This week, we sit in with David K. Barnes, Octavia Bray, and Tom Crowley to discuss the making of the Pirate Arc!
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Directed by Amani Zardoe
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall ...
There’s not long to go until we release tickets on the 30th August for our in-person The Magnus Protocol screening, happening in Manchester on Sunday 22nd October from 2.30pm.
It’s Romans vs Pirates in the ultimate stand-off. There’s danger and drama aplenty – so why can’t Octavia keep her eyes off Charmian?
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Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Last week, we shared a pretty exciting update about The Magnus Protocol. If you haven’t yet read it, 2023-08-21 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, we hear a selection of cast members talk about the dream roles, the challenges of working in the audio medium, and what they love about their characters
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Directed by Amani Zardoe
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Exec...
Hi folks,
Today we wanted to give you a big update on everything related to The Magnus Protocol that has been going on behind the scenes here at Rusty Towers. This is looking to be a pretty chunky one, so grab a comforting beverage of your choice and settle down for a long read...
2023-08-17 15:26:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Unable to devise a rescue plan, Mark and Gaius are at their wits’ end. It may be Cleopatra’s time to shine – for a price.
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We hope that you have had a wonderful week. Here at Rusty Towers, we continue to be very busy. Even though we had a two-week break on the public feeds, we’ve continued to work on a lot behind the scenes. Thanks to feedback from everyone in our production team, these breaks are accounted for ...
2023-08-14 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the Lowri Katie and Cathy team for a peak into the specific challenges of editing together a large cast and sound design project like Cry Havoc!
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● SFX: Crowds
Directed by Amani Zardoe
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Executive Producers A...
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We're here with an additional update today focusing specifiacally on The Magnus Protocol and various Kickstarter related news. We have made some really exciting progress this month in The Magnus Protocol and are very excited to be able to share some of it with you!
Firs...
2023-08-09 11:26:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Firstly, we’ve seen some reports that some Patreon subscribers have had their pledges cancelled after some upgrades to their payment systems. If you know of anyone who has had their pledge cancelled because of...
2023-08-07 15:00:54 +0000 UTC View Post
We took a long time making sure we had just the right talent to bring Rome to life, April and Amani talk about the process!
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● SFX: Crowds
Directed by Amani Zardoe
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall &...
Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Very excitingly, we are delighted this week to be introducing a new show to the RQ Network. The Lovely Dark is a fict...
2023-07-31 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later is our first scored project, sit with us in a chat with the composer Sam Jones and director Amani Zardoe to hear how it happens!
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● SFX: Crowds
Directed by Amani Zardoe
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Executive Producers...
The pirates have struck! Rome is in uproar! Octavia is writing it all down! But has she really got the measure of the infamous Sextus Pompey?
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Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
As always, we have been extremely busy this week working on both Cry Havoc and our upcoming shows. You may remember Neon Inkwell, our upcoming anthology podcast feed wh...
2023-07-24 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we dicuss the real drama of Roman history: the theatre
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Discussions of: Historical Sexism
Mentions of: slavery
SFX: Crowds
Directed by Amani Zardoe
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April S...
Quintus is seeing actors for Octavia’s latest comedy before she’s even written it! The stressed-out playwright believes things can’t get any worse. (Spoiler: She’s wrong.)
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We hope that you all had a wonderful week.
First, a quick apology for the delay in last week’s scheduled episode of Backstage. The episode covering Roman Theatre will instead go out this Friday.
Speaking of our scheduling, we’re coming up to a planned two-week break aft...
2023-07-17 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostWe want to apologise, due to a scheduling issue there will be no Patreon episode today.
Backstage: Roman Theatre will release next week. Thank you for you patience!
2023-07-14 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Charmian is Cleopatra’s loyal servant. Charmian is also secretly starring in Octavia’s play. If she can keep these two things separate, she might be OK – but fate has other ideas.
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We hope you have all had a wonderful week.
Firstly, Rusty Quill is now on Threads! You can find us by searching for “rustyquilluk”, clicking this link straight to our page, or via 2023-07-10 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we dicuss cults and the history of religions in Ancient Rome, in particular Mithras!
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Directed by Amani Zardoe
What do the Romans do when the sun goes down? Some drink, some flirt, and some seek out a mysterious cult who may or may not dabble in human sacrifice…
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Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
This week we are very excited to be welcoming a new show to the RQ Network. Not Quite Dead is a horror romance audio drama from Hanging Sloth Studios (who you may recognise from their w...
2023-07-03 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we continue chatting with Dr. Emma Southon about the history of Rome, in this case the famous entertainment of Gladitorial competition
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Delicate diplomacy and gratuitous violence: it’s all happening at the Roman arena, and Cleopatra is not amused.
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We hope you are all having a wonderful week. Here in the UK, summer is properly here and the sun is out - we can almost imagine the weather experienced by Gaius and co* (but not quite – it is still England!).
At Rusty Towers, production continues on Cry Havoc, Neon Inkwell and <...
2023-06-26 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we meet Dr. Emma Southon, a brilliant historical consultant, and every historical audio drama needs a brilliant historical consultant. Even if those audio dramas then go on to take occasional liberties with the facts provided....
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Sent out on a mission by her queen, Charmian explores the streets of Rome and swiftly gets into big, big trouble.
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Created by Dav...
2023-06-20 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
