Just an actor or two shy of being great

Robin Field goes above and beyond to deliver a memorable reading of this classic. The recording itself is professionally done considering the changes in tone and volume involved in the performance, and the inclusion of music and sfx works really well. The only glaring problem is that while Robin is clearly talented and carries the long monologues which makes up most of the work just fine, he has only himself to work with in the dialogue scenes which can blur the distinction between the parts that are heard and also stretches his range past its reasonable limits. He makes a fine Prometheus, Oceanus, and a scene-stealing Kratos, but I feel like we are missing a truer voice for Io, the Ocean Nymphs and even Hermes. At least one actor of the same calibre but with complementing strengths would have made this great, perhaps even two with one limited to the Ocean Nymphs as they stay on for so much of the play.

Nonetheless this is a reading that feels alive, which makes for a fantastic companion to the text and puts it heads and shoulders above the other versions available (of which there are embarrassingly few.)

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