Fourth Wheel Theatre
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -Fourth Wheel Productions produce podcasts of audio theatre. We sometimes also attempt live audio theatre performance! Other podcasts available are: The Fifth Horseman @https://fifthhorseman.buzzsprout.com
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Baking Bad LIVE on South Terrace Dec 10 2023
December 11, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBThe story of a Bake-Off competition to select a bride for a Prince and how goodness (and some magic) succeeds against greed and corruption. The cast are: · Annie as Announcer . Helen C. as Verita · Scarlett as Cindy and Amaretti · Fiona W. as Esme Goodfairy · Ron as Gareth Rella · Fiona M. as Saccharine Cole · Isabelle as Drizella · Madeline as Brittle · Stephen as Diablo Hades · Malcolm as King Rupert · Helen P. as No-el the Fool ·...
Baking Bad - A Christmas Pantomime
November 04, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBThe story of a Bake-Off competition to select a bride for a Prince and how goodness (and some magic) succeeds against greed and corruption. [SOUNDBITE] The cast are: · Helen C. as Verita (and narrator) · Scarlett as Cindy and Amaretti · Fiona W. as Esme Goodfairy · Ron as Gareth Rella · Fiona M. as Saccharine Cole · Isabelle as Drizella · Madeline as Brittle · Stephen as Diablo Hades · Malcolm as King Rupert · Helen P. as No-el the Fool ·...
Lost Horizon - Act One
March 18, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBLOST HORIZON - a story of hope in a confused world. Following a plane crash, Conway, a British consul, his deputy, a missionary and an American financier, find themselves stranded in the enigmatic snow covered mountains of Tibet. They are rescued and taken to a hidden valley and the monastic community known as Shangri-La.
Hark the Feral - Christmas Pantomime 2022
December 17, 2022 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBThe Feral newspaper is owned by Kerry King and run by Terrance Weirdly the editor and his team of Shredder and Stefano Grunt. They are a middle-aged white male clique who ignore the efforts of other workers, Titania and Cindy. Gabrielle volunteers at St Pat's Soup Kitchen with Cindy. Cindy saves her when a soup cauldron falls over. Gabrielle reveals she was hit on the head while rescuing injured orphans from a fire on Christmas Island. The accident left her with amnesia about who she was. S...
Hark the Feral - Christmas Pantomime 2022 (Live!)
December 17, 2022 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBThe Feral newspaper is owned by Kerry King and run by Terrance Weirdly the editor and his team of Shredder and Stefano Grunt. They are a middle-aged white male clique who ignore the efforts of other workers, Titania and Cindy. Gabrielle volunteers at St Pat's Soup Kitchen with Cindy. Cindy saves her when a soup cauldron falls over. Gabrielle reveals she was hit on the head while rescuing injured orphans from a fire on Christmas Island. The accident left her with amnesia about who she was. S...
Lost Horizon - Act Three
September 24, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBLOST HORIZON - a story of hope in a confused world. Following a plane crash, Conway, a British consul, his deputy, a missionary and an American financier, find themselves in the enigmatic snow covered mountains of Tibet. Here they discover a seemingly perfect hidden community where they are welcomed with gracious hospitality. Intrigued by its mystery, the travellers set about discovering the hidden secret at the shimmering heart of Shangri-La. Act Three: Conway realises his destiny.
Lost Horizon - Act Two
September 18, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBLOST HORIZON - a story of hope in a confused world. Following a plane crash, Conway, a British consul, his deputy, a missionary and an American financier, find themselves in the enigmatic snow covered mountains of Tibet. Here they discover a seemingly perfect hidden community where they are welcomed with gracious hospitality. Intrigued by its mystery, the travellers set about discovering the hidden secret at the shimmering heart of Shangri-La. Act Two: Conway continues his story -- a strange...
What A Waste - Christmas Pantomime 2021
December 15, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBThe story of a journey from kitchen to bin as experienced by a recyclable HDPE bottle (called Hope). Hope’s vision is that all Synthetic polymers achieve their true destiny:- to be recycled. A Christmas Pantomime (video available at https://youtu.be/z7vhJdfi5k4) Written and Directed by Tim McGrath Cast of Characters Narrator: FIONA MCVEY · Hope – HDPE bottle (optimist) HELEN PEERLESS · Polly – Polypropylene food container (anxious) ANNIE TAYLOR · Con – PBAT foam foo...
