Ragged Scratch Podcast
The Ragged Scratch Podcast is a new writing night… in podcast form!
Each season we bring you 12 bite-sized audio dramas over 6 episodes, plus interviews with the creatives involved.
Like a chocolate box of audio goodies, we cover a range of genres and styles, so there’s bound to be something each season that you’ll love!
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you find your podcasts, and follow us across social media @raggedfoils to find out where, when and how to get involved.
This is a trailer for the Ragged Scratch Podcast, the new writing night in podcast form!
Theme - Alyx Jones
Sound Design - Kirsty Gillmore
Created, hosted and edited - Natalie Winter
Tune in next week for Episode 1, and in the mean time you can find us online on all the socials @RaggedFoils
The Ragged Scratch Podcast Season 2: Trailer
Hosted by Natalie Winter, edited by Natalie Winter and Natalie Beran.
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The Isolation Sessions are an impromptu mini series of new writing monologues, recorded by voice actors in isolation in their home studios, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Ragged Scratch Podcast is produced by Natalie Winter
Theme music by Alyx Jones
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The Isolation Sessions Ep 01 - God Love the NHS
CW: Medical Examinations and bodily malfunctions
A light-hearted reminder of what life was like for the vast majority of us before the birth of the NHS - UK's most overstretched and under-loved institution.
Written by Victoria Taylor-Roberts
Performed by Lorraine Hodgson
Additional Editing assistance kindly provided by Drew Campbell
The Ragged Scratch Podcast is produced by Natalie Winter
Theme music by Alyx Jones
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CW: Swearing
Lieutenant Baskoro of the Espero records a mandatory audio update about the voyage so far. Only one-hundred-twenty-six months to the new colony on Ingadi but that's not what's on his mind.
Written by Andy Raff
Performed by Daniel Ledbitter
The Ragged Scratch Podcast is produced by Natalie Winter
Theme music by Alyx Jones
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Charged with obscenity after writing and starring in her Broadway play, ‘Sex’, Mae West was sentenced to 10 days in prison. Here’s what she got up to...
Written by Tasmin Pinder
Performed by Natalie Winter
The Ragged Scratch Podcast is produced by Natalie Winter
Theme music by Alyx Jones
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A speaker addresses an empty West End theatre and tells us some inner secrets.
Written by Mark L. Burrow
Performed by Joshua Manning
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Theme music by Alyx Jones
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CW: Adult Language
A part of a day in the life of one of the NHS's most underrated key workers
Written by Phil Taylor
Performed by Ally Murphy
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Theme music by Alyx Jones
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CW: Adult Language
Colin is on his way back home to tell his wife, Jackie, he wants a divorce... He practices what he's going to say, but he isn't expecting the answer he gets
Written by Derek Webb
Performed by Ben Hynes
The Ragged Scratch Podcast is produced by Natalie Winter
Theme music by Alyx Jones
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Annie loves her yoga group, but will they love her after their latest session?
Written and edited by Lorraine Ansell
Performed by Margaret Ashley
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Theme music by Alyx Jones
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Tobias Gade offers a radical new kind of therapy. Allow him to explain...
Written by Nick Lord Lancaster
Performed by Thomas Mitchells
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Theme music by Alyx Jones
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A relatable (but exaggerated!) account of the inner struggle sometimes experienced when trying to lose weight...
Written by Eva Todica
Performed by Katie Flamman
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Theme music by Alyx Jones
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From her dressing room, opera star Ann Pashley nervously rehearses what she is going to say after the show to someone who knew her from her previous career as a sprinter.
Written by Benjamin Peel
Performed by Natalie Chisolm
Additional music: Semele, Iris Hence Away (Handel) MIT Symphony Orchestra - FreeMusic Archive
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A proud Navy admiral, aware of his wife's infidelity, suffers from a troubled mind as he tries to work out his options.
Written by Jack McMeechan
Performed by Peter Kenney
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Theme music by Alyx Jones
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One of a series of monologues that cast the listener as a benevolent higher being with the power to intervene in the mortal world. Will you find this latest petitioner worthy?
Written by Matt Boothman
Performed by Chris Tester
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The Isolation Sessions Ep 13 - That’s Not Beans
CW: Swearing
Sometimes following the crowd can leave you in a sticky situation...
