Sonic Echo returns with “The Immortal Sherlock Holmes” played by that radio thespian of thespians- Orson Welles in our October Orson month!
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October month is “Orson” month in Sonic Echo as we explore the many faces of the King of Radio, George Orson Welles beginning tonight with “The Black Museum” and “Queen of Spades” from Royale Theatre.
It’s been 75 years today that radio took America by storm. That King of Radio Theatre, Orson Welles had convinced those who were glued to their sets that the Martians had invaded, and the rest was history.
No one questioned the power of the audio story again, nor the way it could rivet a listener and paint pictures in the mind that left an indelible mark.
And to mark the three quarter of a century mark, who else, but the modern day equivalent of Mercury Theatre on the Air, the award winning, ever freshly sounding Colonial Radio Theatre takes on a shiny new story of this timeless tale of H.G. Wells’ invasion from the Red Planet.
Veteran writer M.J. Elliott brings back the feel of 19th century England, and with the dulcet tones of our own enormously talented David Ault in the main role along with the expert and clear direction of Jerry Robbins at the helm this story is instantly a classic.
I had thought all versions of the Martian attack had been seen almost endlessly, but instead of reprising Orson Welles’ inventive modern day style, the CRT gang goes back to the roots.
This is why Colonial Radio has been so popular through the years, in my opinion. They are one of the very few companies that captivate the joy of radio plays from the past with the skills of modern storytelling.
If you’re a fan of history, a fan of science fiction, or aching to pull out your steampunk attire, don’t hesitate. Get yourself a copy of “War of the Worlds” from either Amazon or Audible today! At $6.95 it’s a steal!
Jack and David find themselves split between Audio Epics episodes #4 of “Will of the Woods” by Domien de Groot and Eline Hoskins and RadioSteam the Spectacular Tales of the Extraordinary Airship Morrighan episode #1. M. Sieiro Garcia as the incredible bumpergirl!
Jack finally finds David in CKDU in time for the last of the InFRINGEment shorts with “Housbroken” before the reunited co-hosts are whisked off to Audio Epics‘ “The Will of the Woods” by Domien deGroot and Eline Hoskins!
Jack is getting drawn back to CKDU for some reason with two episodes from this year’s INFRINGEment Festival “The Stand of a Tribute Band” and EVP’s “Duel” but not before the main feature of Middlebury Radio Theater’s “Rossum’s Universal Robots”. Where is David?
Mark Lawson gives us a thought about radio plays that has been rattling around in our brains for a while. Audio drama is a testing ground for plays and movies. It gives writers a chance to practice dialogue and concepts to far flung audiences in ways that never would have seen the light of day before. Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard are two names that come up immediately when thinking about great British Playwrights.
Of course in this Guardian article, when Spielberg came knocking, legend has it that Stoppard had a message for him.
Jack and David find themselves in early Toronto chasing down the masked mystery pair from Decoder Ring Theatre with “The Red Panda ‘Blue Skies'” for episode 300 of the regular season of the Sonic Society. Jack and the amazing Gregg Taylor begin with part 1 of their annual roundtable on the state of Audio Drama.
HAPPY 300 EVERYONE! THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING INVOLVED!
The 4077th Productions drops by with a little of the Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes and Broken Sea continues with its Barbarian affair with Part 4.
Jack finds himself in trouble with another gun pointed in his face. This time however, it’s from one Hot Cross’d Nun, Ms. Becca Babcock!
Icebox Radio Theater returns with part 2 of “The Demon” and we round off with two shorts from Precarious Audio with “The Cabin” and Preying Mantis Productions with “The Witch of Saratoga” and Jack has a visitor, the recent competitive model champion Miss Sarah Ainsley Harrison who keeps him company in the quiet of the mansion.