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Anna Karenina

By: Leo Tolstoy
Narrated by: full cast, Kate Phillips, Alfred Enoch, Rory Kinnear
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A brand-new BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of Tolstoy's epic love story

Beautiful and intelligent young Anna suffers in her loveless marriage, dreaming of the romantic life she should be living, and the love that others around her should be sharing honestly with one another. When she meets the dashing Vronsky he seems to offer everything she has been craving, but the cost she will pay is higher than she could have imagined.

Meanwhile Konstantin Levin, a gentle landowner who shares Anna's belief in sincerity, attempts to channel his beliefs into his land, his family, and his love for beautiful aristocrat Kitty, and must risk everything to discover his capacity for life.

Dramatised by the award-winning Linda Marshall Griffiths, Anna Karenina is a powerful story of passion, infidelity, vengeance and retribution. Starring Kate Phillips (Peaky Blinders), Alfred Enoch (Harry Potter films) and Rory Kinnear (James Bond films), this brand-new adaptation is an epic and compelling production that will stay with each listener for a lifetime.

Written by Leo Tolstoy

Dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths

Cast

Anna - Kate Phillips

Vronsky - Alfred Enoch

Karenin - Rory Kinnear

Levin - Sacha Dhawan

Kitty - Anneika Rose

Stiva - Adetomiwa Edun

Dolly - Rosalie Craig

Seryozha - Rafferty Railton

Countess Vronskaya - Leah Marks

Kuzma/Priest/Porter - Hasan Dixon

Princess/Nurse/Madame Kartasova - Georgie Glen

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 30 April - 14 May 2023

©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Enjoyable but a little let down by the production

This was an enjoyable production of Anna Karenina that was a little let down by the production.

The soundscape was very engaging and the acting excellent. However, it isn't a book you can listen to while cooking, driving or doing some other activity. You need to give it your full attention. There are a few reasons why. The first is that at times it is difficult to tell when scenes change because sometimes there isn't any real transition. You also hear the inner dialog of the characters which is one of the interesting things about this book, but at times the switching between characters speaking and other's inner dialog is full on.

People who've read Anna Karenina will likely enjoy this production because they know the story and it will be easier for them to follow. For those like me who haven't read Anna Karenina, I would recommend at least looking up the names of the main characters so you can more easily follow what's happening and who is speaking.

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