Written by Rhiannon Owens
Performed by Sara Lynam
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The Isolation Sessions Ep 14 - The Revenge of Spotty Herbert
Clem once wrote for kids' comics, until a ‘friend’ took credit for his original character, Spotty Herbert. He plans his revenge, but there are surprises in store...
Written by Ben Francis
Performed by Andrew Spooner
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CW: Mild Sexual Content
We never really know what is going on next door, do we? Jane has a secret passion that she is thrilled to be keeping from her husband...
Written and performed by Mary Tillett
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Zara is an ambitious young journalist, who happens upon a seemingly ideal interviewee in a busy bar. However, there may be more to this older lady than meets the eye...
Written by Steven Lancefield
Performed by Claire Cordier
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A woman wonders about her body hair and the implications of going natural.
Written and performed by Miriam Babooram
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CW: Swearing
Rochelle recounts a lesson she learned from her days at a boxing gym.
Written by Copper Smith
Performed by Joanna Simpkins
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Maggie isn't a believer in 'growing old gracefully', instead she'd rather live a life full of laughs than put on a fake persona for society's sake.
Written by Darrel Draper
Performed by Bethan Dixon Bate
Porch Swing Days - slower by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4234-porch-swing-days---slower
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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A poem: three generations of a family gather together to celebrate, reminisce, look ahead.
Written by Frank McMahon
Performed by Jamie Newall
Editing by Natalie Winter
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Theme music by Alyx Jones
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CW: One incident of mild swearing
Early 90s pop star Mazzy Mad was known for defying expectations. This excerpt from her memoir recounts the time an obnoxious talk show host dared cross her.
Written by Michael Solko
Performed by Marta Da Silva
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CW: Swearing
Years ago, Stella got herself a waitressing job at a wedding venue as a stopgap. In the present, she's still there and her money situation hasn't changed, though her attitude towards weddings has
Written by Emma Dawson
Performed by Lynsey Murrell
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Chloe doesn't even think about high school anymore. Why would she?
Written by Freya Jackson
Performed by Madeleine Kasson
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Running into an old friend is great - isn't it? Well it’s time for you to stop dreaming and start living, and Dora’s here to remind you what that’s like.
Written by Lorraine Ansell
Performed by Samantha Béart
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CW: Swearing
A heartbroken woman attempts to book a trip and, in doing so, reveals the reasons she doesn't want a beach holiday...
Written and Performed by Amy Putt
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Theme music by Alyx Jones
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An experienced linguist who is weary of his own existence falls off the wagon in an absurdist monologue full of dark moments and idiomatic expressions.
Written by Ilan Wachsman
Performed by Isi Adeola
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Stuck at home? So is she. Time to record a masterpiece.
Written by Emily Reader
Performed by Sharita Oomeer
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What do you do when the love of your life sits next to you at a dinner party but there seems to be something strange going on with the food? This is a surreal love story about fighting words, embarrassment, and shellfish.
CW: One incident of swearing
Written by Hamish Muir
Performed by Natalie Beran
Music - The Sea by Dee Yan-Key
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A Tale of Two Shopping Trips for Pauline Bovie during lockdown results in a horrible truth.
Written by Richard and Sophie Hearn
Performed by Jo Ashe
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Jack is a writer. His chief subject is the importance of being yourself, and Jack is a model of self-importance.
Written by Ben Francis
Performed by Robert Vernon
Additional voices: Joanna Simpkins
Music and sfx from https://www.zapsplat.com
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Music hall comic Joyce Burrows reflects on her life and career.
CW: Mild swearing
Written by Dario Knight
Performed by Erika Sanderson
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When in isolation, our minds turn inwards and we have to reassess.
CW: Swearing
Written by Nick Maynard
Performed by Kelly Condron
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When disaster strikes a small town, their salvation comes in a strange form- an ominous statue of Ronald McDonald. Will Ronald shape Springsville into a Big Mac-fed utopia or a shantytown of cultists?
