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A new Radio Four spoof from Mackenzie & McGuire On Radio Hoohah today: In My Mind delves into the thoughts of Leonora Velvety Constable-Wheeler, and her passion for Pugs, Shakespeare and taking her clothes off when she totally doesn’t realise.

Popular soap opera The Burgers has a few surprises in store this week when Mrs White slips on some conditioner in the hairdressers, and What’s New has an exclusive look into Dorothy Ahlwhala’s latest novel “Raspberry Ripple, Iron Hoof”, the latest theatre and music releases, as well as handling the political hot potato – Globalisation. Contains lots of bad language. And swearing.

A French and Saunders for the Facebook generation” Allthefestivals.com

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Written, Directed and Performed by Octavia Mackenzie and Ashley McGuire.

Edited By: Joe Siddons

Running Time : 45 mins

#sketchcomedy #audiosketch #comedians #femalecomedians #femalesketchcomedy

A brief history of the Pekka and Strangebone Talent Agency, which dates back as far as the middle agencies.

Read by the ever unusual Fred Strangebone.

#weirdcomedy #audiocomedy #audiopodcast #strangehumour #darkhumour

Meet Leonora, the mentally abusive Australian life coach and Ariadne, the Greek Footballers wife who tells us about her bitchy life as a WAG - recently seen in the smash hit show WAG The Musical!

Written By: Alyssa Kyria

Performed by: Alyssa Kyria

Post-Production by: Mariele Runacre-Temple

Running Time : 14 mins 13 secs

#audiocomedy #wagthemusical #comedy #alyssakyria

You cannot change anything that has happened. That’s not a threat or a challenge, it’s a fact. Believe me, people have tried. If you do try to stop something that you know happens, then something will go wrong, possibly resulting in a personal injury. You should be travelling purely as an observer, nothing more. Do you understand?

A funny, touching audio play about time travel. Recorded in front of a live audience at London’s LOST Theatre.

Written by Peter Davis

Starring; Andrew Macbean, Daniel Rodruigez, David Beck, Jessica Dennis, Neil Frost, Adam Hall

#sciencefiction #timetravel #audiocomedy #liveradiodrama

Five Kinds of Silence, by renowned writer Shelagh Stephenson, tells the story of a family living under the power of the vicious Billy, who physically, emotionally, and sexually abuses his wife, Mary, and children, Susan and Janet.

Performed by the final year students at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

The play won the 1996 UK Writers Guild‘s Best Original Play award and the 1997 Sony Award for Best Original Drama.

Starring: Billy 1 – Paul Jacobs, Billy 2 – Alistair Toovey, Billy 3 – Jake Mitchell, Billy 4 – Reginald Edwards, Susan – Patsy Ferran, Janet – Sophie Bleasdale, Mary – Emily Johnstone, Policewoman (sc 5) – Phoebe Pryce, Lawyer (Sc 8) – Vanessa Scholfield, Psychiatrist (Sc 12, 16) – Gwynneth Keyworth, Psychiatrist (Sc 17) – Phoebe Pryce, Lawyer (Sc 26) – Eva Clifford, Policeman 1 (Sc 3) – Hubert Burton, Policeman 2 (Sc 3) – Samuel Valentine, Police Inspector (Sc 6) – Tom Hansom, Lawyer (Scs 19, 23, 25) – Matt Whitchurch

For more information on the RADA students go to http://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles?pg=1

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Sound design by Philip Matejtschuk, Mixed by Craig Dormer, Directed by Jeremy Mortimer

Warning: This play contains lots of swearing and scenes that may be upsetting for some listeners

#shelaghstephenson #jeremymortimer #audiodrama #radiodrama #audioacting

Edward Lear has somehow become separated from his creations. They have no option but to set off in search of him. An excursion, with songs.

