Stage Fright

Wireless Theatre Comedy

Stage Fright

00:00 / 01:11:27

Stage Fright. A savagely funny satire on celebrity and theatre that garnered 5 star reviews at its world premiere. Stage Fright charts the struggle for supremacy between three actors appearing in a play together; old friends Peter and Charles, and Geraldine, the young and vulnerable actress they have befriended. As opening night approaches, it becomes apparent that Geraldine is not who she appears to be, and the friends must fight to salvage their pride, their identity and their reputations in this thought-provoking tragicomedy. Abi Titmuss/Abigail Evelyn stars.

Sweatbox

Wireless Theatre Horror and Thrillers

Sweatbox

00:00 / 00:39:54

This original drama centres on main protagonist Zoe (Fay Downie) and the disturbing Kerry (Lexy Howe). Each week Zoe treats herself to a relaxing sauna, until one fateful evening she meets Kerry, a woman more obsessed with celebrity life than her own, and that relaxation is thrown into turmoil. Kerry is harbouring a dark secret but will it force Zoe to face truths of her own?
Recorded by an all female cast in honour of International Women’s Day, Sweatbox is a darkly comic look at society’s fascination with celebrity.

Radio Hoo Hah

Wireless Theatre Comedy

Radio Hoo Hah

00:00 / 00:30:37

Radio Hoo Hah. Audio sketch show. A Radio Four spoof from Mackenzie & McGuire. Described as French and Saunders for the facebook generation. On Radio Hoo Hah 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”.

Peace and War

Wireless Theatre Ltd Audio Drama

Peace and War

00:00 / 01:28:20

Peace and War explores the extraordinary life of Evelyn, who at the start of WW1 went to France to nurse injured soldiers at the Front. Based on the diaries of the author’s mother-in-law, Peace and War gives unique insight into the life of a WW1 Nurse.

Mum and Dad to be

Wireless Theatre Comedy

Mum and Dad to be

00:00 / 00:23:38

Mum and Dad to be is a heart warming, and accurately amusing play about first time parents and how their world changes whilst preparing for the pitter patter of tiny feet! Written by Karen Bartholomew. Contains some mild bad language.

Leaves in Autumn

Wireless Theatre Comedy

Leaves in Autumn

00:00 / 00:38:32

Iris hadn’t clapped eyes on Jerry, the eighteen year old boy who’d swept her off her feet in 1966 for forty-three years – until a chance meeting at a funeral. Both are now widowed, but will the course of Autumnal love run smooth?
Gentle comedy drama starring Josephine Tewson (Keeping up Appearances), Hazel Douglas (Harry Potter) and Hugh Walters (Doctor Who).

Ladies

Wireless Theatre Comedy

Ladies

00:00 / 01:00:15

Comedy. Ladies was inspired by the very real and very fraught campaign at the turn of the 20th Century to build a ladies’ loo just outside Camden Town tube. Restricted toilet facilities for women were causing social, political and economic problems. Starring Alison Steadman and Rachel Atkins, and recorded live, this is an enjoyable fictionalised account of the real battle for a ladies’ loo in London.

Karen’s Town

Wireless Theatre Ltd Audio Drama

Karen's Town

00:00 / 00:47:14

It’s 1965 and a pregnant Karen and her two children are moving to a new estate. It looks like the future – but what does the future have in store? Spanning six decades, Karen’s Town takes us from 1960′s London, through the turbulent 1980′s, the dawn of a new millennium and back to the present day. Written for The Market Estate Project 2010, Karen’s Town follows the life of resident Karen Frost, which runs in strange parallel to the life of the estate itself. A dramatic, funny and touching story that questions the extent to which the place in which we live, influences and moulds the person we become? And what we can do to fight for change? Starring Kellie Shirley (Eastenders)

Kindred – Part Two

Wireless Theatre Ltd Audio Drama

Kindred - Part Two

00:00 / 00:31:22

A very loose interpretation of Euripides’ Electra, set on the Irish border

Kindred – Part One

Wireless Theatre Ltd Audio Drama

Kindred - Part One

00:00 / 00:40:33

Kindred is a two part audio play written by award winning playwright Jaki McCarrick. A very loose interpretation of Euripides’ Electra, set on the Irish border. Recorded on location in stark, vérité style in London, England, the play was shortlisted for the BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition.

Stage Fright

Sweatbox

Radio Hoo Hah

Peace and War

Mum and Dad to be

Leaves in Autumn

Ladies

Karen’s Town

Kindred – Part Two

Kindred – Part One

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