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Multigenre Full cast Anthology Audio Drama


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Season 2, The Thing with Feathers: An anthology of richly human, imaginative radio plays from 11 international writers responding to the utility of hope and a how we reconcile with the past while moving into the future. Produced by new writing company Distracted Rat and involving a 35+ creative team spanning 16 time zones, these stories are populated by joy, possibility and connection. Content Advisory: Strong Language, Death, Grief, Mental Health, Sexual Assault, Discussion of Homelessness, Discussion of Self Harm, Discussion of Violence, Discussion of Addiction, Discussion of Apocalypse


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Continuity: Anthology

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Genres: Multigenre

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Episodes:

End of the World, rsvp by the 20th by Isa Martinez

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 11:06:20 GMT

Lila sits at a trashed out bar awaiting the end of the world when in stumbles Lewis, an optimist. The pair has a choice. Drink till they forget, or wait it out and see what comes next. It can't get any worse... can it?

Only listen to this after you've been binging a show long enough that Netflix asks "Are you still there?"

Written by: @isamartinez904
Directed by: @zachriv
Starring: Cecilia Despres and Matthew Gray


Four Walls/One Night by Cris Eli Blak

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 11:03:01 GMT

Grady and Julie are mother and son. Grady and Julie are fundamentally different people. Grady and Julie are more alike than they are willing to realize. Grady and Julie have both made mistakes. Grady and Julie are both afraid of the uncertain world we live in. Grady and Julie need each other. In the span of one evening conversation, they will learn these things and more.

Sit down with your family and listen to a family. Hear your own highs and lows, hear your own experiences or maybe the experiences you feel lucky to have never had.

Written by: @criseliblak
Directed by: Ariella Ormai Como
Starring: James Aldred and @char.lotte.keith


These Things Are Sent to Try Us by Emma Bentley

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:41:46 GMT

Jonathan arrives at his neighbour's house desperately trying to get her to join the infamous Neighbourhood Whatsapp group, because, if anything's going to save us, it's exchanging old furniture and slightly mouldy vegetables, right? But when he meets Marge, he realises he's met his match. No, not everybody wants to be in a "community", and perhaps for good reasons.

Best listened to whilst trying not to look through your next-door neighbour's windows on the way home.

Written by: @emmastellabentley
Directed by: @lulalizard
Starring: @dominicvarney , Lexie McDougall and @emmastellabentley


start again? by Agnieszka Wieclawska

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:35:58 GMT

Six months ago, everyone woke up, and no one could remember anything, not even their language; now two people try to make a recording to explain what has happened, but they might have been too involved in the cause of it to be truthful.

Create a secretive atmosphere - sink into your armchair with headphones on, hide in a closet with lights off, but whatever you do, remember - this is a secret.

Written by:@dancinthestorm
Directed by: @gayinnocentheartless
Starring: @sandyjackactor and @poetato__ of @crushroomtheatre


3, 2, 1... by Emily Steck and Misha Graham-Patel

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:47:27 GMT

A man and a woman find themselves in a New Years Eve house party moments past midnight. As the minutes and hours pass by, and the drinks pile up, these two humans try to maybe, hopefully, connect with each other. Or at least make out.

Best listened to when you are in deep existential-hangover-ennui. Or if you just want to feel like you're in a mediocre house party on New Years Eve wondering how you will ultimately get home.

Edited by: @emsteck7 of @goodwomanprod and Misha Graham-Patel
Written and Performed by: @emsteck7 and Misha Graham-Patel


Any Given Time by Gemma Murray

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:45:16 GMT

Any given time is a play surrounding the concept of having the chance to choose your age. It takes a looks at dreams , regrets and what life would look like if you had the power to fast forward or rewind.

Listen in your Mums spare bedroom with a photo album of your life ;)

Written by: Gemma Murray
Directed by: @Charliechauca
Starring: @meganjarvie and @WillJarvis1996


Frizzy Izzy by Jalice Corral

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:36:28 GMT

Isabelle has found herself in the Deep Dark Sad Place with only Izzy Frizzy for company. She has no idea how she got here, or how she'll get out. Isabelle knows she can't stay. Izzy says she can't leave.

