Armidale Radio Theatre Society

Welcome to our 2024 production of Charley's Aunt!This year WORK300 student, Nicholas Troon, decided to experiment with the classic radio theatre format by including a live audience in his production of Brandon Thomas' "Charley's Aunt".Charley's Aunt is a hilarious play which follows two lovestruck boys attempting to propose to their respective loves.  Trouble blocks their way in the form of the girls’ melancholic guardian Sir Stephen Spettigue.  As so, the boys need to concoct a plot to get the girls away from their guardians glare and do so in hilarious fashion.  The play features mistaken identity, love, and plenty of laughs.To fully immerse yourself in our production, compliment your listening experience with our pre-show playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3CanPZm8sGbmuyDNPRwjTS?si=7177f173999e4f4b)This is act three of three.  Staring:Jessica Waters as Jack ChesneyNikolai Tursan d'Espaignet as Charley WykhamJay Samuelson as Fancourt BabberlyGrace Saxton as Amy SpettigueMelissa Hawthorne as Kitty VerdunSophie Troon as BrassettJoe Lennox as Sir Francis ChesneyAsh Taylor as Sir Stephen SpettigueEmily Moore as Donna Lucia SalvadorJess Rothschild as Ela SalvadorDirected by Nicholas TroonThis recording was performed live at the UNE Bistro on the 5th September.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to our 2024 production of Charley's Aunt!This year WORK300 student, Nicholas Troon, decided to experiment with the classic radio theatre format by including a live audience in his production of Brandon Thomas' "Charley's Aunt".Charley's Aunt is a hilarious play which follows two lovestruck boys attempting to propose to their respective loves.  Trouble blocks their way in the form of the girls’ melancholic guardian Sir Stephen Spettigue.  As so, the boys need to concoct a plot to get the girls away from their guardians glare and do so in hilarious fashion.  The play features mistaken identity, love, and plenty of laughs.To fully immerse yourself in our production, compliment your listening experience with our pre-show playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3CanPZm8sGbmuyDNPRwjTS?si=7177f173999e4f4b)This is act one of three.  Staring:Jessica Waters as Jack ChesneyNikolai Tursan d'Espaignet as Charley WykhamJay Samuelson as Fancourt BabberlyGrace Saxton as Amy SpettigueMelissa Hawthorne as Kitty VerdunSophie Troon as BrassettJoe Lennox as Sir Francis ChesneyAsh Taylor as Sir Stephen SpettigueEmily Moore as Donna Lucia SalvadorJess Rothschild as Ela SalvadorDirected by Nicholas TroonThis recording was performed live at the UNE Bistro on the 5th September.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to our 2024 production of Charley's Aunt!This year WORK300 student, Nicholas Troon, decided to experiment with the classic radio theatre format by including a live audience in his production of Brandon Thomas' "Charley's Aunt".Charley's Aunt is a hilarious play which follows two lovestruck boys attempting to propose to their respective loves.  Trouble blocks their way in the form of the girls’ melancholic guardian Sir Stephen Spettigue.  As so, the boys need to concoct a plot to get the girls away from their guardians glare and do so in hilarious fashion.  The play features mistaken identity, love, and plenty of laughs.To fully immerse yourself in our production, compliment your listening experience with our pre-show playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3CanPZm8sGbmuyDNPRwjTS?si=7177f173999e4f4b)This is act two of three.  Staring:Jessica Waters as Jack ChesneyNikolai Tursan d'Espaignet as Charley WykhamJay Samuelson as Fancourt BabberlyGrace Saxton as Amy SpettigueMelissa Hawthorne as Kitty VerdunSophie Troon as BrassettJoe Lennox as Sir Francis ChesneyAsh Taylor as Sir Stephen SpettigueEmily Moore as Donna Lucia SalvadorJess Rothschild as Ela SalvadorDirected by Nicholas TroonThis recording was performed live at the UNE Bistro on the 5th September.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to our 2024 production of Charley's Aunt!This year WORK300 student, Nicholas Troon, decided to experiment with the classic radio theatre format by including a live audience in his production of Brandon Thomas' "Charley's Aunt".Charley's Aunt is a hilarious play which follows two lovestruck boys attempting to propose to their respective loves.  Trouble blocks their way in the form of the girls’ melancholic guardian Sir Stephen Spettigue.  As so, the boys need to concoct a plot to get the girls away from their guardians glare and do so in hilarious fashion.  The play features mistaken identity, love, and plenty of laughs.To fully immerse yourself in our production, compliment your listening experience with our pre-show playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3CanPZm8sGbmuyDNPRwjTS?si=7177f173999e4f4b)This is the shows preamble, explaining the shows format.  Staring:Jessica Waters as Jack ChesneyNikolai Tursan d'Espaignet as Charley WykhamJay Samuelson as Fancourt BabberlyGrace Saxton as Amy SpettigueMelissa Hawthorne as Kitty VerdunSophie Troon as BrassettJoe Lennox as Sir Francis ChesneyAsh Taylor as Sir Stephen SpettigueEmily Moore as Donna Lucia SalvadorJess Rothschild as Ela SalvadorDirected by Nicholas TroonThis recording was performed live at the UNE Bistro on the 5th September.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to our special 2023 Christmas broadcast!This year we've decided to take this broadcast to another level with a full rehearsed reading with a cast of UNE students, staff, and alum.  We'll be taking you back to 19th Century England with Charles Dickens' classic tale "A Christmas Carol".Our show is suitable for all audiences young and old, with some supernatural spooky elements.  This is chapter four of five, and introduces us to the last spirit the Ghost of Christmas Future.  