Performed by Final Year actors at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (2016)

Written by Lavinia Murray

CAST:

Edward Lear George Caple

Musical director Jack Riddiford

Sound design by Candice Weaver

Mixed by Craig Dormer

Directed by Jeremy Mortimer

#radiodrama #audiodrama #edwardlear #RADA #studentaudiodrama #voiceacting #musical #dramawithmusic

It is 1791 and strange rumours of liberty and the equality of all men have begun to reach the ears of the slaves toiling on the land courtesy of the bloody revolution convulsing the colonial motherland of France. Is it possible that the principles of liberty, brotherhood and equality could apply to a nation of brutalised black slaves? The white masters think not, but one man, Toussaint L’Ouverture, an ex-slave himself, has other ideas. Trusted by all factions in the colony, whites, blacks, and the increasingly powerful mixed race “Mulattoes” Toussaint sets about exploiting the divisions between the Royalist planters and the Revolutionaries from France to create an opening out of which true equality for the slaves may come.

It has often been said that men do not make history but history makes men. What better example can there be than the story of Toussaint L’Ouverture an illiterate ex-slave , without training, who had no choice but to find greatness as a leader to rescue his people from a dark chapter of history? In this he is assisted by the fearless meddling Voudou Priestess, Mambo Cecile, and by a young faithful house slave, Marie, poised to undergo an extraordinary transformation from a timid servant to a woman who for the first time dares to dream of freedom and beyond…

With thanks to Kay Johnson, Alan Guy, Vivien Guy, Joe Marcell (Board of Thee Black Swan Theatre and Opera Company) and Lucia Hinton and Halo Jones of Art 19 Studios Produced by Thee Black Swan Theatre and Opera Company theeblackswan.co.uk

Black Spartacus – Episode One

Episodes 2 to 4 can be downloaded free from the Wireless Theatre website: http://www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk/?s=black+spartacus&post_type=product

Starring: Judy Hepburn, Lavern Archer, Ben Onwukwe, Claire Jeater, Willie Jonah, Robert Maskell, Olive Miller, Darien Charles, Alan Guy, Bob Phillips, Allister Bain (RIGAUD), Bhasker Patel (BEAUVAIS)

Written By : Anthony Maddelena, Edited By : Freddie Cox (Art 19 Studios), Directed By: Joe Charles, Sound Effects: Adrian Leibowitz, Sound Engineer: Freddie Cox (Art 19 Studios)

#radiodrama #blackspartacus #Toussaint L’Ouverture

Sean is a stand up comedian earning his stripes on the gruelling London stand up circuit. He’s getting ready for another soulless room-above-a-pub gig when he finds out that a top comedy agent is coming to see him.

Will he do the perfect gig and get signed, or will fate work against him and ruin his big chance?

They say that stand up is the new Rock’n’Roll, but it’s not so cool getting to the top. A comedy about comedy. Open Spots was recorded live for a full house at The Pleasance Theatre in London on Feb 17th 2012.

Starring: Stephen Hill, Kevin Haney, Ben Whitehead, Neil Frost and Ashley McGuire

Written By: Stephen Hill and James Gill, Edited By: Tshari King and Matt Blair, Music By: Matt Blair, Directed by: David Beck

“An interesting and humorous piece and worth a listen” Remote Goat

“A company to watch out for″ Remote Goat

Contains Bad Language

#audiocomedy #audiodrama #standupcomedy #standup #stephenhill #jamesgill #ashleymcguire #benwhitehead

Classic tale, suitable for children under 5 years old.

Narrated by Stephen Critchlow, Tom George, Grace Bishop and Belinda Wiley.

Adapted by Jack Bowman.

#childrensstory #childrensaudio #childrensradiodrama #audioentertainment #kidsstory

Based on H.G. Wells's classic tale of Martian invasion, DEAD LONDON sees humanity defeated by a superior military force from another world. Recorded on location at Horsell Common, Surrey, and featuring Brian Blessed as the Voice of the Martians, DEAD LONDON was the winning entry in the 2013 War of the Worlds 75th Anniversary Contest.

Now containing 5 extra minutes of never-before-heard material.

CAST

Written by... JACK BOWMAN and ROBERT VALENTINE