"The Good Wife's Cush Jumbo is our narrator, steering the story alongside a cast including Hugh Laurie as venerable wizard-in-chief Albus Dumbledore; Michelle Gomez as Professor McGonagall; Riz Ahmed as Professor Snape; Mark Addy as Hagrid; Matthew Macfadyen as Lord Voldemort; and newcomers Frankie Treadaway, Max Lester and Arabella Stanton as young wizards Harry, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. With a TV adaptation currently in production courtesy of HBO, a new audio series might seem superfluous."
"And as we've come to expect from these big-budget productions, the sound design is excellent, replicating the whoosh of an owl coming in to land and the chug and whistle of the Hogwarts Express as it wends its way through the countryside,"
Audible continues its holiday tradition of high-profile, full-cast adaptations and now targets younger listeners with an unabridged recording of JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Cush Jumbo narrates, supported by Hugh Laurie as Albus Dumbledore, Michelle Gomez as Professor McGonagall, Riz Ahmed as Professor Snape, Mark Addy as Hagrid, Matthew Macfadyen as Lord Voldemort, and newcomers Frankie Treadaway, Max Lester and Arabella Stanton as Harry, Ron and Hermione. A television adaptation is in production at HBO, yet the audio production feels fresh, lively and well-paced. Performances, particularly Gomez and Laurie, receive praise. The sound design recreates owl wings and the Hogwarts Express. Available via Audible, runtime 8hr 41min.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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