The Frogs
by Aristophanes
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Athens is in a sorry state of affairs. The great tragedian, Euripides, is dead, and Dionysus, the god of the theater, has to listen to third-rate poetry. So, he determines to pack his belongings onto his trusty slave, Xanthias, and journey to the underworld to bring back Euripides! Hi-jinks ensue. (Summary by Libby Gohn)
Cast
Dionysus: bala
Xanthias/Narrator: Elizabeth Klett
Aeschylus: Abe Nemon
Euripides: Libby Gohn
Heracles: Algy Pug
Pluto: Alan Mapstone
Charon: Eliot Gage
Aeacus: Denny Sayers
Corpse: Todd
Maidservant: Amanda Friday
Landlady: Availle
Plathane: Marmalade Hanna
Chorus of Frogs: Anastasiia Solokha
Chorus of Initiates: mb
Audio edited by Libby Gohn
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Reviews
A LibriVox Listener
Sorry, but I can't understand the Indian accented reader. So I gave up in the 1st chapter.
good play
prusc
great job by many in the cast but unfortunately there were several readers who were very difficult to understand so that I had to read along with a book. but what's the point of an audiobook when you need a written text too?
poor reading
James Gill
The main character of this play is read by someone with a very strong accent. I listened for about 4 minutes and then gave up.
Bravozulu
the cast was great except for the Dionysus character. He was much too difficult to hear at times
accents...
FarmerJoe
I can't understand a word the frogs are saying... such a shame
Nicely done everyone.
skyrise.
I enjoyed it. I know there are a few complaints about the accents, but I didn't find it too bad, In fact, I think the frogs worked really well. thank you.