The comments so far, are as I predicted. Some love this play others hate it. Only goes to show you can't please ALL of the people ALL of the time. Maybe the next one will be more your cup of tea...
And that’s exactly why you shouldn’t try to please everyone! We can all skip to the next story if we wish! I happened to love it and will be thinking of how the story ends through weeks of alternate endings! Delightful!
A fascinating story from a bygone era, brilliantly adapted for radio! 👏 Everyone needs a neighbour like Mrs Brand.. 🤭 She actually had me laughing out loud with her banter.. *I absolutely loved this play..* Thank you so much for uploading! It brought back to mind the 2016 film of the same name and Wakefield speaks the very same words at the end.. 😆
Everything is classic. The story, the actors, the music , and the identification of all these. What a great presentation! Thank you. Have to get back to more Hawthorne.
Quite excellent. Wonderfully read and narrated. God only knows if this is first person or third person past or present tense. It's truly wonderful. Many many thanks for posting.
Yes.. "Wakefield" is a 2016 movie based on the short story of the same name written in 2008 by E.L. Doctorow which was published in _The New Yorker.._ and which was in turn inspired by this story.. the original 1835 tale by Nathaniel Hawthorne! 👍
Thanks for uploading this. It is a great play for radio. Well narrated and acted. I was surprised by the ending. Didn't see that coming. Sign of a good playwright. Thank you.
Wish there was a heads up when downloads are littered with ads. Had settled down in bed but had to keep opening my eyes to press 'skip'. Really took the enjoyment out of listening.
What began as a very unpleasant character became a very sad one. I don't support DV but kind of wished Mrs W had been there to throw something or that the Dr had moved in. Oh well.
I wanted the doctor to answer. "Sweetheart a tramp has just walked in." Or perhaps her to say. "Darling, a strange man has just walked into the house." Or she just tells him to get knotted. Perhaps it's just me, but I don't like to be left up in the air at the end of a story. Good story nevertheless. John Rothery 😎 (Tauranga)
Lol thanks for sharing… everyone has a choice to listen etc… I’m glad yer not letting negative comments get to you 😉🥳😎🏖. Off to see how it ends …. Life’s full of twists and turns…. Hang on tight and make the moments count…. 🎉. Have a great week all❤. From Devon UK 😊
This story had a cop out ending. To my knowledge it is the first story of Nathaniel Hawthorne's that I have ever read (so to speak) I am thoroughly underwhelmed...
You might want to actually read a few (print versions). He was considered to be one of the greatest writers to come out of the 19th century. Oh, but that was before "Google" . 😶
The comments so far, are as I predicted. Some love this play others hate it. Only goes to show you can't please ALL of the people ALL of the time. Maybe the next one will be more your cup of tea...
Thank you for uploading! Listening from Denbighshire!
When was this recorded please?
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I ❤the full cast productions. Ty from a longtime attendee of the theater of the mind! Listening near Nashville. Cheers yall! 😉😃
And that’s exactly why you shouldn’t try to please everyone! We can all skip to the next story if we wish! I happened to love it and will be thinking of how the story ends through weeks of alternate endings! Delightful!
A fascinating story from a bygone era, brilliantly adapted for radio! 👏
Everyone needs a neighbour like Mrs Brand.. 🤭 She actually had me laughing out loud with her banter..
*I absolutely loved this play..* Thank you so much for uploading!
It brought back to mind the 2016 film of the same name and Wakefield speaks the very same words at the end.. 😆
Excellent. Great story. Thank you for downloading ❤
Everything is classic. The story, the actors, the music , and the identification of all these. What a great presentation! Thank you. Have to get back to more Hawthorne.
Quite excellent. Wonderfully read and narrated. God only knows if this is first person or third person past or present tense. It's truly wonderful. Many many thanks for posting.
It's the third person and it's written in the present tense. Isn't that clear?
I wonder how many people have actually done this and not through madness.
Great play !
Thank you 🙏
I think there may be a few for whatever reasons .. great story but a sadness to it
A breath of fresh air - no characterless AI readers!
what a nasty piece of work Wakefield is! thank you for making it available. great acting.