What A Waste
December 15, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBThe story of a journey from kitchen to bin as experienced by a recyclable HDPE bottle (called Hope). Hope’s vision is that all Synthetic polymers achieve their true destiny:- to be recycled. A Christmas Pantomime (video available at https://youtu.be/z7vhJdfi5k4) Written and Directed by Tim McGrath Cast of Characters Narrator: FIONA MCVEY · Hope – HDPE bottle (optimist) HELEN PEERLESS · Polly – Polypropylene food container (anxious) ANNIE TAYLOR · Con – PBAT foam foo...
A Corner Pocket Carol (Version B)
November 24, 2020 23:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBThe story of a property dispute related to the building at end of South Terrace. Scrooge is intent on redeveloping the cafe into a parking lot. Three visions make her realise that it is better to be part of a community and that money is not everything. Told through the timeless format of pantomime. CAST: Narrator .... Fiona McVey Scrooge – Property developer .... Stephen McVey Bob Cratchit – Café owner .... Kim Petersen Tiny Tim – Café Patron .... Isabelle McGrath Mister Kickie - ...
A Corner Pocket Carol (Version A)
November 18, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBThe story of a property dispute related to the building at end of South Terrace. Scrooge is intent on redeveloping the cafe into a parking lot. Three visions make her realise that it is better to be part of a community and that money is not everything. Told through the timeless format of pantomime. CAST: Narrator .... Fiona Wheeler Scrooge – Property developer .... Peter Hocking Bob Cratchit – Café owner .... Fiona McVey Tiny Tim – Café Patron .... Helen Peerless Mister Kickie - Barist...
Pig Melon - Act Five
September 25, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBA young shelf stacker from the Perth suburbs is met at the Australia Day fireworks by a university sociology professor who specialises in the phonetics of the English language. The professor teases her about her ambition to be sociably acceptable given her accent and coarse language. He suggests an experiment. Over 9 months she is intensively taught to speak Cultivated Australian English and behave like a socialite. She is exhibited and tested at the Melbourne Cup Lunch at the Royal Perth...
Pig Melon - Sample
September 19, 2020 03:00 - 2 minutes - 1.44 MB"Pig Melon" is an Australian adaptation of the play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw (which was also adapted as the musical "My Fair Lady") The Cast: Eliza Doolittle (bogan) | : | Helen Peerless Professor Henry Higgins (sociology professor) | : | Stephen McVey Doctor Pickering (friend and conscience of Higgins) | : | Peter Hocking Alfred Doolittle (philosophical father of Eliza) | : | Ron Potiphar Mrs. Higgins (mother of Henry) | : | Fiona McVey Sarcastic Bystander | : | Ron Potiphar
Pig Melon - Act One
September 19, 2020 02:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBA young shelf stacker from the Perth suburbs is met at the Australia Day fireworks by a university sociology professor who specialises in the phonetics of the English language. The professor teases her about her ambition to be sociably acceptable given her accent and coarse language. He suggests an experiment. Over 9 months she is intensively taught to speak Cultivated Australian English and behave like a socialite. She is exhibited and tested at the Melbourne Cup Lunch at the Royal Perth...
Pig Melon - Act Three
September 18, 2020 02:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBA young shelf stacker from the Perth suburbs is met at the Australia Day fireworks by a university sociology professor who specialises in the phonetics of the English language. The professor teases her about her ambition to be sociably acceptable given her accent and coarse language. He suggests an experiment. Over 9 months she is intensively taught to speak Cultivated Australian English and behave like a socialite. She is exhibited and tested at the Melbourne Cup Lunch at the Royal Perth...
Pig Melon - Act Two
September 18, 2020 02:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBA young shelf stacker from the Perth suburbs is met at the Australia Day fireworks by a university sociology professor who specialises in the phonetics of the English language. The professor teases her about her ambition to be sociably acceptable given her accent and coarse language. He suggests an experiment. Over 9 months she is intensively taught to speak Cultivated Australian English and behave like a socialite. She is exhibited and tested at the Melbourne Cup Lunch at the Royal Perth...
