North and South (Unabridged‪)‬

The Online Stage presents North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell.

North and South follows the young Margaret Hale as she is caught in the middle of the brutal world between employers and local workers following the Industrial Revolution. She finds herself at odds from the very start with John Thornton, a local factory owner and self-made man, as she believes him to be unfeeling and callous about the poverty and suffering of the workers while John sees Margaret as haughty and entitled. Further conflicts arise when the workers strike and Margaret feels compelled to intervene with no regard for her own safety. Written in 1854, North and South is one of Gaskell's best-known novels and has been adapted for the screen three times.

Cast:

Narrator - Trisha Rose
Margaret Hale - Amanda Friday
John Thornton - Rob Goll
Richard Hale - David Stifel
Maria Hale - Elizabeth Klett
Hannah Thornton - Sarah Mitchell
Nicholas Higgins - Jeff Moon
Bessy Higgins - Shaina Summerville
Dixon - Lillian Rachel
Frederick Hale - Mark Crowle-Groves
Mr. Bell - Graham Scott
Fanny Thornton - Tiffany Halla Colonna
Edith - Anna Grace
Henry Lennox - Andy Harrington
Captain Lennox - Craig Franklin
Charlotte - Michelle Marie
Mr. Lowe - Denis Daly
Mrs. Shaw - Sara Morsey
Mr. Colthurst - Ted Wenskus


Audio edited by Rob Goll