Category Archives: Comedy

Audiobook: Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two

Audiobook: Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedy by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and

Audiobook: Miss Civilization

Miss Civilization, a one act comedy, tells the story of a young woman who matches

Audiobook: Much Ado About Nothing

Written around the middle of his career, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s

Audiobook: Midsummer Night’s Dream

Magic, fairies, young lovers chasing each other through a forest, a man with a donkey’s

Audiobook: As You Like It

One of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, As You Like It is a pastoral comedy of

Audiobook: Merchant of Venice

William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice was probably written between 1596 and 1598, and was

Audiobook: Whittington and his Cat

Whittington and his Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London was the 26th Grand Comic

Audiobook: Porcelain and Pink

“Porcelain and Pink” is a comic one-act play from the 1922 short story collection Tales

Audiobook: Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies, and was inspired by

Audiobook: Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw that takes place in

Audiobook: Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov’s last play. It premiered at the Moscow

Audiobook: Love’s Labour’s Lost

Love’s Labour’s Lost is an early comedy by William Shakespeare. The King of Navarre and

Audiobook: All’s Well That Ends Well

Despite its optimistic title, Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well has often been considered a

Audiobook: Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare’s earliest plays, believed to have been

Audiobook: Rivals

The play is set in Bath in the 18th century, a town legendary for conspicuous

Audiobook: Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Two Gentlemen of Verona is the earliest comedy written by Shakespeare (and possibly his

Audiobook: Admirable Bashville

The Admirable Bashville is a product of the British law of copyright. As that law

Audiobook: Amazons: A Farcical Romance

This 1895 farce inspired by the outlandish idea of women wearing pants, centers around the

Audiobook: Candida

Candida, a comedy by playwright George Bernard Shaw, was first published in 1898, as part

Audiobook: Mr H

Mr H is a farce that was first performed at Drury Lane in 1806. The

Audiobook: Midsummer Night’s Dream (version 2)

Shakespeare’s festive comedy combines classical Athenian characters (Duke Theseus and his conquered Amazonian bride Hippolyta)

Audiobook: Importance of Being Earnest (version 3)

Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is subtitled “A Trivial Comedy for Serious People,”

Audiobook: Pride and Prejudice: A Play

Pride and Prejudice, a comedy of manners and marriage, is the most famous of Jane

Audiobook: Strange Gentleman

Before he became a novelist, Dickens wrote several successful plays. This one from 1836, his

Audiobook: Twelfth Night (version 2)

Shakespeare’s great festive comedy, probably written and first performed around 1601, follows the adventures of

Audiobook: Skin Game

A small play in three acts. A kind of comic tragedy. The plot tells the

Audiobook: Woman’s Prize, or the Tamer Tamed

John Fletcher’s comedy (probably written and performed around 1611) is a sequel to Shakespeare’s The

Audiobook: Ivanov

Nicolai (anglicised Nicholas in this translation) Ivanov, a middle-aged public servant, is unhappy. His wife

Audiobook: As You Like It (version 2)

Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy was written and first performed around 1599, and presents some of his