Pale Sister

De: Colm Tóibín

Narrado por: Lisa Dwan

Antigone stood defiant in the face of tyranny.

Best-selling and award winning author Colm Tóibín wrote this new dramatisation of the Greek tragedy especially to be performed by Irish actor Lisa Dwan.

Pale Sister gives voice to Antigone’s sister, Ismene, who recounts her sister’s defiance of the king as pressures mount on her to act to vindicate her sister, or even follow her example.

Pale Sister tells Antigone’s story through Ismene: the quiet person in the corner, bearing witness to everything.

Dwan’s skilled theatrical performance delivers words that give power to those without, and a message that resonates deeply in today’s world.

With sound design by Sinead Diskin.

The stage performance was produced by Audible and The Gate Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, 2019.

©2020 Colm Tóibín (P)2020 Audible, Ltd

Wow! Absolutely brilliant!

I honestly can’t understand the poor ratings for this title. Colm Toibin’s beautiful writing, and Lisa Dwan’s spellbinding performance, equaled a great listen. I did use headphones, because I took into consideration what another reviewer had said. Although some parts were quiet, I had no trouble hearing them with the use of my headphones. I am always amazed at Colm Toibin’s ability to fill each line with emotion and beauty, no matter how Munding or horrific the subject matter might be.
I love his reworking of Greek tales, and hope that he will continue to write more like this in the future.
If you haven’t yet listen to his book, House of Names, it is well worth the credit. I’ve listen to it a couple of times now.
As for the performance, it was phenomenal.
I can see why he chose to write this piece for Lisa Dwan.
She was the perfect actress to convey all of the pain, heartbreak, and despair of this tragic tale.

Timeless

Deeply moving, requires a careful listen. An amazing adaptation of Sophocles tale. both the writing and the oral presentation are top notch.

Creepy

I absolutely loved this story. The performance was great and so well written. I am going to get more from this author.

Outstanding performance

Don’t plan on doing anything but listening because you will be swept away by the depth of the entire hour. Unbelievable. Thank you

Horrible reading

The story was amazing. The reading of it killed the story. The over acting was extremely hard to listen to, it really took away from the beauty of the words.