Enid Blyton's Five Have Plenty of Fun - as a multi-actor audiobook play. Book 14 of the Famous Five series; originally published in 1955.
George is very cross when a rich American girl arrives at Kirin Cottage in the middle of the night dressed in a disguise! But this is no time for George to be jealous- Berta is in hiding from kidnappers and only the Famous Five can protect her.
It is abridged by Derek Webb and Phil Evans with a 69 minute running time, the story still works well with enough tension and drama. These shorter dramatizations are ideal for 'reading' in a single sitting and are great for relaxing bedtime, or car journeys with kids. Recorded/released by Hodder Children's Audiobooks, performed by Nick McArdle, Josephine Thurley, Jan Francis, John Baddeley and Judy Bennett; with Henry Marsh as Julian, Jack Shute as Dick, Scarlett Strallen as George, and Ellie Bevan as Anne.
This is shared from a recording of a cassette tape, so lots of old-fashioned tape noises, but still listenable and an enjoyable telling for childhood nostalgia and relaxation or for excitement in new generation of imaginative listeners.
23 ноя 2020
