The Proposal
Anton Chekhov
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The Proposal is a one act comic farce by Anton Chekhov. In Chekhov's Russia, marriage was a means of economic stability for most people. They married to gain wealth and possessions. In this play, the concept of marriage is being satirized to show the real purpose of marriage - materialistic gain rather than true love. (Summary with reference to Wikipedia)
Cast:
Stepan Stepanovich Chubukov - read by John Eddings
Natalya Stepanovna - read by Ruth Golding
Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov - read by Simon Larois
Stage directions - read by Philippa
Audio edited by Ruth Golding (0 hr 31 min)
Chapters
| The Proposal | 31:47 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
Reviews
Excellent!
Cloud Mountain
This is a hidden gem! Very well done from beginning to end. And VERY funny! (Good job with that! The humor certainly comes through.) Consistently well acted, very much like a stage performance, which is especially delightful particularly as I suspect the actors did separate records in different times and different places to be later edited together. If so, the technical side of things deserves a big applause too! Each of the actors held his own and did not go over the top. The men were quite amazing in their interactions. The perspective "couple" were an excellent match, both the characters and the actors. I'm so delighted! It's well worth several consecutive listens! Wow! This is an exception recording of an excellent play by Chekhov. Good work the crew of you.
Funny play, nicely done
notmyname
I found the acting a bit over the top, but it worked -- the play is very silly and fast-paced. Good sound quality and editing.
Funny play, nicely done
notmyname
I found the acting a bit over the top, but it worked -- the play is very silly and fast-paced. Good sound quality and editing.
The Proposal
Ray/Shane
This is a very well done farce that is downright silly, but the "actors" are superb!
Best Audiobook Ever
Exodus
It feels like the characters were really speaking it real. Hats off
Funny
NSA
The story well make you laugh and the readers are great!
Great
ShiNeko
This is great! I like Chubukov the most.
Perfect
MRiam
I absolutely loved the readers. THANK YOU