Challis, Ben, D'Arcy, Geraint, Dean, Robert, Hand, Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2076-1435, Smith, Rob and Traynor, Mary
(2014)
Wireless zombies! A re-creation of Golden Age radio drama for a contemporary audience.
Studies in Theatre and Performance, 34 (3).
pp. 252-259.
ISSN 1468-2761
Abstract
The literally unseen yet fully imagined abject condition of the zombie has ensured that this incarnation of horror has played a resonant role in the history of popular radio drama through to the digital audio cultures of the present day. This article describes and contextualizes the production of Lover’s Lane (2013), an all-new zombie radio play in the 1940s style, by audio and radio researchers at the University of South Wales. This practical re-creation of the performance practices of ‘Golden Age’ radio was designed for both theatre and online audiences simultaneously. The discussion includes a variety of perspectives: writing/directing (Hand); production and broadcast (Traynor); music composition and performance (Challis and Smith); sound effects (Dean); and voice acting (D’Arcy).
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | radio drama,zombies,practice-as-research,sound effects |
Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Art, Media and American Studies |
UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Film, Television and Media |
Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
Date Deposited: | 28 Feb 2017 01:46 |
Last Modified: | 13 Nov 2023 17:31 |
URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/62737 |
DOI: | 10.1080/14682761.2014.970342 |
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