I really wanted to hear Mrs Wakefield tell him to get out, but of course she wouldn’t have been able to at that time.
Very good, excellent narration,Wakefield a perfect example of the Height of Stupidity😮 l would have liked the story to continue though 🤔
Really like this narrator!
Thank you.
Enjoyed the listen. Thanks.
Fabulous! Thanķ you!
This was so good! What wonderful voices!
Just seen the film version off this on prime, fantastic watch.
Excellent!.
A movie was made remember watching it
Yes.. "Wakefield" is a 2016 movie based on the short story of the same name written in 2008 by E.L. Doctorow which was published in _The New Yorker.._ and which was in turn inspired by this story.. the original 1835 tale by Nathaniel Hawthorne! 👍
Thanks for uploading this. It is a great play for radio. Well narrated and acted. I was surprised by the ending. Didn't see that coming. Sign of a good playwright. Thank you.
Great story, keep them coming, cheers!
Excellent
This was brilliant thank you!
I really enjoyed this audio play.
The saying “out of sight, out of mind” seems very applicable. An expat in Florida.
No words, started as funny somehow took a turn to the absurd.
But, thanks for the upload.
If this was written by a woman Mrs W would have yelled "yippee!" and gone out on the town.
Brilliant human nature and how we are driven to extremes of behaviour ❤
Hilarious that Mrs.Wakefield calls her husband Wakefield😂
Wish there was a heads up when downloads are littered with ads. Had settled down in bed but had to keep opening my eyes to press 'skip'. Really took the enjoyment out of listening.
What began as a very unpleasant character became a very sad one. I don't support DV but kind of wished Mrs W had been there to throw something or that the Dr had moved in. Oh well.
Beautifully adapted and performed. A very insightful piece. Many thanks!
Hawthorne maintains the macabre brilliantly
The unemphatic Mr Wakefield who never speaks his mind and counsels his neighbour to do the same. Englishmen take note!
What money was Mrs Wakefield living on?
I wondered that too.
Their savings seems like the most likely answer. The Wakefield's don't strike me as people who might have been big spenders.
Did she work perhaps. Any savings would have long gone.
Or perhaps it was on a doctors income. 😂
John Rothery 😎 (Tauranga)
I wanted the doctor to answer.
"Sweetheart a tramp has just walked in."
Or perhaps her to say.
"Darling, a strange man has just walked into the house."
Or she just tells him to get knotted.
Perhaps it's just me, but I don't like to be left up in the air at the end of a story.
Good story nevertheless.
John Rothery 😎 (Tauranga)
A curious story
Overall I enjoyed the production but feel it was let down by weak ending.
Lol thanks for sharing… everyone has a choice to listen etc… I’m glad yer not letting negative comments get to you 😉🥳😎🏖. Off to see how it ends …. Life’s full of twists and turns…. Hang on tight and make the moments count…. 🎉. Have a great week all❤. From Devon UK 😊
It just made me so angry! Vile man. And what a terrible ending
This story had a cop out ending. To my knowledge it is the first story of Nathaniel Hawthorne's that I have ever read (so to speak) I am thoroughly underwhelmed...
You might want to actually read a few (print versions). He was considered to be one of the greatest writers to come out of the 19th century. Oh, but that was before "Google" . 😶
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Well, that's stupid, now we'll never know what happened.
The end infuriated me
Brilliant thank you you ❤
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I'm enjoying this but advertising every few minutes really spoils it
I enjoyed this quirky story until the ending which was a big let down. It was like the last page of a book was missing.
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Shudder...
The story was quite good, but the ending was ridiculous .
It could be a true story !
It was a cautionary tale as a warning to married people (mostly men) to show the outcome of acting out of vanity and boredom.
Ending Disappointing
Wake-field, the walking dead? Is this every man's secret wish? How very tiresome of him..
Disturbing.
Talk about an anti-climax! Can’t see the point.
Ads urgh
TH-cam put them on because the music has copyrite - i can't take them off sorry
Rubbish