Duchess of Malfi

By John Webster

Explore the intricate tapestry of ambition, betrayal, and the quest for autonomy in a world steeped in darkness and intrigue, as suggested by the title. This podcast delves into tales of power struggl... more

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The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.

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August 27, 2026 Secret Garden (version 4 dramatic reading)-Frances Hodgson Burnett
John Webster's bloody Jacobean tragedy exposes the decadence of the Italian court. The virtuous Duchess of Malfi, a young widow, secretly marries her steward Antonio, and is subsequently persecuted by her brothers: the sexually obsessed and eventually mad Ferdinand, and the corrupt Cardinal. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett).Characters: Narrator/Stage Directions & Castruccio -- BellonaTimes Delio -- Andy Minter Antonio -- Martin Geeson Bosola -- David Nicol Cardinal, 2nd Servant, 2nd Officer, Executioner -- jonesy Ferdinand -- mb Silvio -- Lars Rolander Roderigo -- David Muncaster Grisolan -- Miriam Esther Goldman Cariola -- Arielle Lipshaw Duchess, Cardinal's Servant, 3rd Officer -- Elizabeth Klett Old Lady -- storm 1st Servant, 1st Officer, Servant -- Daniel Hutton Julia -- Bereni 4th Officer, 4th Madman, Malatesti -- Mark F. Smith Pescara -- Kim Stich 1st Pilgrim, 1st Madman -- Lucy Perry 2nd Pilgrim, 2nd Madman-- Barry Eads 2nd Madman, Doctor -- hefyd
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7h 38min
August 26, 2026 Crossings A Fairy Play-Walter de la Mare
John Webster's bloody Jacobean tragedy exposes the decadence of the Italian court. The virtuous Duchess of Malfi, a young widow, secretly marries her steward Antonio, and is subsequently persecuted by her brothers: the sexually obsessed and eventually mad Ferdinand, and the corrupt Cardinal. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett).Characters: Narrator/Stage Directions & Castruccio -- BellonaTimes Delio -- Andy Minter Antonio -- Martin Geeson Bosola -- David Nicol Cardinal, 2nd Servant, 2nd Officer, Executioner -- jonesy Ferdinand -- mb Silvio -- Lars Rolander Roderigo -- David Muncaster Grisolan -- Miriam Esther Goldman Cariola -- Arielle Lipshaw Duchess, Cardinal's Servant, 3rd Officer -- Elizabeth Klett Old Lady -- storm 1st Servant, 1st Officer, Servant -- Daniel Hutton Julia -- Bereni 4th Officer, 4th Madman, Malatesti -- Mark F. Smith Pescara -- Kim Stich 1st Pilgrim, 1st Madman -- Lucy Perry 2nd Pilgrim, 2nd Madman-- Barry Eads 2nd Madman, Doctor -- hefyd
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2h 45min
August 25, 2026 Will and No Will or a Bone for the Lawyers-Charles Macklin
John Webster's bloody Jacobean tragedy exposes the decadence of the Italian court. The virtuous Duchess of Malfi, a young widow, secretly marries her steward Antonio, and is subsequently persecuted by her brothers: the sexually obsessed and eventually mad Ferdinand, and the corrupt Cardinal. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett).Characters: Narrator/Stage Directions & Castruccio -- BellonaTimes Delio -- Andy Minter Antonio -- Martin Geeson Bosola -- David Nicol Cardinal, 2nd Servant, 2nd Officer, Executioner -- jonesy Ferdinand -- mb Silvio -- Lars Rolander Roderigo -- David Muncaster Grisolan -- Miriam Esther Goldman Cariola -- Arielle Lipshaw Duchess, Cardinal's Servant, 3rd Officer -- Elizabeth Klett Old Lady -- storm 1st Servant, 1st Officer, Servant -- Daniel Hutton Julia -- Bereni 4th Officer, 4th Madman, Malatesti -- Mark F. Smith Pescara -- Kim Stich 1st Pilgrim, 1st Madman -- Lucy Perry 2nd Pilgrim, 2nd Madman-- Barry Eads 2nd Madman, Doctor -- hefyd
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1h 29min
August 24, 2026 Lady of the Lake-Edmund John Eyre
