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Revised VCE English/EAL Text List 2015
VCE Literature Text list 2015
 Plays
Who's Afraid of Virginia WoolfAuthor: Albee, Edward
Title: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Media: 2CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis, cast
Rating: StarStarStarStarstar
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The OresteiaAuthor: Aeschylus
Translator: Ian Johnston
Title: The Oresteia
Contains: Agamemnon -- The Libation Bearers -- The Eumenides
Media: 4CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $59.95
Narrator/Performer(s): Bo Foxworth, Linda Purl, cast
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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The OresteiaAuthor: Aeschylus
Translator: Ian Johnston
Title: The Oresteia [Library Edition]
Contains: Agamemnon -- The Libation Bearers -- The Eumenides
Media: 4CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $99.95
Narrator/Performer(s): Bo Foxworth, Linda Purl, cast
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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LysistrataAuthor: Aristophanes
Title: Lysistrata
Media: 2CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): full cast (live performance)
Rating: StarStarStarStarnostar
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Happy DaysAuthor: Beckett, Samuel
Title: Happy Days
Media: 2CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $59.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Irene Worth, George Voskovec & cast, directed by Andrei Serban
Rating: StarStarStarStarStar
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Life of GalileoAuthor: Brecht, Bertolt
Title: Life of Galileo
Media: 2CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Stacy Keach & cast, directed by Martin Jarvis
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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The BacchaeAuthor: Euripides
Title: The Bacchae
Media: 2CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): tba
Rating: World premier audiobook edition of The Bacchae StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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MedeaAuthor: Euripides
Title: Seven Classic Plays, volume 1
Includes: Euripides: Medea -- Shakespeare: The Tempest -- Moliere: The Imaginary Invalid -- Dumas: Camille -- Ibsen: An Enemy of the People -- Shaw: Arms and the Man -- Chekhov: Uncle Vanya
Media: 10CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $129.95
Narrator/Performer(s): full cast
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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MedeaAuthor: Euripides; Sophocles; Aeschylus
Title: Three Greek Tragedies [Library Edition]
Includes: Euripides: Medea -- Sophocles: Antigone -- Aeschylus: Agamemnon
Media: 4CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $119.95
Narrator/Performer(s): Flo Gibson
Rating: StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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A Doll's HouseAuthor: Ibsen, Henrik
Title: A Doll's House
Media: 2CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Calista Flockhart, Tim Dekay, JoBeth Williams, Gregory Itzin, cast.
Rating: Excellent performance, highly recommended. StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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The Member of the WeddingAuthor: McCullers, Carson
Title: The Member of the Wedding
Media: 2CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Jena Malone, Ruby Dee & cast.
Rating: Strong and moving performance StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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Death of a SalesmanAuthor: Miller, Arthur
Title: Death of a Salesman
Media: 2CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Stacy Keach, Jane Kaczmarek & cast
Rating: Very strong complete performance StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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The Crucible and Death Of A SalesmanAuthor: Miller, Arthur
Title: The Arthur Miller Audio Collection: contains The Crucible; Death of a Salesman
Media: 4CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $59.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by L. J. Cobb, Mildred Dunnock, Dustin Hoffman, Alexandra Stoddart & cast
Rating: An excellent complete performance StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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The Arthur Miller CollectionAuthor: Miller, Arthur
Title: The Arthur Miller Collection: contains Death of a Salesman; The Crucible; A View from the Bridge; All My Sons; After the Fall; The Price; Broken Glass; The Man Who Had All the Luck; The Ride Down Mount Morgan; Incident at Vichy
Media: 19CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $99.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Stacy Keach, Jane Kaczmarek, Richard Dreyfuss, Julie Harris & casts
Rating: Complete Arthur Miller collection, strongly performed StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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Twelve Angry MenAuthor: Rose, Reginald
Title: Twelve Angry Men
Media: 2CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Richard Kind, Hector Elizondo, Robert Foxworth, Joe Spano, Dan Castellanetta & cast. Directed by John de Lancie
Rating: A powerful performance StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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On the WaterfrontAuthor: Schulberg, Budd
Title: On the Waterfront
