The Midweek Drama
The Midweek Drama
Bamalam Productions
The Midweek Drama is our flagship podcast, a collection of audio dramas written by contemporary writers and performed by new acting talent. Drama, Comedy, Serial, SCIFI, LGBTQIA+ and everything in between, you're guaranteed to find something you like.
HEMINGS & CONDELL - PART TWO
In the second half of our two Part saga, we pick up where we left our players, as they are thrown into turmoil as the Queen's gaze turns towards their perceived treachery in the wake of Essex and Southampton's failed rebellion. Part 2 continues the story of Hemings & Condell as they overcome obstacles, fire and ultimately contemplate how history will remember not only their work, but the Great Bard himself...
Apr 5, 2023
37 min
HEMINGS & CONDELL - Part One
John Hemings (1566-1630) and Henry Condell (1576-1627) are two names that you may not recognise but are two names that are fundamentally responsible for Shakespeare's surviving works. Together they collated the great bard's plays into the very first folio in 1623, 7 years after the death of William Shakespeare. Now 400 years later, Bamalam Productions are delighted to bring Martin Keady's version of events to life in this two-part story covering the lives of two of history's overlooked heroes. In Part One, we follow Hemings and Condell through their days as players, meeting a little unknown playwright called Will and as they fight to cement their place as thespians and erect a theatre that would become a beacon of light in a country infested with plague and treasonous murmurings...
Mar 29, 2023
29 min
TALK ABOUT THE PASSION
Talk About The Passion is an intense, twisting study of guilt and grief, and the media’s fascination with serial killers. A young child is horrifically murdered, leaving his father tortured by impossible guilt. Meanwhile, the autobiography of the serial killer is a hit publication and the publisher, Evelyn Ayles, has made a fortune from the book. Now Jason Carroway comes to her office after his manuscript is rejected and he is determined to make her hear his story, one way or another. The Bamalam Team are delighted to bring this adaptation to life for audio. Talk about the Passion was first performed in 1998 at the Birds Nest Theatre, London and the original play is available for purchase online: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/talk-about-the-passion--rattlesnakes-9780413774798/
Feb 22, 2023
49 min
EASTSIDE STREET
Eastside Street! You have to live here to believe it! In this fast past comedy, take a trip down Eastside Street for a glimpse into the... quirky, lives of its various residents.
Jan 25, 2023
25 min
COLLABORATION
Set in Paris between 1930 and 1945, legendary singer Edith Piaf, is investigated for charges of collaborating with the Nazi regime throughout the occupation of France, during World War II. Collaboration is the story of determination, friendship, survival and a woman with a voice that could enchant the world, told through the eyes of her lifelong companion and supposed half-sister…
Dec 28, 2022
40 min
CHARITABLE CREATURES
The World Animal Trust Charity Shop is no stranger to some quirky visitors and donations, today is no exception! As potential newbie Annabel arrives for a day of volunteering, things start to take a crazy turn. A cat napper, a serial pigeon rescuer and a dangerous criminal... All in a day's work for this little Charity Shop!
Nov 19, 2022
48 min
FIFTY & NIFTY
Marjorie Pardoe runs an over-50s self-help group, or so she thinks. The help she gives is a matter of opinion, but the only opinion that matters to Marjorie is her own, but today's meeting doesn't go as planned in more ways than one...
Jun 22, 2022
19 min
IT'S COMPLICATED
Angela is hysterically chasing after her youth, amongst other things and there's only one person who can keep her on the path to sanity, her best friend Marie.
Jun 22, 2022
10 min
CYCLONE MADGE AND THE UNEXPECTED CONSEQUENCE
Cyclone Madge is coming! Will and Nigel find themselves facing a long night of camping ahead, but the weather isn't the only thing on their minds...
Jun 22, 2022
14 min
CHUDDY
When Heather's daughter is rushed into hospital, she is left in the halls feeling helpless, where she meets a fellow mother Jax. The two women soon learn that despite their differences, they may have a few things in common after all.
Jun 15, 2022
14 min
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