John Webster's bloody Jacobean tragedy exposes the decadence of the Italian court. The virtuous Duchess of Malfi, a young widow, secretly marries her steward Antonio, and is subsequently persecuted by her brothers: the sexually obsessed and eventually mad Ferdinand, and the corrupt Cardinal. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett).Characters: Narrator/Stage Directions & Castruccio -- BellonaTimes Delio -- Andy Minter Antonio -- Martin Geeson Bosola -- David Nicol Cardinal, 2nd Servant, 2nd Officer, Executioner -- jonesy Ferdinand -- mb Silvio -- Lars Rolander Roderigo -- David Muncaster Grisolan -- Miriam Esther Goldman Cariola -- Arielle Lipshaw Duchess, Cardinal's Servant, 3rd Officer -- Elizabeth Klett Old Lady -- storm 1st Servant, 1st Officer, Servant -- Daniel Hutton Julia -- Bereni 4th Officer, 4th Madman, Malatesti -- Mark F. Smith Pescara -- Kim Stich 1st Pilgrim, 1st Madman -- Lucy Perry 2nd Pilgrim, 2nd Madman-- Barry Eads 2nd Madman, Doctor -- hefyd
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1h 16min
August 23, 2026 Tamburlaine the Great, Part 1-Christopher Marlowe
John Webster's bloody Jacobean tragedy exposes the decadence of the Italian court. The virtuous Duchess of Malfi, a young widow, secretly marries her steward Antonio, and is subsequently persecuted by her brothers: the sexually obsessed and eventually mad Ferdinand, and the corrupt Cardinal. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett).Characters: Narrator/Stage Directions & Castruccio -- BellonaTimes Delio -- Andy Minter Antonio -- Martin Geeson Bosola -- David Nicol Cardinal, 2nd Servant, 2nd Officer, Executioner -- jonesy Ferdinand -- mb Silvio -- Lars Rolander Roderigo -- David Muncaster Grisolan -- Miriam Esther Goldman Cariola -- Arielle Lipshaw Duchess, Cardinal's Servant, 3rd Officer -- Elizabeth Klett Old Lady -- storm 1st Servant, 1st Officer, Servant -- Daniel Hutton Julia -- Bereni 4th Officer, 4th Madman, Malatesti -- Mark F. Smith Pescara -- Kim Stich 1st Pilgrim, 1st Madman -- Lucy Perry 2nd Pilgrim, 2nd Madman-- Barry Eads 2nd Madman, Doctor -- hefyd
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2h 22min
August 22, 2026 Duchess of Padua-Oscar Wilde
John Webster's bloody Jacobean tragedy exposes the decadence of the Italian court. The virtuous Duchess of Malfi, a young widow, secretly marries her steward Antonio, and is subsequently persecuted by her brothers: the sexually obsessed and eventually mad Ferdinand, and the corrupt Cardinal. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett).Characters: Narrator/Stage Directions & Castruccio -- BellonaTimes Delio -- Andy Minter Antonio -- Martin Geeson Bosola -- David Nicol Cardinal, 2nd Servant, 2nd Officer, Executioner -- jonesy Ferdinand -- mb Silvio -- Lars Rolander Roderigo -- David Muncaster Grisolan -- Miriam Esther Goldman Cariola -- Arielle Lipshaw Duchess, Cardinal's Servant, 3rd Officer -- Elizabeth Klett Old Lady -- storm 1st Servant, 1st Officer, Servant -- Daniel Hutton Julia -- Bereni 4th Officer, 4th Madman, Malatesti -- Mark F. Smith Pescara -- Kim Stich 1st Pilgrim, 1st Madman -- Lucy Perry 2nd Pilgrim, 2nd Madman-- Barry Eads 2nd Madman, Doctor -- hefyd
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2h 28min
August 21, 2026 Duchess of Malfi-John Webster
John Webster's bloody Jacobean tragedy exposes the decadence of the Italian court. The virtuous Duchess of Malfi, a young widow, secretly marries her steward Antonio, and is subsequently persecuted by her brothers: the sexually obsessed and eventually mad Ferdinand, and the corrupt Cardinal. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett).Characters: Narrator/Stage Directions & Castruccio -- BellonaTimes Delio -- Andy Minter Antonio -- Martin Geeson Bosola -- David Nicol Cardinal, 2nd Servant, 2nd Officer, Executioner -- jonesy Ferdinand -- mb Silvio -- Lars Rolander Roderigo -- David Muncaster Grisolan -- Miriam Esther Goldman Cariola -- Arielle Lipshaw Duchess, Cardinal's Servant, 3rd Officer -- Elizabeth Klett Old Lady -- storm 1st Servant, 1st Officer, Servant -- Daniel Hutton Julia -- Bereni 4th Officer, 4th Madman, Malatesti -- Mark F. Smith Pescara -- Kim Stich 1st Pilgrim, 1st Madman -- Lucy Perry 2nd Pilgrim, 2nd Madman-- Barry Eads 2nd Madman, Doctor -- hefyd