Media: 2CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Bruce Davison, Jeffrey Donovan, Hector Elizondo, Rebecca Pidgeon & cast
Rating: A gripping complete performance StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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Buried ChildAuthor: Shephard, Sam
Title: Buried Child
Media: 2CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $49.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Amy Madigan, Jeff Perry, Tim Bower, Madeline Zima, cast
Rating: Excellent complete performance StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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Antony and CleopatraAuthor: Shakespeare, William
Title: Antony and Cleopatra
Media: 3CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $39.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Estelle Kohler, Ciaran Hinds, Ian Hughes, David Burke & cast
Rating: The first of our two top choices; Estelle Kohler is particularly outstanding. StarStarStarStarStar
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Antony and CleopatraAuthor: Shakespeare, William
Title: Antony and Cleopatra
Media: 3CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $39.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Frances Barber, David Harewood, Colin Tierney, Amanda Root & cast
Rating: Second of our two top choices. A truly fabulous cast. StarStarStarStarstar
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CoriolanusAuthor: Shakespeare, William
Title: Coriolanus
Media: 3CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $39.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Paul Jesson, Marjorie Yates, Ewan Hooper & cast
Rating: A mangnificent performance. StarStarStarStarStar
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CoriolanusAuthor: Shakespeare, William
Title: Coriolanus
Media: 3CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $39.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Samuel West, Susannah York, Kenneth Cranham, Adrian Dunbar & cast
Rating: The outstanding BBC performance. StarStarStarStarStar
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HamletAuthor: Shakespeare, William
Title: Hamlet
Media: 4CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $45.95
Narrator/Performer(s): Performed by Anton Lesser, Emma Fielding, Edward de Souza, Susan Engel, Peter Jeffrey, Sean Baker, Jamie Glover, Geoffrey Whitehead, Gavin Muir, Paul Panting, Richard Pearce, Benjamin Soames, David Timson, and Peter Yapp
Rating: Outstanding modern performance - one of our top two choices StarStarStarStarStar
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HamletAuthor: Shakespeare, William
Title: Hamlet
Media: 3CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $39.95
Narrator/Performer(s): Performed by John Gielgud, Marian Spencer, Celia Johnson, Andrew Cruikshank & cast (Naxos - the classic 1948 recording)
Rating: The second of our top two choices - Gielgud's best performance of the role StarStarStarStarStar
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HamletAuthor: Shakespeare, William
Title: Hamlet
Media: 3CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $39.95
Narrator/Performer(s): Performed by Simon Russell Beale, Bob Peck, Imogen Stubbs, Jane Lapotaire & cast
Rating: Highly recommended performance StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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HamletAuthor: Shakespeare, William
Title: Hamlet
Media: 3CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $45.95
Narrator/Performer(s): Performed by Martin Jarvis, Ronald Pickup, Angela Pleasance & cast
Rating: Highly recommended performance StarStarStarStarHalfstar
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Henry IV Part 1Author: Shakespeare, William
Title: Henry IV Part 1
Media: 3CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $39.95
Narrator/Performer(s): Performed by Jamie Glover, Julian Glover, Richard Griffiths, cast
Rating: Superb performance, wonderfully cast StarStarStarStarStar
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The TempestAuthor: Shakespeare, William
Title: The Tempest
Media: 2CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $31.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Ian McKellan, Emilia Fox & cast
Rating: This rendition is sheer magic. StarStarStarStarStar
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The TempestAuthor: Shakespeare, William
Title: The Tempest
Media: 2CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $39.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Bob Peck, Jennifer Ehle, Adrian Lester, & cast
Rating: Another glorious performance. StarStarStarStarStar
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PygmalionAuthor: Shaw, George Bernard
Title: Pygmalion
Media: 2CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $39.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Anton Lesser, Lucy Whybrow, Geoffrey Palmer, David Burke, Hannah Gordon & cast
Rating: StarStarStarStarstar
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ArcadiaAuthor: Stoppard, Tom
Title: Arcadia
Media: 11CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $54.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Kate Burton & cast
Rating: StarStarStarStarhalfstar
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Lady Windermere's FanAuthor: Wilde, Oscar
Title: Lady Windermere's Fan
Media: 2CD
Edition length: UA (unabridged, word-for-word)
Price: $31.95
Narrator/Performer(s): performed by Juliet Stevenson, Samuel West, Emma Fielding, Michael Sheen, Sarah Badel & cast
Rating: StarStarStarStarStar
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