Man & Superman
Bernard Shaw
Sept 2012 · BBC Digital Audio · Narrated by Full Cast, Judi Dench, Juliet Stevenson and Ralph Fiennes
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Man and Superman was the first drama to be broadcast on the BBC's Third Programme on October 1st, 1946. To celebrate Radio 3's 50th anniversary, the play was directed by Sir Peter Hall, and preserved for all time in this lush audio dramatisation. 'A comedy and a philosophy', Man and Superman is based on the Don Juan theme and, using all the elements from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Shaw reordered them so that Don Juan becomes the quarry instead of the huntsman. Boasting an outstanding cast including Ralph Fiennes, Juliet Stevenson, Dame Judi Dench, John Wood, Nicholas Le Prevost and Paul Merton, this release includes an exclusive interview with director Sir Peter Hall.
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George Bernard Shaw was one of the greatest 20th Century dramatists. He wrote over 60 plays, including Arms and the Man (1894), Man and Superman (1903), Pygmalion (1912-13) and Saint Joan (1923). In addition, he also authored five novels and two collections of short stories. He is the only person to have been honoured with both a Nobel Prize for Literature (1925) and an Academy Award (1938, for Pygmalion). Shaw was offered a knighthood, but turned it down, as he refused most awards. He died in 1950, aged 94.
Juliet Stevenson is one of the most respected actors of her generation. Having studied at RADA, she has spent much of her stage career with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Her many films include Truly, Madly, Deeply (for which she won The Evening Standard Film award for Best Actress), Emma, Nicholas Nickleby, Mona Lisa Smile and Bend It Like Beckham.She was awarded the CBE in 1999.
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