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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.
“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
Perfect Retreat 5A - Live Performance Scenes and Songs - extra
Season 2 · Episode 5
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 • Duration 22:30
Massive apologies for the delay in getting out the final episode of Perfect Retreat. Life events intervened, but Episode 6 is now in post-production.
This is a recording from the Audio Drama Hub Podfest, held in High Wycombe in November 2022. In this, there was a slot for new podcasts – and we were lucking enough to gather together many of our international cast to perform some live scenes and singing performances from Perfect Retreat (including the intro/outro song, by Karin Heimdahl, who travelled all the way from Sweden for the occasion! and Sarah Golding singing Zinnia's song "Smile", which she wrote.)
Not all the podcast cast could be present for these scenes from the show, and we were extremely grateful to Karim Kronfli and Michael Hudson for standing in.
This live extract from Perfect Retreat was written by Fiona Thraille It featured, in order of appearance
Karin Heimdahl as the theme singer and Maja Wendy Lapp as The Voiceover, Claire, and Voice of the Credits Fiona Thraille as The Operator and Sam Karim Kronfli as John Robert Cudmore as Andy Sarah Golding as Zinnia Michael Hudson as Alex
Additional music by Sarah Golding and Mugzy
Thanks to the staff at the Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe and to everyone who managed to come along to, or supported the festival, and to our sponsors. The Podfest is now an annual event, and if you would like to find out more, it's here.
“PERFECT RETREAT, Episode 5 – Create or Die” is written and produced by Fiona Thraille
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
CAST In order of appearance
Sam - Erika Sanderson The Operator - David Ault Natalia - Kirsty Woolven Shel - Nathan Blades Maja - Karin Heimdahl Marnie - Fiona Thraille
MUSIC
The song "Vem kan segla förutan vind" is sung by Karin Heimdahl Wack Emcees by Mugzy
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Perfect Retreat Episode 4 Sunk
Season 2 · Episode 4
Saturday, June 25, 2022 • Duration 18:48
“PERFECT RETREAT, Episode 4 – Sunk” is written and produced by Fiona Thraille
Please click here for the transcript (please note, the transcript is the script, which is usually almost exactly identical to the performances. In this episode, some scenes may feature a few extra ad libs!) and further credits.
Trigger Warning: Threats & a little violence; character has a panic attack; potentially supernatural sounds
CAST In order of appearance
Maja - Karin Heimdahl Sam - Erika Sanderson Lavender Bee - Fiona Thraille Zinnia - Sarah Golding Alex - Lec Zorn Andy - Robert Cudmore John - Matthew MacLean Claire - Wendy Lap The Operator - David Ault
MUSIC
The song "Vem kan segla förutan vind" is sung by Karin Heimdahl
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
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Perfect Retreat Episode 3 Breaking The Rules
Season 2 · Episode 3
Friday, March 18, 2022 • Duration 10:11
“PERFECT RETREAT, Episode 3 – Breaking the Rules” is written and produced by Fiona Thraille
Please click here for the transcript (please note, the transcript is the script, which is usually almost exactly identical to the performances. In this episode, some scenes may feature a few extra ad libs!) and further credits.
CAST In order of appearance:
Mary-Leanna Greenshields - Wendy Lap
Lavender Bee - Fiona Thraille
Shel - Nathan Blades
John - Matthew Mclean
Craig - RJ Bayley
The Operator - David Ault
Maja - Karin Heimdahl
Zinnia - Sarah Golding
Sam - Erika Sanderson
MUSIC
Japan_Koto_Improv_Amateur_Session_3.wav by RutgerMuller (from Freesound.org)
The song "Vem kan segla förutan vind" is sung by Karin Heimdahl
SFX
Under CC0 licence From Freesound.org https://freesound.org/ S: Phone ringing 5 times then picked up UK GPO 746.wav by dangale | License: Creative Commons 0
Perfect Retreat Episode 2 Not There
Season 2 · Episode 2
Saturday, January 29, 2022 • Duration 13:15
“PERFECT RETREAT, Episode 2 – Not There” is written and produced by Fiona Thraille
Please click here for the transcript and further credits.
TRIGGER WARNING: A panic attack
CAST In order of appearance
Shel - Nathan Blades
Sam - Erika Sanderson
Andy - Robert Cudmore
The Operator - David Ault
Zinnia - Sarah Golding
MUSIC
Music in the performance hall is Can’t Stop Us by Mugzy (used with the artist’s permission – thank you).
