Showcasing the diversity and vitality of modern audio theater
4 out of 10
A flawed curiosity, the Mind’s Eye production of Kafka’s surreal, tragicomic tale of the salesman-turned-cockroach is notable for a striking voice effect and an outstanding performance by Erik Bauersfeld. Listening to him, you’ll believe a cockroach can talk and shudder with disgust and sympathy. It’s a shame the rest of the cast doesn’t measure up.
This?week Malleus focuses on the emergence of explicit?sex in two mainstream audio drama serials, (insofar as a mainstream exists in this field), one German, one American.? These productions go way beyond the light eroticism that flits through Tom Lopez’s ouevre or the bawdy puns?of the Firesign Theater.? Now that public radio drama is shifting towards private audio drama, is this new?frankness?a sign of things to come?
This article contains no explicit images – that’s kind of the point – and?isn’t going to offend any rational adult.? I don’t recommend allowing children to read it.?
9 out of 10
As the buoy dips and water closes over your head for the final time, you reach a terrifying conclusion:? Steven Thomas Oney is one hell of a writer.
7 out of 10
An?audio drama?adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s beat love letter to the Shadow, crusader of dimestore novels and old time radio.? If you share Kerouac?s love for the?dark corners?of boyhood fantasy, you could do worse than meander through?the alleys of Lowell?with his jazz angel, Dr. Sax.?
Mwee Hee Hee Ha Ha Ha!
8 out of 10
A post-apocalyptic audio book / drama packed with steel-jacketed entertainment for your inner libertarian.
Radio Drama Revival is a weekly radio show and podcast featuring the best of contemporary audio drama (work produced after the golden age of radio).
Broadcast and podcast since 2007, we have over 200 hours of original, contemporary radio theater here for your listening pleasure. Dig into the latest show or surf the archives.
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