the director for supporting access to technology that allowed this podcast to be made.
This podcast was possible because of collaborative support for recording and music performance from Ballarat Grammar Academy: Sound and Performance. It is also supported by grant funding from the City of Ballarat.

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Persuasion 2. | Past Persuasions

Inspired by recent events, Anne looks back over the last few years, recalling how she once wished to marry the dashing Captain Wentworth yet was persuaded to give him up, resulting in his self-imposed exile. Time has provided Anne with wisdom over the event, particularly as she is still unattached. Anne’s youngest sister Mary reports feeling poorly and requests Anne’s company prior to journeying on to Bath. Whilst visiting her sister has its challenges, Anne makes some good-humoured new acquaintances.
This episode includes chapters 4 and 5 of Jane Austen's Persuasion.
We hope you enjoyed this episode of Ballarat National Theatre’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion and will join us each week until all the episodes have been released. This production is directed and narrated by Liana Emmerson, with Sarah Barlow as assistant director for sound design and composition.
This episode features the voices of:
Alix Roberts as Anne Elliot
Nicholas Barker-Pendree as Sir Walter Elliot
Jodie Mattingley as Mrs Clay
Fred Preston as Mr Shepherd
Breanna Geer as Mary Musgrove (nee Elliot)
This podcast features original compositions within the chapters by Sarah Barlow, Liana Emmerson and Helen Gibson.
This podcast was produced by Ballarat National Theatre on the lands of our traditional custodians the Wadawurrung people. Further sound production and cast recordings were made in the lands of the Wotherong, Wurundjeri, Woi-wurrung, and Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation and the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. Ballarat National Theatre acknowledges and pays respect to the traditional custodians and to their leaders, past and present.
This podcast was made possible because of the financial contributions of the following patrons: Aparajita Raychaudhury, Josh Illichmann, Elaine Tso, Tessa Braun, Sean Rundell, Brianna Cook, Shelley Barnes, Xuan-Trang Nguyen, Sue Skewes, Sarah Macgregor, Lynne Gibbs and Rod Skewes. Thank you from the director for supporting access to technology that allowed this podcast to be made.
This podcast was possible because of collaborative support for recording and music performance from Ballarat Grammar Academy: Sound and Performance.
It is also supported by grant funding from the City of Ballarat.

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Persuasion 4. | Perpetual Estrangement

The tension in the air whenever Anne and Captain Wentworth are in each other’s presence could be cut with a knife, not that anyone else is paying attention to Anne. All the ladies are enamoured by him and hope that he will pursue a suit for one of them. Alas other men currently pursuing the Musgrove girls are put out at this supposed new competition. Wentworth finally notices Anne, coming to her rescue from the rambunctious actions of her nephew. Why does this affect Anne so?
We hope you enjoyed this episode of Ballarat National Theatre’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion and will join us each week until all the episodes have been released. This production is directed and narrated by Liana Emmerson, with Sarah Barlow as assistant director for sound design and composition.

This episode features the voices of:

Alix Roberts as Anne Elliot
Jack Emond as Captain Frederick Wentworth
Tim Murphy as Admiral Croft
Joanna Lippold as Mrs Croft
Breanna Geer as Mary Musgrove
Emil Freund as Charles Musgrove
Casey Bohan as Louisa Musgrove
Eleanor Golding as Henrietta Musgrove
Barry Kay as Mr Musgrove
Emil Freund as Charles Hayter
This podcast features original compositions within the chapters by Sarah Barlow, Liana Emmerson and Helen Gibson, mastered by Charlie Hughes.
This podcast was produced by Ballarat National Theatre on the lands of our traditional custodians, the Wadawurrung people. Further sound production and cast recordings were made in the lands of the Wotherong, Wurundjeri, Woi-wurrung, and Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation and the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. Ballarat National Theatre acknowledges and pays respect to the traditional custodians and to their leaders, past and present.
This podcast was made possible because of the financial contributions of the following patrons: Aparajita Raychaudhury, Josh Illichmann, Elaine Tso, Tessa Braun, Sean Rundell, Brianna Cook, Shelley Barnes, Xuan-Trang Nguyen, Sue Skewes, Sarah Macgregor, Lynne Gibbs and Rod Skewes.
Thank you from the director for supporting access to technology that allowed this podcast to be made.
This podcast was possible because of collaborative support for recording and music performance from Ballarat Grammar Academy: Sound and Performance. It is also supported by grant funding from the City of Ballarat.

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Persuasion by Jane Austen - Persuasion 3. | The Captain's Return

Transcript

NARRATOR: Anne had not wanted this visit to Uppercross, to learn that a removal from one set of people to another, though at a distance of only three miles, will often include a total change of conversation, opinion, and idea. She had never been staying there before, without being struck by it, or without wishing that other Elliots could have her advantage in seeing how unknown, or unconsidered there, were the affairs which at Kellynch Hall were treated as of such general publicity and pervadi