Can You Hear the Worms Laughing?

Just a quick note to recommend a magnificent audio performance of James Prideaux's short play, Laughter in the Shadow of the Trees, directed by Stephen Jarrett, with an excellent three person cast. It tells of a well-known critic whose mind is nearly gone, and how it affects him, his wife, and their daughter. It is a macabre meditation on ageing, life, and the end of life.  

It's 38 minutes long, and as it is hosted by Broadway on Demand for the month of September, there is a small fee (I think it is US$5), and can be found at this link.  

James Prideaux (1927-2015) was an America playwright who also wrote film scripts.  Katharine Hepburn starred in three of his films. 

Laughter in the Shadow of the Trees was originally produced in 1995 by the BBC World Service, with a cast of Sir John Gielgud, Dame Wendy Hiller, and Elizabeth Bell.