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2h 59min
August 20, 2026 Women Beware Women-Thomas Middleton
John Webster's bloody Jacobean tragedy exposes the decadence of the Italian court. The virtuous Duchess of Malfi, a young widow, secretly marries her steward Antonio, and is subsequently persecuted by her brothers: the sexually obsessed and eventually mad Ferdinand, and the corrupt Cardinal. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett).Characters: Narrator/Stage Directions & Castruccio -- BellonaTimes Delio -- Andy Minter Antonio -- Martin Geeson Bosola -- David Nicol Cardinal, 2nd Servant, 2nd Officer, Executioner -- jonesy Ferdinand -- mb Silvio -- Lars Rolander Roderigo -- David Muncaster Grisolan -- Miriam Esther Goldman Cariola -- Arielle Lipshaw Duchess, Cardinal's Servant, 3rd Officer -- Elizabeth Klett Old Lady -- storm 1st Servant, 1st Officer, Servant -- Daniel Hutton Julia -- Bereni 4th Officer, 4th Madman, Malatesti -- Mark F. Smith Pescara -- Kim Stich 1st Pilgrim, 1st Madman -- Lucy Perry 2nd Pilgrim, 2nd Madman-- Barry Eads 2nd Madman, Doctor -- hefyd
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3h 1min
August 20, 2026 Jean Valjean; or, The Shadow of the Law-Harry Clifford Fulton
John Webster's bloody Jacobean tragedy exposes the decadence of the Italian court. The virtuous Duchess of Malfi, a young widow, secretly marries her steward Antonio, and is subsequently persecuted by her brothers: the sexually obsessed and eventually mad Ferdinand, and the corrupt Cardinal. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett).Characters: Narrator/Stage Directions & Castruccio -- BellonaTimes Delio -- Andy Minter Antonio -- Martin Geeson Bosola -- David Nicol Cardinal, 2nd Servant, 2nd Officer, Executioner -- jonesy Ferdinand -- mb Silvio -- Lars Rolander Roderigo -- David Muncaster Grisolan -- Miriam Esther Goldman Cariola -- Arielle Lipshaw Duchess, Cardinal's Servant, 3rd Officer -- Elizabeth Klett Old Lady -- storm 1st Servant, 1st Officer, Servant -- Daniel Hutton Julia -- Bereni 4th Officer, 4th Madman, Malatesti -- Mark F. Smith Pescara -- Kim Stich 1st Pilgrim, 1st Madman -- Lucy Perry 2nd Pilgrim, 2nd Madman-- Barry Eads 2nd Madman, Doctor -- hefyd
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2h 43min
August 18, 2026 Changeling-Thomas Middleton, William Rowley
John Webster's bloody Jacobean tragedy exposes the decadence of the Italian court. The virtuous Duchess of Malfi, a young widow, secretly marries her steward Antonio, and is subsequently persecuted by her brothers: the sexually obsessed and eventually mad Ferdinand, and the corrupt Cardinal. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett).Characters: Narrator/Stage Directions & Castruccio -- BellonaTimes Delio -- Andy Minter Antonio -- Martin Geeson Bosola -- David Nicol Cardinal, 2nd Servant, 2nd Officer, Executioner -- jonesy Ferdinand -- mb Silvio -- Lars Rolander Roderigo -- David Muncaster Grisolan -- Miriam Esther Goldman Cariola -- Arielle Lipshaw Duchess, Cardinal's Servant, 3rd Officer -- Elizabeth Klett Old Lady -- storm 1st Servant, 1st Officer, Servant -- Daniel Hutton Julia -- Bereni 4th Officer, 4th Madman, Malatesti -- Mark F. Smith Pescara -- Kim Stich 1st Pilgrim, 1st Madman -- Lucy Perry 2nd Pilgrim, 2nd Madman-- Barry Eads 2nd Madman, Doctor -- hefyd
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2h 13min

FAQs about Duchess of Malfi:

How many episodes does Duchess of Malfi have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.