Written by Evan Tao
Performed by Sarah Borges
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I’m uploading this video to my blog so there’s a record of what’s happening here. I know I don’t have many subscribers. Sometimes I feel like I’m shouting into the void. But my husband won’t listen and there needs to be...something, just in case... in case we don’t all make it out of this.
Written by Chris Buxey
Performed by Lisa Graydon
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Melvin’s wife Gloria, has developed a habit of ordering numerous items from a catalogue in order to take her mind off the present situation. But with deliveries quickly piling up around the flat, can what Gloria wants, be found in a box?
Written by Marc Harris
Performed by Nigel Fyfe
Music: 'Just Passing Through' by Marc Harris, http://www.marcharris.co.uk
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Check out the trailer for our first full-series audio drama: The Art of Ambition!
Coming to podcast feeds next week, this 6 part modern noir story was expanded from the original short ‘The Art of a Doorman,’ which you may remember from Season 2 of the Ragged Scratch Podcast. Reuniting writer Mark L. Burrow with director Thomas Mitchells and voice actor Joshua Manning, and featuring a theme tune by Barrie Bignold.
You can also now support us on Ko-Fi (replacing our previous Patreon page), and anyone who tips us £10 or more between now and Thursday 10th September will gain access to all 6 episode on launch (13th August), or any remaining unreleased episodes before Sept 10th.
The Art of Ambition - Trailer
Written by Mark L. Burrow
Performed by Joshua Manning
Directed and Edited by Thomas Mitchells
Theme Tune by Barrie Bignold
Produced by Natalie Winter
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Season 3 of the Ragged Scratch Podcast will be coming this autumn/winter season, with applications opening up on Monday 21st September. Head to www.raggedfoils.co.uk/getinvolved for more information.
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Season 3 trailer, featuring clips from our upcoming plays. The Ragged Scratch Podcast Season 3 launches Thursday 19th November 2020 with another audio play double bill.
Hosted by Natalie Winter
Ragged Scratch Podcast Theme music by Alyx Jones
S3 Production Assistants: Natalie Chisolm, Natalie Beran, Victoria Taylor Roberts, Molly Sweeney, Ellie Gill, Rosemary Lippard
Ragged Scratch Podcast S3E1: Blood Doubles
(Re-uploaded with corrections)
CW: Swearing (moderate, 1 instance)
Hosted by Natalie Winter
Ragged Scratch Podcast Theme music by Alyx Jones
S3 Production Assistants: Natalie Chisolm, Natalie Beran, Victoria Taylor Roberts, Molly Sweeney, Ellie Gill, Rosemary Lippard
Transcripts available upon request.
BLOOD MONEY, by Jane Morris
Harker is an antiquarian, and thoroughly rational; the last sort of person to encounter anything supernatural...
Directed and Edited by Alistair Green
Harker - Hannah Raymond Cox
Clarence - Allen Andrews
DOUBLE AGENTS, by Matt Wixey
In an age of digital espionage, two spies reminisce about the old days during a traditional clandestine park bench rendezvous. But their meeting is about to take an unexpected turn...
Directed by Thomas Mitchells
Edit and Sound design by John Bartmann
Alex - Natalie Winter
Vic - Derek Murphy
SHOUTOUTS:
Thereby Hangs a Tale theatre company, production ‘10 days that shook the world’ can be found online at https://www.facebook.com/therebyhangsa, or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCZrB_8mkGI&ab_channel=ThornhillTheatreSpace
Derek Murphy is in DK Delight Productions’ Christmas Storytelling show 'The Delight Before Christmas' in December. Formally announced soon, details can be found on www.twitter.com/delight_dk and www.instagram.com/dkdelightproductions
Ragged Foils Producer/Director Natalie Winter and Ragged Scratch Podcast director Andrew Spooner can be heard in the latest installment of the Assassins Creed video game series: Valhalla, available to buy pretty much everywhere
Natalie can also be heard in the TTRPG podcast ‘What am I Rolling?’, find it at https://www.wairpodcast.com/, and wherever you find good podcasts.
