John Steinbeck - Of Mice And Men

(4.8 stars; 75 reviews)

John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men Dramatisation by Donna Franceschild of John Steinbeck's seminal 1937 novel about migrant workers in 1930s California whose dream of one day owning a place of their own is tragically destroyed. George ...... David Tennant
 Lennie ...... Liam Brennan
 Carlson/Crooks ...... Jude Akuwudike 
Lennie ...... Liam Brennan
 Candy ...... Christopher Fairbank
 Curley's Wife ...... Melody Grove
 Slim ...... Neil McKinven 
Curley's ...... Richard Madden 
George ...... David Tennant Directed by Kirsty Williams Classic Serial:: Of Mice and Men Sunday 7 March 2010 15:00 BBC RADIO 4 An intimate portrait of two men who cherish the slim bond between them and the dream they share in a world marred by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. Clinging to each other in their loneliness and alienation, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie dream, as drifters will, of a place to call their own—a couple of acres and a few pigs, chickens, and rabbits back in Hill Country where land is cheap. But after they come to work on a ranch in the fertile Salinas Valley of California, their hopes, like "the best laid schemes o' mice an' men," begin to go awry. Of Mice and Men also represents an experiment in form, as Steinbeck described his work, "a kind of playable novel, written in novel form but so scened and set that it can be played as it stands." A rarity in American letters, it achieved remarkable success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films. Steinbeck's tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America's most widely read and beloved novels

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.