Find some darkness, even if it's just behind your eyelids.

Written/Directed by: @jalicecorral
Starring: @emmastellabentley and @elenanovello


Goosed by Jacqueline Graham

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:34:49 GMT

When his beloved Willow falls from a muddy bank into the canal, a flightless goose named Parsley goes on a dangerous journey to try to rescue his best friend and redefine home in the face of grief and loss.

Listen someplace quiet and snuggly with headphones!

Written by: Jacqueline Graham
Directed by: @susie_mac_on_tour of @elephanttalktheatre
Starring: Nathan Chatelier, @timna.k and @dominicvarney
Sound Design and Score by: @sam_macdonald_music


Living Well Is The Best Revenge by Max Chase

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:05:36 GMT

Living Well Is The Best Revenge

3 years ago on New Year's Eve, Winnie was stabbed and left for dead. That night, everything changed, and now she's got a good job, a good life and she's doing well. Until she sees the person who stabbed her all those years ago again and kidnaps them, that is. Her New Year's plans unexpectedly derailed, now she has a decision to make. Live or die? Forgiveness or revenge?

This radio play is best listened to by a window at night, ideally when the neighbours are being way too loud.

Written by: @maxachase
Directed by: @jalicecorral
Starring: @lauraerea and James Aldred


The Day Trip by Cal Lane

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:56:58 GMT

Tam and Lil, a couple who live in the city, are sick of being stuck in their tiny apartment and want to go and spend a day in the country. They decide to go on Christmas Day, in an effort to come into contact with as few other people as possible. Hiking in a small, empty town with nothing but their own thoughts to accompany them, they are forced to confront the psychic toll the world has taken on them in the past few months, before wandering off the trail and encountering an unusual ceremony.

This play does not need to be listened to in any particular place, but I would encourage listening to it while walking if it is safe and comfortable for you to do so. Please listen to this play with a good pair of headphones, or a good-quality speaker or stereo system, if possible.

Written/Directed by: @notcalsinsta
Starring @devioustilapia and @dancinthestorm


To My Future Self by Matthew Jenkins

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:53:22 GMT

If you could go back in time and talk to your younger self, what would you say to them? That is the problem Bridgette is faced with after receiving a letter she wrote to herself six years ago, and is suddenly confronted by her 18 year old self, demanding to know how their life turned out so differently than what they expected.

Only listen to this after you've been binging a show long enough that Netflix asks "Are you still there?"

Written by: @that_jenkins
Directed by: @emmastellabentley
Starring: @char.lotte.keith

Cover art includes work by Marie Stucci.


Caller Unavailable by Jalice Corral

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:06:29 GMT

Caller Unavailable

Stella wants Jenny to get back to her. ASAP.

Written by @jalicecorral
Starring @devioustilapia


Amends by Ariella Stoian

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:04:08 GMT

At Maudlin's Home for Misplaced Girls, Morella uncovers a secret that leads her across time.

Written by @contrariella
Starring @nathan_chatelier and @char.lotte.keith


The Fjordic Typhoon by Will Jarvis

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:41:01 GMT

Lost at the North Sea, running out of food, what's the best way to treat a guest?

Written by and starring @willjarvis1996


The Goatman by Jalice Corral

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:37:48 GMT

How did we get from a party to the X-Files?

Written by @jalicecorral
Starring @emsteck7 and Misha Patel


Dear Diary by Matt Jenkins

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:34:13 GMT

When Cece's dead girlfriend Maria writes her a love letter in her journal, she believes she has found a way to communicate with her ghostly partner. But is it too good to be true?

Written by @that_jenkins
Starring @oiseau.reine and @blanketdoodles


Skink by Phoebe McIntosh

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 12:37:04 GMT

What happens when twins stop looking identical?

Written by @_phoebemcintosh_
Starring @willjarvis1996 and @_charlotte_jarvis_