The House of Horla’s latest production ‘Just Another Day’ a short radio play by Dave Roberts, can be found on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts etc
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-house-of-horla-tales/id1508878778?i=1000497055054
House of Horla produces podcasts for a local newspaper - The Caterham & District Independent - where we interview local people and businesses. These podcasts can be found via Apple Podcasts - just search for The Caterham & District Independent Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-caterham-district-independent-podcast/id1536272335
The House of Horla also produces music mixes and has a weekly radio spot on www.ridgeradio.co.uk - these episodes and other mixes can be found on https://www.mixcloud.com/TheHouseOfHorla/
All other details can be found on www.houseofhorla.com
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FURTHER SFX
Blood Money: Courtesy of Fesliyan studios, SOUND and IMAGE FX, Rob Botbyl
Double Agents:
Dog barking: https://freesound.org/people/hargissssound/sounds/321126/
Crow: https://freesound.org/people/straget/sounds/404687/
Footsteps on grass: http://bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk/
Traffic: Los Angeles Sound Effects! Busy Traffic Sounds https://www.freetousesounds.com/
Wind, birds:Nature Sounds Wind Birds Aspen Trees, Co - 02 Nature, Forest, Wind, Birds, Chirping, Aspen Trees, Colorado, USA, Zoom F8n, Wildtronics Parabolic, https://www.freetousesounds.com/
Ragged Scratch Podcast S3E2: To See and Act On Impulse
CW: Swearing (moderate, liberally throughout Can’t Help Acting on Impulse)
Hosted by Natalie Winter
Ragged Scratch Podcast Theme music by Alyx Jones
S3 Production Assistants: Natalie Chisolm, Natalie Beran, Victoria Taylor Roberts, Molly Sweeney, Ellie Gill, Rosemary Lippard
TO SEE AND BE SEEN, by John Mabey
There are many ways to be seen as two strangers discover the power of connection.
Directed by Joseph Winer
Edit and Sound design by Emilee Shackleton
Salome - Sally Walker Taylor
Rhea - Kay Eluvian
CAN’T HELP ACTING ON IMPULSE by Stephanie Weston
It's Amy's wedding day and best friend Laura is there to help her get ready. But maybe Amy has always been a bit too hasty in her decisions?
Directed and edited by Lorraine Ansell
Amy - Jess Nesling
Laura - Stephanie Cannon
SHOUTOUTS:
An interview with writer John Mabey about the Sensational Sisters, which was included in The 2nd Act Theatre Company’s 60 is the new 40 play festival: https://evanston2ndactplayers.com/2020/10/12/meet-john-mabey-author-of-the-sensational-sisters/
Theatre Three’s production of John’s The End is Just the Beginning is available to watch now on YouTube
Dec 11,12,13 you can watch two of John’s plays online:
Bag of Bees - CDC theatre New Jersey http://www.cdctheatre.org/
The Emperor’s Newer Clothes - Marymount Manhattan College: https://www.mmm.edu/
Dec 20 - Enemy Lines - Dragon Productions Theatre Company California: https://dragonproductions.net/
Kay Eluvian’s next audiobook: The Road to Hell, by Christopher C. Starr, will be out on Audible by the end of the year: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0061BTD3W
Kay Eluvian will appear in B7 Media’s next Victorian ghost stories anthology collection (links still tbc), keep an eye out on https://www.b7media.com/
Jess Nesling leads audio drama podcast Vronny and Arwen, playing a North Walean lass who loves a bit of adventure. You can find it on Apple podcasts and Stitcher
Director Joseph Winer co-hosts the Not Another Theatre Podcast, speaking to early career and emerging creatives. New episodes out every Thursday. https://twitter.com/notanotherthtr
For DnD fans: Natalie Winter has been appearing in Roll Together’s latest 4 part campaign Theros: Legends of the Underworld, streamed on Twitch Tuesday nights. The series has now finished but you can catch up on Youtube.
Natalie will also be appearing in Uncanny Collective’s festival Warnings to the Curious, performing a new ghost story by writer Rhiannon Owens. Tickets and more info: https://uncannycollective.co.uk/warnings-to-the-curious/baby-its-cold-inside/
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Ragged Scratch Podcast S3E3: Some Wild Confessions
Hosted by Natalie Winter
Ragged Scratch Podcast Theme music by Alyx Jones
S3 Production Assistants: Natalie Chisolm, Natalie Beran, Victoria Taylor Roberts, Molly Sweeney, Ellie Gill, Rosemary Lippard
SOMETHING WILD, by Sian Rowland
A lonely woman decides to take a dip in her local river and rediscovers a long-hidden wild side.
