pˈɜːsɛlz ˈɑːpɚɹə kˈɪŋ ˈɑːɹθɚ wʌz pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn ɪnðə sˈɪɾi ɹᵻsˈaɪɾəl hˈɔːl æz ɪf ɪt wɜːɹ ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ plˈeɪ, wɪð fˈoʊli ˈɑːɹɾɪsts ænd ɐn ˌɔnstˈeɪdʒ vˈɔɪsˌoʊvɚɹ ˈɑːɹɾɪst ɐnˈaʊnsɪŋ stˈeɪdʒ dᵻɹˈɛkʃənz.
Purcell's opera King Arthur was presented in 2010 in the City Recital Hall as if it were a 1940s radio play, with foley artists and an on-stage voice-over artist announcing stage directions.