Audio Drama

Enjoy original plays and classic drama recorded as part of our Twisted Tales in Lockdown! project.

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Twisted Tales Vol.2 full audio show

Deep in space the crew of the Fortuna are searching for extra-terrestrial life but the crew are beginning to show signs of a strange infection and time is running out. As acclaimed sci-fi author Edward R Matherson lays on his death bed, a bloody battle of wits is taking place in his kitchen . Jamie’s life is in turnaround. He’s lost his job, he’s desperate for love and his only companion is a malfunctioning Alexa unit. She’s supposed to make his life easier. But the question is - who is serving whom?

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Twisted Tales Vol.1 full audio show

A bandaged man held captive in an upmarket flat impatiently waits for ‘her’ to return and ‘that thing I can’t say’ to begin. Two kids TV presenters have to dispose of a body using only their arts and craft skills and a criminal-mastermind glove puppet. Three strangers; a brash Bristolian, a cockney wide-boy & an introverted blogger are invited to a deadly locked-room mystery game. Can they solve the clues before time runs out?

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Mountain Breeze

Mel Rogers, late night DJ on Mountain Breeze radio is desperate for a caller. When one finally does get through things begin to get a bit sinister…

Playing time: 11 mins

Me, Myself and A.I

A young woman utterly dependent on technology is terrorised by the resentful A.I that runs her home...

Playing time: 6 mins

Mother Lode

Barry and his old mum seem to be taking the lockdown in their stride. But tensions mount when Barry discovers his last twirl is missing…

Playing time: 9 mins

The Undertaking

An appointment to discuss a death in the family is far from business as usual…

Playing time: 7 mins

Mouse

When a wealthy couple return from holiday to find a dead mouse on their living room carpet, their world starts to fall apart…

Playing time: 13 mins

Ten Items or Less

A supermarket cashier gains insight into her customers’ lives by observing their mundane purchases. And one man’s shopping basket conveys a dark secret…

Playing time: 9 mins

The Date

Tom is meeting Autumn for the first time. He's keen to impress. Perhaps a bit too keen. But it's vital to shine when you need to prove you're worthy of so much more than just a second date…

Playing time: 8 mins

Under the Fig Roll Tree

Walking in the garden of their new home, a young girl quizzes her father on the origin of every-day things, their move to the country and why they left the city in such a hurry…

Playing time: 5 mins

The Right to Remain Silent

Emily knows the answer. But she won’t give it up until she gets what she wants. Dangerous mind games are played in this room and the question is; who will be the first to crack?

Playing time: 5 mins

Hogmanay

On a lonely Victorian New Year’s Eve, two lost souls ponder on the true nature of ‘ghosts’….

Playing time: 9 mins

Isolation by Gaslight

Gwendoline suspects her malevolent husband Montague of trying to drive her mad in order to take control of all her money. Will he succeed? Or can Gwendoline thwart his evil plan???

Playing time: 7 mins

The Monkey’s Paw

One of the most famous “be careful what you wish for” stories, written by W.W. Jacobs & recorded as part of ‘Owdyado’s TWISTED TALES FIRESIDE CLASSICS collection.

Playing time: 30 minutes

The Haunted Doll’s House

By M.R James, recorded as part of ‘Owdyado’s TWISTED TALES FIRESIDE CLASSICS collection. A man finds a doll’s house in an antiques shop and gets more than he bargains for…

Playing time: 30 mins

The Signalman

By Charles Dickens, recorded as part of ‘Owdyado’s TWISTED TALES FIRESIDE CLASSICS collection. A signalman is haunted by a strange apparition, but is it trying to harm him or warn him?

Playing time: 33 mins

The Raven

Edgar Allan Poe’s iconic narrative poem, recorded as part of ‘Owdyado’s TWISTED TALES FIRESIDE CLASSICS collection.

Playing time: 9 mins

 

The Twisted Tales in Lockdown! project was made possible by the Arts Council England emergency response fund, FEAST Cornwall’s Re-Ignition fund and The Library Presents (Cambridgeshire). The project supported the adaptation of ‘Owdyado’s ‘Twisted Tales’ stage shows into audio dramas as well as providing prize money for a UK-wide writing competition to make 5-minute ‘twisted tales’ using the word ‘isolation’ as a starting point..

The winning scripts were: Me, Myself & A.I by Liam Kelly, Mother Lode by Adam Elms, The Undertaking by John Paul Jones, Mouse by Charlotte Cromie, Ten Items or Less by Toby Norways. Runners up were: The Date by Claire Marie Perry, Under the Fig Roll Tree by Ben Blow, The Right to Remain Silent by Paul Nicholson, Hogmanay by Joe Welch, Isolation by Gaslight by Darren Ross. You can read more about these writers by clicking on the images above.

 Shortlisted scripts were: Rapture by Dan Forrester, Magic 8 by Ellie Taylor, Five Minutes by Callum Hughes & David Shopland, Need Dating by Daniel Meyers, The House of Crossed Swords by Will Close, Break In by Emily Reader, Stuck in Lift (Batman) by Rohan Agalawatta, The Warlock in the Mirror by Colin B Harvey, All Alone by Joseph Willis, This is a Restaurant by Liam John O Brien, Eli by Phil Johnson, Life's a Breeze by Natalie Ekberg, It's a Boy! by Tim Poutney.