Directed by Natalie Beran
Edit and Sound design by Jigisha Patil
Ann - Bethan Dixon Bate
I CONFESS, by Ayad Andrews
As part of a renewal of their wedding vows Richard and Wendy decide to visit their local church's confessional. However, the subsequent revelations have unexpected, and devastating, consequences.
Directed by Sivan Raz
Edit and Sound design by Max Hochrad
Father Toby - Benjamin Hynes
Richard - John Grayson
Wendy - Sarah Jane Vincent
SHOUTOUTS
Director Natalie Beran has been making the most of lockdown with audiobook releases and roles in radio drama podcasts including Y2K Audio Drama, The Haunting of Selene
and taking control of the Pink Phoenix Power as Kat in Power Rangers: The Audio Drama
Bethan Dixon Bate is nominated for a SOVAS award for her narration of the animated short The Curious Child. Watch it on YouTube
BBC Writers Room: Drama Room Scheme opens up applications on 7th December until 6th January. https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/
Max Hochrad co-produced feature length audio drama DILATION alongside B7 Media, released last year and purchasable via Audible, Apple Books or the B7 site - https://www.b7media.com/project/dilation/. More info at https://par-sec.com
Director Sivan Raz is producing the new audio drama series, A Voice, coming soon to a podcast stream near you. Follow @AVoicePodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more news when it hits. Eve hears the voice of an angel, claiming she is the key for fixing the world. But is it wise to trust a voice?
John Grayson has recorded a commercial for In The Night Garden: watch it on YouTube
Right Up My Podcast explores some of the lesser-known (and occasionally bonkers) methods of self-care, self-love and ways to make you feel good. Listen on rightupmy.buzzsprout.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
Merely Roleplayers presents Vigil: Playtime, a new audio fiction series powered by the Monster of the Week roleplaying game. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or here
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FURTHER SFX CREDITS
I Confess:
"Waltz (Tschikovsky Op. 40)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"Wagner Bridal Chorus - piano" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
CW: Strong language throughout the second play, Safety First.
Hosted by Natalie Winter
Ragged Scratch Podcast Theme music by Alyx Jones
S3 Production Assistants: Natalie Chisolm, Natalie Beran, Victoria Taylor Roberts, Molly Sweeney, Ellie Gill, Rosemary Lippard
DEAD BIRDS, by Chris John
Moses isn't coping. Alone with his fears in a monolithic London. Fever dreams, unfulfilled desires and ghostly grandparents. Only the hushed streets hear his voice.
Directed by Andrew James Spooner
Edit and Sound Design by Kevin Davey
Moses - David Monteith
SAFETY FIRST, by Rhiannon Owens
Finally, a solution for how to stay safe at work! Only it's not voluntary and don't ask questions.
Directed by Alix Cazalet
Edit and Sound Design by Alix Cazalet and Nick Forshaw
Eve - Katy Maw
UNAA - Natalie Chisholm
SHOUTOUTS:
David Monteith and his family star in Matalan’s 2020 Christmas advert
Andrew James Spooner appears in new Big Finish audio drama titles Doctor Who - Genetics Of The Daleks and Doctor Who - Colony Of Fear, recent Audible titles 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea and The Sandman and video games Assassins Creed: Valhalla, Baldur's Gate III and Watch Dogs: Legion. He’s also released his first full audiobook for Games Workshop, Warcry Catacombs: Blood Of The Everchosen by Richard Strachan, available on Audible. More info on all of the above available on Andrew’s website
Rhiannon Owen’s new story ‘Baby It’s Cold Inside’ features in Uncanny Collective’s Christmas Ghost Story Festival, which runs online 16th-20th December. Performed by Natalie Winter, other festival performances feature Ragged Scratch performer Sara Lynam. Tickets start at £6, full lineup and details here: https://uncannycollective.co.uk/warnings-to-the-curious/
Natalie Winter is appearing in Jack and the Beanstalk, a semi-improvised RPG-based pantomime this Friday and Saturday evening at 8pm on www.twitch.tv/rollflipstream. Audience interaction via emotes and suggestions encouraged!
