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“PERFECT RETREAT” is written and produced by Fiona Thraille
This is an omnibus version of the series previously published.

Please click here for the transcript
(please note, the transcript is the script, which is usually almost exactly identical to the performances)
and further credits.

Trigger Warning: Grief, references to the pandemic, threats & a little violence; character has a panic attack; potentially supernatural encounter; fire

CAST
In order of appearance

Voiceover - Angela Ness

Sam - Erika Sanderson 

The Operator - David Ault

Sally; Clare; and Mary-Leanna Greenshields - Wendy Lap

Craig/Howard - RJ Bayley

Maja - Karin Heimdahl

Lavender Bee; Marnie - Fiona Thraille

John - Matthew McLean

Andy - Robert Cudmore

Zinnia - Sarah Golding

Shel - Nathan Blades

Alex - Lec Zorn

Natalia - Kirsty Woolven

All other parts played by members of the cast.

Special thanks to Sarah Golding. Do check out her podcast on all aspects of creating audio drama, Indie AF.

MUSIC 
 
The song "Vem kan segla förutan vind" is sung by Karin Heimdahl

Music for Intro is
 Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3996-long-road-ahead

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
 Music for “It’s Alright to Write and Be with Lavender Bee” is 
 Clean Soul by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3514-clean-soul

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
Music onboard boat is
Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3568-cryptic-sorrow

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Music in the performance hall is
Can’t Stop Us by Mugzy (used with the artist’s permission – thank you).

Japan_Koto_Improv_Amateur_Session_3.wav by RutgerMuller
(from Freesound.org)

Adeste Fideles Waltz by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Trio for Piano Violin and Viola" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Music in the pub is Aussie With An American Attitude, and
Music in the performance hall is Them People
both tracks are by Mugzy (used with the artist’s permission – thank you so much Mugzy).
 
Music for “It’s Alright to Write and Be with Lavender Bee” is 
Clean Soul by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3514-clean-soul

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Wack Emcees by Mugzy

SFX and other musical interludes

All sfx and music used under CC0 licence From Freesound.org  https://freesound.org/ or under license agreement from Ghosthack.de, or Free To Use Sounds

Thank you for your patience and thank you for listening. 
Please note that we will also publish an omnibus edition of this series, due imminently.

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“PERFECT RETREAT, Episode 6 – Perfect Gift” is written and produced by Fiona Thraille
Sarah Golding was the Dialogue Editor for this episode.

Please click here for the transcript
(please note, the transcript is the script, which is usually almost exactly identical to the performances)
and further credits.

Trigger Warning: A potentially supernatural encounter; fire

CAST
In order of appearance

Sam - Erika Sanderson
Maja - Karin Heimdahl
Zinnia - Sarah Golding
The Operator - David Ault
Howard - RJ Bayley
Lavender Bee - Fiona Thraille
John - Matthew McLean
Andy - Robert Cudmore
Clare and Mary Leanna Greenshields  - Wendy Lap
All other characters played by cast

Special thanks to Sarah Golding. Do check out her podcast on all aspects of creating audio drama, Indie AF.

MUSIC 
 
The song "Vem kan segla förutan vind" is sung by Karin Heimdahl

SFX and other musical interludes

All sfx and music used under CC0 licence From Freesound.org  https://freesound.org/ or under license agreement from Ghosthack.de, or Free To Use Sounds

Thank you for your patience and thank you for listening. 
Please note that we will also publish an omnibus edition of this series, due imminently.

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On discovering a Ouija board engraved into a family heirloom, Flick is determined to claim her lost inheritance, no matter the cost. 

The 11th Hour audio challenge is an annual celebration of audio drama. People from different audio drama podcast groups come together to collaborate on short plays, produced in the month of October, in time for Halloween. Dashing Onions Audio were part of the team on Upstairs Upstairs... and we hope you enjoy it!

UPSTAIRS UPSTAIRS, written and directed by Fiona Thraille

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CAST & PRODUCTION TEAM

Emily Snyder as Flick
Draco Aleksander as Neil
Sascha Cooper as Gemma 
Fiona Thraille as Donna 
Karim Kronfli as Tomas
Emmett Moon as Matt
and
Pete Lutz as the announcer

The Dialogue Editor was Gavin Byrne
Sound Design and Production by Andrew Wardlaw
Upstairs Upstairs was produced for The 11th Hour Production Challenge 2020. Go to their site to check out the other plays this year.

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Welcome to Run South.
You are sitting next to a river in a wooded field. There is a road to the North, heading towards a forest, and a small, rocky path to the East which follows the river towards a gorge.
>_

A computer game developer offers to test her colleagues' retro gaming booth adventure. But as reality and game blur, she discovers glitches in both.


“RUN SOUTH” is written and produced by Fiona Thraille

Please click here for the transcript and further credits.

