Tales from the Penny Bloods: Stories of Victorian Britain

Join us for this full version of our affectionate farce about the travails of an opera company on tour in Scotland on board a train in the snowy winter of 1853 - romance, mystery & intrigue, with dollops of humour - and a ghost....

CAST:

Julia Warren

Juan Echenique

Clive Marlowe

Falina van Lewen

Carl Bengston

Jonathan Brandt

Dean Medek

Kaitlin Feeney

Camden van Lewen

Scott Davis

Arnold A.Schmidt

Based on an 1843 short story from the Keepsake magazine, this episode features one of literature's first werewolves. But that's not the only supernatural element in this tale of mystery and romance. There's love and loss, danger and sacrifice. Not to mention a Lamia-like demon! #victorian #ghost #romance #werewolf

Join our team of Edwardian ghost hunters in this tongue-in-cheek tale of a haunted house...

Haylesbury Manor is on the market - but is everything as it seems? Is it truly haunted? And will Hargreaves get jam on his waistcoat again? 

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Adapted from the short stories 'The Ghost Hunters' by Allen Upward, published in 1905 in the Royal Magazine - along with Carnacki, 'borrowed' from the occult detective stories by William Hope Hodgson.

When a cavalier French officer takes to the gaming tables, who knows what problems may arise? How will his losses affect his fiancé? His friends? What about that mysterious chest. And the skeleton? Is this really, as Voltaire insists, the "best of all possible worlds"? Tune in to our tale and find out. You'll enjoy a few laughs, some romance, and a ghost!

A favorite Christmas poem, with a nautical theme, written by Robert Louis Stevenson.

With the holiday season now upon us, the time comes for gathering family and friends to share the fun. Why not

Written and directed by Arnold Anthony Schmidt, this family-friendly tale tells the story of a rancher and his neighbors, of children and their adventure, not to mention a mysterious ghost. And – of course – of Santa and his reindeer.

The performance features some of the California Central Valley’s most accomplished players, so listen as Trenton Brouillette, Haley Carpenter, Alicia Dooley, Frankie Fenton, Timothy Shaw and Dave Weltner bring this heart-warming story to life.

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Join Clive Marlowe, Jonathan Brandt, Kait Feeney and Julia Warren in our latest episode : The Green House.

A haunted house, a team of Edwardian ghost hunters, a cat - and a few spooks along the way....

When house owner Giltstrap has difficulty in selling his house because of its haunted reputation, estate agent Hargreaves investigates, accompanied by his psychic secretary Miss Sargent, Carnacki, and Mr Tibbs, the cat. Terrors await ...(with a few laughs along the way)

Based on Allen Upward's stories which first appeared in 1905, and with a cameo appearance by Occult Detective Carnacki (from the tales by William Hope Hodgson).

#audiodrama #victorianliterature #adaptation #gothic #ghoststories #pennybloods #pennydreadfuls

Join Clive Marlowe, Jonathan Brandt, Kait Feeney and Rose Trustman in our latest episode : The Two Oaths - and it's a sizzler! Heiress, kidnapping, deception, a madhouse - it's got it all!
Will our heroine Madeline escape the clutches of her scheming guardians?

1840s London, and the young heiress Madeline Capel is soon to reach her 21st birthday, after which she will no longer need to rely on her guardians. Her guardians, the cunning lawyer Mr Flint, and the impecunious, ruthless Mr Travanion, have other ideas however. Relying on Madeline's strict adherence to keeping her word, they attempt to by fair means and foul to gain a permanent hold of her wealth....

Listen to find out whether they succeed in this gothic romance, adapted by Arnold Anthony Schmidt from 'The Scheming Guardians' by Nicholas Michell, published in The Keepsake, 1849.

#audiodrama #victorianliterature #adaptation #gothic #pennybloods #pennydreadfuls

Did you know that Christina Rossetti and Lewis Carroll were close friends?

In this special bonus episode, made to accompany our earlier adaptation of Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market", we explore the lives and works of Rossetti and Lewis Carroll, and how their creativity met and overlapped.

Performed by: Jonathan Brandt, Clive Marlowe & Julia Warren

#victorianliterature #christinarossetti #lewiscarroll #aliceinwonderland #poetry

Christina Rossetti's poem, Goblin Market, performed by Jonathan Brandt, Clive Marlowe & Julia Warren.

#audiodrama #victorianpoetry #christinarossetti #goblinmarket #poetry