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Insecure siblings fighting for their parents' attention; bickering spouses who can't stand to be together or apart; adultery and sexual experimentation; even the struggle to balance work and family: These are themes as much at home in our time as they were in the twelfth century. In James Goldman's classic play The Lion in Winter, domestic turmoil rises to an art form.

In the cosmopolitan Paris of the 1880s, the new proprietors of the Opera House are amused to discover that their costly acquisition is said to be haunted. But their smiles quickly vanish as tragedy follows misfortune: a murdered stagehand, a fatal accident, a missing girl. Fearful tales of the Opera Ghost race through the corridors and dressing rooms of the theatre. And with good reason - for deep in the catacombs beneath the Opera House, something is stirring.

I have an absolute passion for narration and voice-over. It’s an unparalleled arena for fabulous imaginative creativity. I find it so exciting to be able to create pictures and emotions simply by using my voice and to share that with listeners. From a young age I was a voracious reader and would spend hours inventing character voices for whichever book I was enthralled by at the time. As a child I read Dickens, Tolkien, Eddings, Stevenson… I trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School receiving outstanding training from Voice Specialists Francis Thomas and Lynette Irving, refining my ...

James Augusta Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. Joyce is best known for Ulysses (1922), a landmark work in which the episodes of Homer's Odyssey are paralleled in an array of contrasting literary styles, perhaps most prominent among these the stream of consciousness technique he perfected. Other major works are the short-story collection Dubliners (1914), and the novels A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) and Finnegans Wake (...

A Study in Madness.

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Be a part of a story in the making. Join us in the interactive journey of writing a book. You, the listener, have the opportunity to vote on vital choices that determine the outcome. At the end of the six-month season, we will have the outline of an amazing story. A story that you helped build.

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Van Helsing, legendary hunter of the supernatural, is summoned to a remote Carpathian castle to eliminate a mysterious witch known only as the Countess. Funded by a shadowy organization, he expects a straightforward mission—but discovers that the Countess is no ordinary target. Beneath her centuries of power lies a complex woman who fights not for conquest, but for protection, using her magic with precision and restraint. As Van Helsing confronts remnants of her brother’s twisted corruption, he finds himself reluctantly allied with her, their combined strength fending off creatures that ...

In a palace of shadows and traps, chaos is an art form—and the Mad Hatter is its maestro. Once a court jester, now a psychotic genius of mayhem, he thrives in the deadly game set by the ruthless Queen. Her inner sanctum is a labyrinth of mechanical horrors: spiked floors, swinging pendulums, venomous contraptions, and mirrored halls designed to break him.But Hatter is no ordinary opponent. With wild green eyes, a manic grin, and a top hat adorned with gears and spikes, he turns danger into performance, improvising with deadly precision, his dark humor cutting through every moment of tension....

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In this gripping tale of psychological horror, The Return delves into the complexities of identity, love, and the profound sense of alienation. As Arthur confronts the unsettling reactions of his family and community to his inexplicable transformation, he must also navigate the fragile edges of his own sanity. (Summary by Corinna Schultz)

Step into the haunting world of Shadow of the Unseen, a supernatural melodrama unfolding in the enchanting Fens and Marshlands of Cambridgeshire. At the heart of the tale is Linda Pettingill Merle, a young woman celebrating her twenty-first birthday. As she inherits a grand Manor house and its sprawling lands in Merelsfleet, Linda grapples with the fleeting nature of life and her quest for identity. What secrets lie within her new domain? Will it provide the answers she yearns for about her origins and destiny? Join her on this captivating journey steeped in the rich tapestry of witchcraft ...

TV star James Warwick and award-winning narrator/comedienne Alison Larkin star in this accessible, dazzlingly funny two-actor production of The Importance of Being Earnest--a trivial comedy for serious people. We're in England in 1895. Algy and Jack are debonair bachelors-about-town who plan to court Gwendolen and Cecily, despite opposition from the formidable Lady Bracknell.

Nanda Brookenham is coming of age, and thus 'coming out' in London society - which leads to complications in her family's social set in London's fin de siècle life. James presents the novel almost entirely in dialogue, an experiment that adds to the immediacy of the scenes but also creates serious ambiguities about characters and their motives. Summary by Anna Simon, adapted from Wikipedia.

Under the Cheireis Tree is a gathering place for stories, parables, and reflections that invite us into deeper meaning. Rooted in myth and nourished by memory, each episode offers a glimpse of the hidden patterns that shape our lives. These are not distractions or diversions, but signposts pointing us back to what is real, eternal, and alive. Whether through a fable whispered from the edges of time, or a reflection drawn from the struggles of the present, the stories shared beneath the Cheireis Tree remind us that behind every rupture lies an invitation to transformation. Come, sit and listen ...

Betty Pacutho Udongo was an elected member of the Ugandan Parliament when she founded the Nebbi Standard Academy, a secondary school in Northern Uganda. The school was founded to serve the needs of students in the region, but quickly became much more when orphans from a nearby refugee camp started to arrive after receiving word that they would not be turned away.

Humphrey Scriven is a fine, genial, mercantile man, left widowed to raise three daughters and a son. Two of the daughters marry well although happiness is not enduring. The other defers her marriage, knowing her father disapproves of her choice. The son is a disappointment to his father -- his character is not as generous or kind. However, in time, this son inherits the business, with the exception of a portion left to a trusted clerk, Mr. Hayley. But there is a secret side to Mr. Hayley and maybe he is not quite the right man to guide the novice merchant. The two part ways acrimoniously and ...

On the edge of the University of Akron campus is a beautiful Victorian mansion, former home to the Humboldt family, once the city’s wealthiest patrons. Years ago, Stella Humboldt gifted the house to the university under two conditions – that two young women would live there for free during the school year and that they never, ever bring men inside after dark.Humboldt House is also the sight of an old local mystery – eighty years ago, young Blaire Humboldt disappeared along with the son of the family’s servant. The police believed they were murdered, possibly by Blaire’s eccentric ...