The song "Vem kan segla förutan vind" is sung by Karin Heimdahl
Schritte auf Kiesel und gras - Steps on pebbles and gras by ramiroocampo Garden Background by Fabrizio84 Foley_Cloth_Movement_Jacket_96khz.wav by Nox_Sound sfx_turnschuhe_auf_kieselsteinen_01.wav by aarom
Herring Gull 2.wav by Canardo55 Distant small boat returning to marina.WAV by jackmichaelking
Walking on wet and muddy marsh land with clothing rustle.WAV by jackmichaelking
Perfect Retreat Episode 1 Not Here
Season 2 · Episode 1
Wednesday, December 22, 2021 • Duration 16:02
“PERFECT RETREAT, Episode 1 – Not Here” is written and produced by Fiona Thraille
Pleas click here for the transcript and further credits.
TRIGGER WARNING: Brief mentions of death/grief, depictions of social anxiety and a panic attack
CAST In order of appearance
Voiceover - Angela Ness
The Operator - David Ault
Sam - Erika Sanderson
Sally, the journalist - Wendy Lap
Lavender Bee - Fiona Thraille
Craig - RJ Bayley
Maja - Karin Heimdahl
John - Matthew MacLean
Andy - Robert Cudmore
Claire - Wendy Lap
MUSIC
Music for Intro is Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod
License: The song "Vem kan segla förutan vind" is sung by Karin Heimdahl
Perfect Retreat Trailer
Season 2
Saturday, August 14, 2021 • Duration 01:49
Trailer for Perfect Retreat
Set in the summer of 2021, Perfect Retreat is about Sam, still grieving from the loss of a close relative, winning a competition to spend two weeks on an artists' retreat in a remote island in the North Atlantic. But what does the plaque above the door: "Creativity is Life" mean for those who can no longer create?
“Perfect Retreat” is a six part series written and produced by Fiona Thraille, coming soon to Dashing Onions Audio. It has a website here: https://perfect-retreat.yolasite.com/
The TRANSCRIPT for this trailer is at the bottom of this page, after the credits.
CAST
Sam - Erika Sanderson
Maja - Karin Heimdahl
Shel - Nathan Blades
Craig - RJ Bayley
The Operator - David Ault
Mary-Leanna Greenshields - Wendy Lap
Lavender Bee - Fiona Thraille
John - Matthew Mclean
MUSIC
The song "Vem kan segla förutan vind" is sung by Karin Heimdahl
1. Enter the elevator alone. 2. Proceed to the fourth floor. 3. Descend to the second floor. 4. Proceed to the sixth floor. 5. Return to the second floor. 6. Ascend to the tenth floor. 7. Return to the fifth floor. A young woman may enter the elevator here. Do not look at her or talk to her, whatever she does. 8. Press the button for the first floor. – If the elevator descends to the first floor, exit immediately. Do not look back or speak. – If the elevator starts to go up, it’s going to the Other World. No one will be on the tenth floor. The power might be out. The sky will be darker, with a red cross in the distance…
Music, mix and additional editing/SFX by Katharine Seaton
Artwork by Megan Burnside
Customs is a collaborative project with Dashing Onions, Dayton Writers Movement, Old Souls Audio and Wonky Salamander and was originally produced for .
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Music for “It’s Alright to Write and Be with Lavender Bee” is Clean Soul by Kevin MacLeod
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
Under CC0 licence From Freesound.org https://freesound.org/
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Under licence agreement from Free To Use Sounds https://www.freetousesounds.com/
MAJA: (SINGING UNDER THE ENTIRE TRAILER (IN SWEDISH))
Vem kan segla förutan vind? Vem kan ro utan åror? Vem kan skiljas från vännen sin Utan att fälla tårar? Jag kan segla förutan vind Jag kan ro utan åror Men ej skiljas från vännen min Utan att fälla tårar
SHEL: It is a perfect retreat.
CRAIG: just take in the sea air, the space... Use these couple of weeks to get back to making art.
SAM: It’s not easy, accepting a gift. Puts you on edge - why are you giving me this? What’s in it for you?
LAVENDER BEE: Sea air is a cure for everything!
THE OPERATOR: Mr MacBride has insisted we provide for your every need. All you need to do in return is create.
MARY-LEANNA GREENSHIELDS: No life without creativity.
SHEL: No life without creativity
MAJA: We’ll celebrate it!
MARY-LEANNA GREENSHIELDS: I can’t!
SAM: I can’t!
SOUND: SEAGULL CRIES
JOHN: She’ll not rest until you’re all gone from here! And neither will we!
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