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    Ram Alley, or Merry Tricks by Lording Barry
    Ram Alley, or Merry Tricks by Lording Barry
    Ram Alley, or Merry Tricks by Lording Barry
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    Ram Alley, or Merry Tricks by Lording Barry

    Written by Lording Barry

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    Ram Alley, or Merry Tricks, is a bawdy comedy by Lording Barry, a contemporary of Shakespeare. The production bankrupted Barry, landed him in debtor's jail, and set him off on a life of piracy. The action of Ram Alley takes place in a disreputable London lane where lawyers, lords, and ladies rub shoulders with prostitutes and vagabonds. One 19th century editor complained that it was "full of gross passages, allusions, and innuendoes," but more recent commentators have seen past the risque gags and recognised the play's wit, complexity, and intelligence. Ram Alley has only been revived three times since 1611, but recently came close to topping a poll of academics to find the best 'forgotten' play by an Elizabethan/Jacobean dramatist. - Summary by Rob Board
    Narrator: Kristin Gjerløw
    Sir Oliver Smallshanks: Andrew Utley
    Thomas Smallshanks: davidpr
    William Smallshanks: Rob Board
    Boutcher: Negatron
    Lady Sommerfield: Elizabeth Klett
    Constantia Sommerfield: Lynne Thompson
    Frances: Beth Thomas
    Mistress Taffeta: Alex Lane
    Adriana: Sandra Schmit
    Lieutenant Beard: Hamlet
    Throat: Peter Tucker
    Dash: Hannoria
    Justice Tutchin: Richard Shipp
    Captain Puff, aka Captain Face: Zames Curran
    Sergeant: alanmapstone
    1st citizen: Lydia
    1st & 2nd gentleman: Joseph Tabler
    A drawer: Ruth Golding
    Serving man: Mary Kay
    1st woman: Availle
    Constable: Newgatenovelist
    Audio edited by: Rob Board
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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