Pig Melon Episode Four
September 16, 2020 06:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBA young shelf stacker from the Perth suburbs is met at the Australia Day fireworks by a university sociology professor who specialises in the phonetics of the English language. The professor teases her about her ambition to be sociably acceptable given her accent and coarse language. He suggests an experiment. Over 9 months she is intensively taught to speak Cultivated Australian English and behave like a socialite. She is exhibited and tested at the Melbourne Cup Lunch at the Royal Perth...
Pig Melon Act Four
September 16, 2020 06:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBA young shelf stacker from the Perth suburbs is met at the Australia Day fireworks by a university sociology professor who specialises in the phonetics of the English language. The professor teases her about her ambition to be sociably acceptable given her accent and coarse language. He suggests an experiment. Over 9 months she is intensively taught to speak Cultivated Australian English and behave like a socialite. She is exhibited and tested at the Melbourne Cup Lunch at the Royal Perth...
Pig Melon Act Five
September 15, 2020 09:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBA young shelf stacker from the Perth suburbs is met at the Australia Day fireworks by a university sociology professor who specialises in the phonetics of the English language. The professor teases her about her ambition to be sociably acceptable given her accent and coarse language. He suggests an experiment. Over 9 months she is intensively taught to speak Cultivated Australian English and behave like a socialite. She is exhibited and tested at the Melbourne Cup Lunch at the Royal Perth...
Pig Melon Act Three
September 15, 2020 04:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBA young shelf stacker from the Perth suburbs is met at the Australia Day fireworks by a university sociology professor who specialises in the phonetics of the English language. The professor teases her about her ambition to be sociably acceptable given her accent and coarse language. He suggests an experiment. Over 9 months she is intensively taught to speak Cultivated Australian English and behave like a socialite. She is exhibited and tested at the Melbourne Cup Lunch at the Royal Perth...
Pig Melon Act Two
September 15, 2020 03:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBA young shelf stacker from the Perth suburbs is met at the Australia Day fireworks by a university sociology professor who specialises in the phonetics of the English language. The professor teases her about her ambition to be sociably acceptable given her accent and coarse language. He suggests an experiment. Over 9 months she is intensively taught to speak Cultivated Australian English and behave like a socialite. She is exhibited and tested at the Melbourne Cup Lunch at the Royal Perth...
Pig Melon Act One
September 15, 2020 03:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBA young shelf stacker from the Perth suburbs is met at the Australia Day fireworks by a university sociology professor who specialises in the phonetics of the English language. The professor teases her about her ambition to be sociably acceptable given her accent and coarse language. He suggests an experiment. Over 9 months she is intensively taught to speak Cultivated Australian English and behave like a socialite. She is exhibited and tested at the Melbourne Cup Lunch at the Royal Perth...
Arsenic and Old Lace
May 22, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBCast: Daniel McGrath | : | Jonathan Brewster | - | surgically scarred criminal on the run (brother to Mortimer and Douglas) Helen Peerless | : | Mortimer Brewster | - | effete theatre critic for a Perth paper (brother to Jonathon and Douglas) Isabelle McGrath | : | Abby Brewster | - | scatty elderly spinster (sister of Martha) Fiona McVey | : | Martha Brewster | - | resolute elderly spinster (sister of Abby) Tim McGrath | : | Douglas Brewster | - | eccentric fantasist (lunatic brother to M...
Arsenic and Old Lace
May 22, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBCast: Daniel McGrath | : | Jonathan Brewster | - | surgically scarred criminal on the run (brother to Mortimer and Douglas) Helen Peerless | : | Mortimer Brewster | - | effete theatre critic for a Perth paper (brother to Jonathon and Douglas) Isabelle McGrath | : | Abby Brewster | - | scatty elderly spinster (sister of Martha) Fiona McVey | : | Martha Brewster | - | resolute elderly spinster (sister of Abby) Tim McGrath | : | Douglas Brewster | - | eccentric fantasist (lunatic brother to M...
Arsenic and Old Lace - Teaser
May 10, 2020 22:00 - 1 minute - 1.26 MBCOMING SOON: The play revolves around the Brewster family, composed mainly of maniacs, some of them homicidal. The hero, Mortimer Brewster, is a drama critic who must deal with his crazy, murderous family and local police in Fremantle, Western Australia as he debates whether to go through with his recent promise to marry the woman he loves. His family includes two spinster aunts who have taken to murdering lonely old men by poisoning them with a glass of home-made elderberry wine laced wit...