Productions
Horror
Renfield
'A Vampire's bite... a descent into madness...'
An Evcol Entertainment production.
Featuring the voice talent of Richard Cotton. Written, Directed and Produced by Simon James Collier. Adapted from Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'. Soundscape Design by Archie Lyon-Maris.
The Raven
This new adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic Gothic tale is a re-working of Poe’s original story, with Lady Elizabeth Woodruff wrestling with melancholic thoughts after losing her lover; a love whose death she questions her own involvement with upon discovering that she and her estranged husband were themselves engaged in a passionate affair.
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Cast: Helen Stirling-Lane, Mitch Howell & Michael Eriera
Reviews
The following reviews are for the theatrical production upon which the audio production is based.
"This concept is interesting for literary & non-literary types alike. Refreshing to hear a decidedly male romantic narrative reworked for a female voice."
"Kudos on expanding a poem to a full scale production with stunning set, lighting & costumes. Poe would have been proud to have seen what I did!"
"Sandra Veronica Stanczyk must be praised for the feat of carrying such a lot of text. Her part is substantial and demanding and she meets the challenge valiantly."
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Brilliant scientist and billionaire heir to his father’s eco-friendly multi-national conglomerate, Christophé Baptiste is kidnapped and held hostage by his captors in a subterranean prison. There, in this dark and dank dungeon he is relentlessly questioned and tortured, though even through his drug induced inquisition, he is still unsure as to what exactly his abductors want from him. Mustering all his strength and mental
willpower, Christophé uses every ounce of his being to battle for his very survival.
Cast: Mitch Howell
Skin
ONE VOICE AWARD nomination:
RADIO - DRAMA BEST PERFORMANCE - ACTRESS [UK]
Samantha Boffin - 'Skin' - 2020
A few months ago, London-based Vivian Shorewood decided to take a stand, albeit a small one, against world injustice, and began her attempt to readdress the balance. She selected one particularly offensive and repugnant individual, and after following a carefully executed plan she lured him into her trap, immobilised him, and brought him back to her
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cellar where she proceeded to… skin him! ‘Skin’ follows the first night of her fight…
Cast: Samantha Boffin
Dracula
A twelve-part audio drama. Dracula, Bram Stoker’s enduring horror classic tells the story of newly qualified lawyer Jonathan Harker, Design Brief who arrives in Transylvania to meet with the mysterious Count Dracula and help him with the purchase of a London home. As a guest in Dracula’s remote and crumbling castle, Harker soon discovers a darker side to both his new client and his foreboding castle...
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Cast: Samantha Boffin, Carl Dolamore, Zachary Elliott-Hatton, Kimberley Ensor, Cristinel Hogas, Emma Hough, Mitch Howell, Grant Leat, Harriet Clare Main, Georgie Montgomery, J. B. Newman and Richard Warrick
Reviews
The following reviews are for the theatrical production upon which the audio production is based.
LondonTheatre 1
"Good, blood-curdling stuff on a cold, dark night. Dracula is glib, facile, mercurial and endearingly chatty; right up until the moment when he sinks his teeth into your neck."
Ham and High
"...it is so well played, the story comes up as fascinating, fresh and scary as ever. [Simon James Collier] ...has achieved a special coup of casting a Romanian actor to play the titular Transylvanian count. Cristinel Hogas’ accent, imposing presence and charm make him a dead ringer for the immortal count."
A Younger Theatre
"The show is relatively true to the book, with the exception of an unexpected ending. The cast work together brilliantly and easily encapsulate
the cleverness of the book into their performance. If you like a bit of a chilling tale, then this is definitely the production for you."
Skin II: The Session
It’s been four years since vegan serial killer Vivian Shorewood skinned the first of her sixteen victims in what she deemed a ‘boutique culling’ of London’s more undesirable inhabitants. Frustrated that her five previous psychiatrists haven’t truly been able to embrace or understand, and in some cases even believe her actions, she decided to make an appointment to see Dr. Martin Boyden, a respected expert in his field. ‘Skin II: The Session’ is their first meeting, which happened last Thursday at 11.45 am.
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Cast: Samantha Boffin, Mitch Howell & Georgie Montgomery
Jekyll & Hyde - Corpus Delicti
An Evcol Entertainment / Clockwork Digital Studios Production, a part of the On Another Wavelength audio anthology series, Written by Adam Dechanel, Inspired by Robert Louis Stephenson’s classic story, Directed & Produced by Simon James Collier, Series Created & Co Produced by Adam Dechanel, Co-Directed by Samantha Boffin, Original Song by Richard Bates, With Sound Design by Zachary Elliott-Hatton.
Cast: Samantha Boffin, Michelle Campbell-Jones, Kymberley Cochrane, Carl Dolamore, Will Harrison-Wallace, Mitch Howell, Chris Machari, Georgie Montgomery, Mark Stewart, J. P. Turner & Maggie Turner.
