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'Do You Understand Yet? Do You See?'

Why 'Oleanna' Won't Leave us Alone

Do not the let the name David Mamet fool you. Although there’s certainly a “liberals are unrealistic children” message to be found in Oleanna, you can just as easily come away with the sense that the patriarchy must be dismantled at all costs.

There is something here to please, and to infuriate, everybody.

It is this very quality that makes the play, and this production in particular, a high-water mark in the history of audio drama.

Let's get this out of the way right now: This recording of Oleanna has yet to receive a commercial release.

‘Do You Understand Yet? Do You See?’

Radio 3's production of David Mamet's Oleanna is the high water mark for audio drama, and even more relevant today than ever before.

Radio Drama

'Capitalist Realism' – Non Russell Brand Edition

If you're a longtime audiobook listener, you probably have your own story of discovering that a favorite title has disappeared overnight.

Audiobooks

Radio Drama: 'The Neapolitan Novels' Provides Easy Access to Ferrante Books

Released as an Audible audiobook, this Radio 4 series gives those frustrated by Elena Ferrante's "My Brilliant Friend" a second chance.

Radio Drama

Podcast: ‘Fake Heiress’ – The Rise and Fall of Anna Delvey

BBC Radio 4 brings its trademark playful experimentation to the rise and fall of a distinctly 21st century con artist. Image 1: Bella...

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