Actions: The Actor’s Thesaurus available from Nick Hern Books and most bookshops
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CW: Swearing (one moderate instance in interviews and one mild, gendered incidence in A Silver Bow New Bent)
Hosted by Natalie Winter
Ragged Scratch Podcast Theme music by Alyx Jones
S3 Production Assistants: Natalie Chisolm, Natalie Beran, Victoria Taylor Roberts, Molly Sweeney, Ellie Gill, Rosemary Lippard
A QUARTER OF A MILLION HEARTBEATS, by Richard Hearn
A disciplinary meeting is called to investigate Brandon's unusual weekend activity...
Directed by Nadaav
Edit and sound design by Howard Sinden
Brandon - Stephen Spencer
Josie - Susie Valerio
A SILVER BOW NEW BENT, by Jude Reid
Under a full moon, a psychiatrist arrives at the State Hospital to assess a violent inpatient. It's not unusual for a murderer to claim that a higher power made them do it - but what's worrying is that this time it might be true.
Directed by Annabel Baldwin
Edit and Sound Design by Anna Rodriguez
James - Anthony Hewson
Cynthia - Kate Nieland
Security Guard - Nick Halliwell
SHOUTOUTS:
Richard Hearn's full length play "Margaret Makepeace and the Quantum Twist' will feature in the Brighton Scratch Nights produced by Unmasked Theatre in January. This will take place at The Rialto Theatre in Brighton and is likely to be streamed online. Follow Richard Unmasked Theatre or Brighton Rialto on Twitter for updates.
Kate Nieland can be heard in short animation 'Date an Invertebrate' that can be found on Kate's Website or YouTube channel
Sara Lynam features throughout Uncanny Collective’s Christmas Ghost Story Festival, which runs online 16th-20th December, particularly in When The Walls Speak by Corey McMillan, and The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman Saturday 19th December at 5pm. Other festival performances feature Ragged Scratch producer Natalie reading a new ghost story by writer Rhiannon Owens on Friday 18th at 7pm. Tickets start at £6, full lineup and details here: https://uncannycollective.co.uk/warnings-to-the-curious/
The Guardian’s best theatre show to watch online this Christmas: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/nov/30/the-snow-must-go-on-top-theatre-shows-to-watch-online-this-christmas
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CW: Swearing throughout A Very Special Gift
Hosted by Natalie Winter
Ragged Scratch Podcast Theme music by Alyx Jones
S3 Production Assistants: Natalie Chisolm, Natalie Beran, Victoria Taylor Roberts, Molly Sweeney, Ellie Gill, Rosemary Lippard
MONSTERS BEYOND THE MIDNIGHT ZONE, by Lindsay G Partain
Miles beneath the ocean’s surface in the depths of the Mariana Trench, Romy and Leo are left in complete darkness when the lights on their deep-water submersible are taken out...
Directed and edited by Ross Burman
Romy - Sara Lynam
Leo - Alex Pitcher
A VERY SPECIAL GIFT, by Molly Sweeney
When Holly has something to say to Noel, she is disturbed to find him in a Santa outfit. A funny story about how to spread the Christmas spirit.
Directed by Natalie Winter
Edit and Sound Design by Shaun Barber
Holly - Kelly Condron
Noel - Barry Ring
Manager - Natalie Beran
SHOUTOUTS:
Molly Sweeney’s play Peer Support was produced by Kickitdown Productions and digitally streamed on the 19th November. The stream will be made available to watch soon on Kickitdown’s Website (under ‘Digital Sharing 5’): https://www.kickitdown.co.uk/whats-on
Lindsay Partain’s written work can be found in the following places:
Applause 2021 Books: http://applausebooks.com/books/
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>> New Play Exchange Page: https://newplayexchange.org/users/16564/lindsay-partain
Theatre Viscera: www.theatreviscera.com
>> "The Way You Made Me" by Lindsay Partain, summer 2021
Sarah Lynam features in and co-produces The Darkness Between Us - a podcast of dark stories from The Uncanny Collective. Listen to it on your podcast app of choice, or on Uncanny Collective’s Website
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