Reviews
The following reviews are for the theatrical production upon which the audio production is based.
LondonTheatre1
"The obsessed Doctor Jekyll frantically scrawling on the walls of the room looking for answers to how and what he has created – it is a very charged atmosphere, fantastically staged by Simon James Collier. The story has been given a new spin by Adam Dechanel, and is utterly absorbing. A fantastic thrill ride, not for the faint hearted!"
British Theatre Guide
"Despite the familiarity of the story, it still has a cliff-hanger quality as it unfolds and under Simon James Collier’s direction delivers several frissons of evil to make back hairs bristle. This production doesn’t shirk the violence the stems from Hyde but it is cleverly handled by Omar F Okai and, though stylised, still sends shivers down the spine."
London Theatre Reviews
"It’s an extremely free adaptation of Stevenson’s classic novel, reduced to suit the dramatic needs and resources of a pub theatre. This in-your-face production, so honestly performed, uses the platform stage bordered by books and open space in addition to the aisles close to the audience."
Skin III: The Final Incision
It’s been nine years since vegan serial killer Vivian Shorewood skinned the first of her twenty-eight victims. She receives a call from Oakleaf Nursing Home, in Wollaton, Nottingham, where her mother, 84-year-old Hilary, has taken a turn for the worse. Hilary’s Care Worker intimates to Vivian that maybe she should pay her mother a visit, sooner rather than later. What Vivian doesn’t know is that Hilary has both something to tell her daughter, something she has kept a secret her entire life, and to ask of her one last request.
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Cast: Samantha Boffin, Maggie Turner & Kimberley Ensor
Dolls Play in the Dark
Great-Aunt Agnes loved playing in the attic and not even death has stopped her.
An Evcol Entertainment / Clockwork Digital Studios Original Production, a part of the On Another Wavelength audio anthology series featuring the voice talents of Holly Gillanders, Mitch Howell and Maggie Turner – Written by John Stanley, Directed & Produced by Simon James Collier, Series Created & Co-Produced by Adam Dechanel, Soundscape Design: Zachary Elliott-Hatton.
One for Sorrow
‘That house eats people.’
An Evcol Entertainment / Clockwork Digital Studios Original Production, a part of the On Another Wavelength audio anthology series featuring the voice talent of Holly Gillanders & Maggie Turner – Written by Nigel Auchterlounie, Directed & Produced by Simon James Collier, Series Created & Co-Produced by Adam Dechanel, Soundscape Design Charlie Braham.
ONE VOICE AWARD nomination
RADIO - DRAMA BEST PERFORMANCE - ACTRESS [UK]
Holly Gillanders - 'One for Sorrow' - 2024
Silo 9979
'Silo 9979: Rayna's been safe inside the retrofitted missile silo while hell rained down outside but now, she's run out of food, and she's going to have to venture out.’
An Evcol Entertainment / Clockwork Digital Studios Original Production, a part of the On Another Wavelength audio anthology series featuring the voice talent of Leonora Haig and Mitch Howell – Written by Chuck Peters, Directed & Produced by Simon James Collier, Series Created & Co-Produced by Adam Dechanel, Soundscape Design: Zachary Elliott-Hatton.
Black Glass
'Trust nothing except the Glass.’
An Evcol Entertainment / Clockwork Digital Studios Original Production, a part of the On Another Wavelength audio anthology series featuring the voice talent of Michelle Campbell-Jones, Leonora Haig, Mitch Howell, and Chris Machari – Written by John Stanley, Directed & Produced by Simon James Collier, Series Created & Co-Produced by Adam Dechanel, Soundscape Design: Zachary Elliott-Hatton.
The Choice
‘An embittered, disillusioned cop, an ancient vampire. Both have a choice to make that will decide their ultimate fate.’
An Evcol Entertainment / Clockwork Digital Studios Original Production, a part of the On Another Wavelength audio anthology series featuring the voice talent of Leonora Haig, Will Harrison-Wallace, Mitch Howell and Chris Machari – Written by C Edward Sellner, Directed & Produced by Simon James Collier, Series Created & Co-Produced by Adam Dechanel, Soundscape Design: Zachary Elliott-Hatton.
Matilda
‘Matilda was just a machine that ran on dreams and gasoline.’
An Evcol Entertainment / Clockwork Digital Studios Original Production, a part of the On Another Wavelength audio anthology series featuring the voice talent of Michelle Campbell-Jones, Sophie Dean, Will Harrison-Wallace, Mitch Howell & Chris Machari – Written by Ron Fortier, Directed & Produced by Simon James Collier, Series Created & Co-Produced by Adam Dechanel, Soundscape Design: Charlie Braham.