What will the future hold for Ebenezer Scrooge?Staring:Edwin Barrett as the Charitable GentlemanMelissa Hawthorne as the Ghost of Christmas PastBen Lewis as Jacob MarleyLisa Quast as Mrs CrachitDouglas Rumble as the Ghost of Christmas PresentMelanie Rumble as Scrooge's Nephew, FredJay Samuelson as Ebenezer ScroogeJessica Waters as Bob CrachitDirected by Nicholas TroonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to our special 2023 Christmas broadcast!This year we've decided to take this broadcast to another level with a full rehearsed reading with a cast of UNE students, staff, and alum.  We'll be taking you back to 19th Century England with Charles Dickens' classic tale "A Christmas Carol".Our show is suitable for all audiences young and old, with some supernatural spooky elements.  This is chapter three of five, and introduces us to the Ghost of Christmas Present.  In this chapter we see the lives of those around Scrooge, beyond what he knows to be true.  Staring:Edwin Barrett as the Charitable GentlemanMelissa Hawthorne as the Ghost of Christmas PastBen Lewis as Jacob MarleyLisa Quast as Mrs CrachitDouglas Rumble as the Ghost of Christmas PresentMelanie Rumble as Scrooge's Nephew, FredJay Samuelson as Ebenezer ScroogeJessica Waters as Bob CrachitDirected by Nicholas TroonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to our special 2023 Christmas broadcast!This year we've decided to take this broadcast to another level with a full rehearsed reading with a cast of UNE students, staff, and alum.  We'll be taking you back to 19th Century England with Charles Dickens' classic tale "A Christmas Carol".Our show is suitable for all audiences young and old, with some supernatural spooky elements.  This is chapter five of five, but more importantly IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY!  Will Scrooge change his ways?  Find out now! Staring:Edwin Barrett as the Charitable GentlemanMelissa Hawthorne as the Ghost of Christmas PastBen Lewis as Jacob MarleyLisa Quast as Mrs CrachitDouglas Rumble as the Ghost of Christmas PresentMelanie Rumble as Scrooge's Nephew, FredJay Samuelson as Ebenezer ScroogeJessica Waters as Bob CrachitDirected by Nicholas TroonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to our special 2023 Christmas broadcast!This year we've decided to take this broadcast to another level with a full rehearsed reading with a cast of UNE students, staff, and alum.  We'll be taking you back to 19th Century England with Charles Dickens' classic tale "A Christmas Carol".Our show is suitable for all audiences young and old, with some supernatural spooky elements.  This is chapter one of five, and introduces us to Ebenzer Scrooge, Jacob Marley and the foretelling of what's to come. Staring:Edwin Barrett as the Charitable GentlemanMelissa Hawthorne as the Ghost of Christmas PastBen Lewis as Jacob MarleyLisa Quast as Mrs CrachitDouglas Rumble as the Ghost of Christmas PresentMelanie Rumble as Scrooge's Nephew, FredJay Samuelson as Ebenezer ScroogeJessica Waters as Bob CrachitDirected by Nicholas TroonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to our special 2023 Christmas broadcast!This year we've decided to take this broadcast to another level with a full rehearsed reading with a cast of UNE students, staff, and alum.  We'll be taking you back to 19th Century England with Charles Dickens' classic tale "A Christmas Carol".Our show is suitable for all audiences young and old, with some supernatural spooky elements.  This is chapter two of five, and introduces us to the Ghost of Christmas Past, delving into the man that Scrooge used to be and understanding what it is that made scrooge the greedy old miser he is today.Staring:Edwin Barrett as the Charitable GentlemanMelissa Hawthorne as the Ghost of Christmas PastBen Lewis as Jacob MarleyLisa Quast as Mrs CrachitDouglas Rumble as the Ghost of Christmas PresentMelanie Rumble as Scrooge's Nephew, FredJay Samuelson as Ebenezer ScroogeJessica Waters as Bob CrachitDirected by Nicholas TroonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick is back again with another Christmas Broadcast.So settle in and get excited for Christmas day as Nick reads you through some of his favourite Christmas poems.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Nick for as he reads you through a series of Christmas poems.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ARTS' second production is William Shakespeare's classic Twelfth Night, directed by Nick Troon! Starring: Amy Showell as Viola Patrick Lee as Sebastian James Murray as Duke Orsino Ellen Coote as Olivia Matthew Whittingham as Malvolio Freya Bartlett as Maria Bob Thompson as Sir Toby Belch Jacob Hunt as Sir Andrew Aguecheek Chris Esplin as Feste Alex Evans as Fabian/Olivia's servant Margaret Sims as Antonia/Sea captain Geneva Stocker as Valentine/Curio Directed by Nick Troon Producer: Jacob Hunt Special thanks to James Hadley and Kristy FordSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Armidale Radio Theatre Society presents its very first production, "The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People" written by Oscar Wilde in 1895. Produced by Jake Hunt, this production features a wonderfully talented cast of some of the best actors in Armidale and the tremendously witty directing style of James Murray. Cast List: Jack Worthing - Patrick Lee Algernon Moncrieff - Jono Lukins Gwendolen Fairfax - Sienna Catterall Cecily Cardew - Freya Bartlett Lady Bracknell - Will Billingsley Miss Prism - Marney Tilley The Reverend Canon Chasuble - David Young Lane - Ben Lewis Merriman - Nick TroonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A rehearsed reading of Karel Čapek's 1920 science fiction play, R. U. R or - Rossum's Universal Robots.  Directed by: Jake Hunt Cast:  Tim Banks as Harry Domin, Sally Williams as Helena Glory, Francie Finn as Dr. Gall Tyler Dean Brinkley as Mr. Fabry. Jacob Hunt as Dr. Hallemeier Lisa Quast as Mr. Alquist Ash Taylor as Consul Busman. Chloe Green as Nana Kelly Jones as the female robots and Ben Lewis as the male robots   Sound effects used under creative commons license.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.