Pseudolus: or, The Cheat

About this film

LibriVox recording of Pseudolus: or, The Cheat by Titus Maccius Plautus. (Translated by Henry Thomas Riley.) Read in English by Max Körlinge; ToddHW; Alan Mapstone; Tomas Peter; Jason in Panama; MichaelMaggs; JennPratt; Adrian Stephens; Eva Davis; Adam Bielka; Sonia About two dozen comedies of the Roman playwright Plautus have survived the years, with many of them ending up rewritten and recast by other playwrights such as Moliere. This one, Pseudolus, was part of the source for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Simo, an old gentleman of Athens: ToddHW Calidorus, his son, in love with Phoenicium: Tomas Peter Charinus, the friend of Calidorus: Adam Bielka Callipho, the friend of Simo: Alan Mapstone Pseudolus, the servant of Simo: Jason in Panama Ballio, a procurer, the owner of Phoenicium: Max Körlinge Harpax, the servant of Polymachaeroplagides: Adrian Stephens Simmia, the Cheat, a servant of Charinus: Sonia A Cook: Eva Davis A Boy, servant of Ballio: JennPratt Slave of Ballio: JennPratt Stage Directions: MichaelMaggs Editing: ToddHW For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other…

Directors & creators

Titus Maccius Plautus

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;ancient Rome; clever servant

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