Settle in with a swig of whiskey and grab your guitar, time for a bush tale with the help of an unexpected companion.. 🐪

We're so excited to share some amazing new radio play stories from local creatives in Naarm (Melbourne)

Script Roulette is proudly supported by Arts Centre Melbourne and Ticketek as a part of PLAY

This episode, we listen to an audio drama inspired by a true story! Jill Colwell entered The Great Australian Camel Race across the Simpson Desert in May 1988, resulting in drama tragedy and discovery. Our story is inspired by that journey.

If you live in Naarm and are interested in joining the Script Roulette Collective, head to the link below and fill out the expression of interest form as we head into 2025!

https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2025/festivals-and-series/play/script-roulette

'Camel Drover'

Written and Directed by Jennifer Beasley

Voice Actors (in order of appearance) Marla - Emily Lentini

Davo - Benny Redfern

Musical score by Jia Wei Ng

Recording by Thomas Kuhlmann

Sound Design by Thomas Kuhlmann

Podcast assembled by Luke Amiet

Co-created by Evrim Şen and Benny Redfern with support from Joshua Cowie - Creative Producer at The Channel @ The Arts Centre Melbourne

(00:00:00) Intro and Acknowledgement of Country

(00:01:16) Host introduction with Benny and Evrim

(00:04:03) Interviews with the writer/director, Jennifer Beasley, Emily Lentini & Thomas Kuhlmann

(00:14:17) Credits for 'Camel Drover'

(00:14:37) Our Feature Presentation 'Camel Drover' by Jennifer Beasley

(00:28:05) Host Debrief Evrim and Benny discuss their favourite bits

Tip tap with your little rat legs and plop right in for another new episode of Script Roulette!

We're so excited to share some amazing new radio play stories from local creatives in Naarm (Melbourne)

Script Roulette is proudly supported by Arts Centre Melbourne and Ticketek as a part of PLAY

This episode, we join in honouring the memory of a lost pet in Andreana Reale's 'The End of Dear Henrietta' - a non-linear tale of rats, unrealised talent and predictive pooping.

If you live in Naarm and are interested in joining the Script Roulette Collective, head to the link below and fill out the expression of interest form as we head into 2025!

⁠⁠https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2024/festivals-and-series/play/script-roulette⁠⁠

'The End of Dear Henrietta'

Written and Directed by Andreana Reale

Voice Actors (in order of appearance)

• Narrator/Henrietta - Reshma Mahdi
• Milly - Sofia Morreale
• Thomas - Thomas Rein
• Veronica - Victoria Oag

Musical score by Calogero Panvino

Recording by Thomas Kuhlmann

Sound Design by Benny Redfern

Podcast assembled by Thomas Kuhlmann

Co-created by Evrim Şen and Benny Redfern with support from Joshua Cowie - Creative Producer at The Channel @ The Arts Centre Melbourne

(00:00:00) Intro and Acknowledgement of Country

(00:01:16) Host introduction with Benny and Evrim

(00:03:44) Interviews with the writer/director, Andreana Reale and two of our actors, Reshma Mahdi and Victoria Oag

(00:14:03) Credits for 'The End of Dear Henrietta'

(00:13:08) Our Feature Presentation 'The End of Dear Henrietta' by Andreana Reale

(00:24:48) Host Debrief Evrim and Benny discuss their favourite bits

Come one, come all, let us flock together as we take you under our wing for another new episode of Script Roulette!

We're so excited to share some amazing new radio play stories from local creatives in Naarm (Melbourne)

Script Roulette is proudly supported by Arts Centre Melbourne and Ticketek as a part of PLAY

This episode features the work of Gillian Langford as we unpack an oddly feathery conspiracy in her story 'Fowl Play' - a body/creature horror-comedy disguised as a police pocedural

If you live in Naarm and are interested in joining the Script Roulette Collective, head to the link below and fill out the expression of interest form!

⁠https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2024/festivals-and-series/play/script-roulette⁠

'Fowl Play'

Written and Directed by Gillian Langford

Voice Actors (in order of appearance)

• DC Jones - Ainhoa Barriola Fontana
• DC Kilsyth - Persephone Waxman
• Brennan Ellis - Benny Redfern
• Nora - Marceline di Bartelomeo
• Mel - Stella Misa
• Kevin - Mark Spencer

Musical score by Thomas Fernando and Ariella Gordon

Recording and Editing by Benny Redfern

Co-created by Evrim Şen and Benny Redfern with support from Joshua Cowie - Creative Producer at The Channel @ The Arts Centre Melbourne

(00:00:00) Intro and Acknowledgement of Country

(00:01:16) Host introduction with Benny and Evrim

(00:03:48) Interviews with the writer/director, Gillian Langford and member of the cast, Marceline di Bartelomeo

(00:12:26) Credits for 'Fowl Play'

(00:13:08) Our Feature Presentation 'Fowl Play' by Gillian Langford

(00:25:41) Host Debrief Evrim and Benny discuss their favourite bits