TRIGGER WARNING: Claustrophobia, Mild breathing difficulty/panic, Implied violence, Redundancy

CAST
Colleague and VO: Fiona Thraille
Other colleagues: Tobias John, Rachel Rumler, and Lec Zorn.


 MUSIC 

Many thanks to Loyalty Freak Music for making their music available for use in projects like this. Do check out their other work at freemusicarchive.org

 SFX

From Freesound.org  https://freesound.org/

S: lightapplause.mp3 by shelbyshark | License: Creative Commons 0

S: WomanScream.wav by Archeos | License: Creative Commons 0

S: Synth Rise / Pitch Riser by ezwider7227 | License: Creative Commons 0

S: Male_Yes_01 by Artmasterrich | License: Creative Commons 0

S: "Win" Video Game Sound by EVRetro | License: Creative Commons 0

S: Train_tunnel_1.wav by o_ciz | License: Creative Commons 0

S: 20141119_automaticdoor_H2nextXY.WAV by SOUNDSCAPE_HUMFAK | License: 

Creative Commons 0

S: knife_pick_up 01.wav by ShadowSilhouette | License: Creative Commons 0

S: human male scream small crowd panic fear.mp3 by JohnsonBrandEditing | 

License: Creative Commons 0

S: General Fusion industrial workshop office ambience3 same space as 2 but 

no nearby conversation or walking, typing and clicking, but downstairs 

kitchen activity.wav by kyles | License: Creative Commons 0

S: Office with Typing.wav by Walter_Odington | License: Creative Commons 0

S: RoomTone05 by richwise | License: Creative Commons 0

S: RoomTone03 by richwise | License: Creative Commons 0

S: kettle boiling.wav by squashy555 | License: Creative Commons 0

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DER TICKENTOCKER

written and produced by Fiona Thraille
script edited by CJ Brittain

TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of death and mortality. 

Please scroll down for the script.

As explained in the episode, this is a short audio drama first released by Cooperantem Audio in 2013, now re-released here for Halloween. We hope you enjoy it!

CAST

The Film Narrator - Damian Haywood
Christina - Marleigh Norton
Alex - Pete Milan
Sheel - Kymm Zuckert
Dan - Dave Morgan

MUSIC

House on Leaves by Kevin McLeod from incompetech.com
and Avarice by Peter John Ross at sonnyboo.com

Sound effects from freesound.org
including:
chairscrape2 by sinatra314
glass creaking by sgarrison2127
clockwork_inside_a_longcase_clock by Connum
horror drone 006 by deleted_user_10
Void Pad 2 by deleted_user_10
04108 closing display glass cabinet by Robinhood76
ripping off tape by krb21
tape by morgantj
Thunder in the City 11pm by klankbeeld
007 door opens and shuts by FreqMan
009 door opens and shuts by FreqMan
011 door opens and shuts by FreqMan
Clockwork_Stegasaurus_Toy by StevenBrown
metal_item_drop by Vinrax
girl scream frank by visions68
Male_Scream_3 by AlineAudio
Clank1 by BMacZero

Due to time passing, there is no transcript yet, but here is a PDF script if that is useful
SCRIPT

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THE LISTENING JAR 

written and produced by Fiona Thraille

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CAST

Geoff - Boyd Barrett

Margot - Erin King

Shopkeeper - Lec Zorn

Barbara - Sarah Golding

Ms B - Maria Micklasavage

Driver – J Thraille

Workers - Erin King, Maria Micklasavage, Whitney Johnson & Maya Peace

MUSIC 

(THEME) Isla De Java by Zaire
(CLOSING THEME) Ensayo De Lo Por Venir by Zaire 

Many thanks to Zaire for making their music available for use in projects like this online.
Do check out their other work here.

SFX

From Freesound.org 
 
Zanka Note D by PanPiper5
 
Turkish open marketplace ambience by CaganCelik

Curtains by revolt2563
 
 Ceramic jug, bowl and bottle clank by kessir
 
 Foley Fight Moves Struggling by leonelmail
 
 factory by Trebblofang
 
 slide sounds 15 by adcbicycle

plasticPipeFlute1 by Zabuhailo

plasticPipeFlute2 by Zabuhailo

Howling Flute by jasonlee3071

Door Open Close Heavy Wooden Hard Loud Creak Seal Theatre by LampEight

Walking up and down metal steps by dbspin

traffic light Middle East morning boulevard echo off buildings throaty cars motorcycles horses some people sandy steps +car pull up stop door open close near end Gaza 2016 by kyles

traffic medium Middle East busy street echo throaty cars motorcycles horn honks2 Gaza 2016 by kyles

Cash Register bymonotraum

male-what-01 by artmasterrich
 
what by balloonhead
 
preguntaeh by isago17
 

TRANSCRIPT – THE LISTENING JAR

(Downloadable transcript here)
 

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WHEN WE WERE TWO – EPISODE 3 “GONE” 
written and produced by Fiona Thraille

The third and final part of When We Were Two. 
Please scroll down for the transcript.

TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of miscarriage, grief.

CAST
Mindy Rast-Keenan as Sue
Tanja Milojevic as Jen
Fiona Thraille as Nain
RJ Bayley as Davey

THEME MUSIC
You Can't Fail by Monplaisir

Also by Monplaisir:
que
a
The Break
The bird and the rainbow
Talentous and Shy
Harsh and Soft
Far and High

Many thanks to Monplaisir for their music. Do check out their other work at https://chezmonplaisir.bandcamp.com/

SFX

From Freesound.org  

metallic-crackle by joseph-larralde
scops owl by soundskeep
Knock knocking on a door by deleted_user_7146007
Door Open & Close by Adam N
Rolling Curtain by j1987
Brown noise 2 minutes by jagadamba
mobile phone noises by launemax
phone dialling by harrypeeks

 
TRANSCRIPT – WHEN WE WERE TWO – EPISODE 3 “GONE”
(Downloadable transcript here)

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WHEN WE WERE TWO – EPISODE 2 “FORWARD” 
written and produced by Fiona Thraille

Please scroll down for the transcript.

TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of miscarriage, grief.

CAST
Mindy Rast-Keenan as Sue
Tanja Milojevic as Jen
Fiona Thraille as Nain
RJ Bayley as Davey
Michael Hudson as Robert

THEME MUSIC
You Can't Fail by Monplaisir

Also by Monplaisir:
que
a
Unraveling the Chords
Knife
Jump__Oh_hi_Mark
talentous and shy

Many thanks to Monplaisir for their music. Do check out their other work at https://chezmonplaisir.bandcamp.com/

SFX

From Freesound.org  

metallic-crackle by joseph-larralde
small-clock-in-room by yuval
kitchen-platessraping-faucet by jessepash
Braun 3105 Coffee Maker - Carafe pick up and put down 
quiet-room-tone-captured-from-a-small-sized-kitchen by jmbphilmes
Brown noise 2 minutes by jagadamba
cell phone dial 0-9_bip by muses212
phone dialling by harrypeeks
 doorbell by sjturia
scops owl by soundskeep
plastic-wrapper by squashy555

TRANSCRIPT – WHEN WE WERE TWO – EPISODE 2 “FORWARD”
(Downloadable transcript here)

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WHEN WE WERE TWO – EPISODE 1 “BACK” 
written and produced by Fiona Thraille

Please scroll down for the transcript.

TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of miscarriage, grief.

10th Jan 2020 Please note this episode is newly uploaded as a stereo file, after an error the first time in uploading a mono file!

CAST
Mindy Rast-Keenan as Sue
Fiona Thraille as Nain
RJ Bayley as Davey
Tanja Milojevic as Jen

MUSIC
(THEME) You Can't Fail by Monplaisir 

Also all by Monplaisir:
A
Safe and Clear 
Deep Inside The Flesh 
No Need To

Many thanks to Monplaisir for their music. Do check out their other work at https://chezmonplaisir.bandcamp.com/

SFX

From Freesound.org  

metallic-crackle by joseph-larralde
scops-owl by soundskeep
Telephone Ring UK 2 by Benboncan
dialtone by jameswrowles
telephone-pick-up-hang-up-01-l-close-r-distant by othercee
doorbell by sjturia
boiling water + steps by TatianaChiara
8_domacnost_10 by 13FPanska_Ecerova_Katerina 
Ambience_Berlin_Rooftop by danner
street-atmos by steve-errickson
living-room-room-tone by mixxythepixxy
Small square in Moscow (Novokuznetskaya street 31), 8 a.m., distant cars, trams, people, birds, summer OMNI mics by gladkiy

TRANSCRIPT – WHEN WE WERE TWO – EPISODE 1 “BACK”
(Downloadable transcript here)

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This is a trailer for the upcoming three part mini-series, When We Were Two.

Sue, recently separated and caring for an elderly relative, is thrilled when her son and family come back into her life. But her new flat is too small, and much worse - the elderly Nain senses something unnatural happening: things have gone terribly wrong.
Sue will have to make life and death choices on behalf of every one of them.

When We Were Two is written and produced by Fiona Thraille.
This trailer features the voice talents of:
Mindy Rast-Keenan, R J Bayley, Tanja Milojevic and Fiona Thraille

Music is 'You Can't Fail', 'Deep Inside The Flesh' and 'a' by Monplaisir

All sound effects are from Freesound

Included are:
metallic-crackle by joseph-larralde
Scops Owl by soundkeep
Small square in Moscow (Novokuznetskaya street 31), 8 a.m., distant cars, trams, people, birds, summer OMNI mics by gladkiy

Episode 1 is coming soon.

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