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THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY: LIVE IN CONCERT
by Douglas Adams
read by Douglas Adams
DOUGLAS ADAMS LIVE AT THE ALMEIDA THEATER, LONDON, 1995
Fewer that thirty elephants on stage at any one time!
No dancing girls to speak of!
Hardly any marching bands at all!
Douglas Adams stands in front of a magnificently designed brick wall!
Wearing a grey shirt! And reads!
On a hot night in August 1995, Douglas Adams gave a barnstorming performance to an invited audience at the Almeida Theatre in London. This compact disc is a record of that remarkable event. Douglas gives dramatic solo performances of episodes and passages from The HitchhikerÕs Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End the Universe and Life, The Universe and Everything. Including: How to fly!, Arthur and the Irrational Sofa. Agrajag and the Cathedral of Hate dish of the Day, Marvin and the Frogstar Battle Robot.
REVIEW
Standing before a very live and appreciative audience at the Almeida Theater in London in August 1995, Douglas Adams claimed to have five performing voices: "posh quiet, posh loud, less posh quiet, less posh loud, and Australian." This performance is about the silliest, most delightful, poshest dramatic reading you'll ever want to hear-with Adams choosing three selections from his wonderfully irreverent, hugely successful canon of science fiction satire. With the subject matter being irrational couches and Frogstar Battle Robots, he gleefully presents some of his best-loved characters, including Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, and Marvin the Paranoid Android. Adams died unexpectedly in 2001. This live CD is a fine remembrance of a beloved author of gentle insight and exceptional style. B.P. 2008 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
AWARD
CLICK HERE to see the finalists of The Audies. Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was a finalist in the Audiobook Adapted from Another Medium category!
ISBN 1597771554
$12.95 US
1 CD Unabridged
75 Minutes |