This Weird Normal
A five-part audio fiction podcast about seven young actors who had planned to take a theatre show to the Edinburgh Festival. Then the pandemic struck. Now it is June, and for some of the group it feels as if they are faced with a choice. Do they just sit about waiting for something – anything – to happen. Or do they start making plans? This Weird Normal is developed from an idea by Asif Khan and is written by Asif Khan, Stella Kammel and Susan Wokoma. It was recorded by RADA sound specialists.
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Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
A new five-part audio fiction podcast about seven young actors who had planned to take a theatre show to the Edinburgh Festival. Then the pandemic struck. Now it's June, and for some of the group it feels as if they are faced with a choice. Do they just sit about waiting for something – anything – to happen? Or do they start making plans?
This Weird Normal is based on an original idea by Asif Khan and was developed with Stella Kammel and Susan Wokoma. It is a RADA Audio Production. It was recorded by RADA sound specialists.
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
In episode 1 of This Weird Normal... Drama Cell, a new theatre company, are trying to put on a show. How do they do it? Where do they do it? How do they keep the audience socially distanced? And finally, how do you keep your motivation while balancing everything to survive in lockdown?
This Weird Normal: A Wicked Idea by Asif Khan
Shelly was played by Sophie Kleiman,
Morgan by Omar Bynon,
Holly by Rachel Barnwell,
Pearl by Mali O’Donnell,
Hakeem by Caleb Obediah
Aysha by Funlola Olufunwa
Sound Design and recording by Cathy Dixon
Sound Mix by Adam Woodhams
Sound Supervision by Steve Mayo
Music by Ryan Anderson, from the Album Never Sleep
Available under a Creative Commons license from freemusicarchive.org
Assistant Director Anita Gander
Director Jeremy Mortimer
Executive Producer Pamela Jikiemi
This Weird Normal was developed from an idea by Asif Khan
And is a RADA Audio Production
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
In episode 5 of This Weird Normal... It's performance day. Or is it? In the final episode of the series of This Weird Normal Drama Cell have a lot of figure out to get this show on the road.
This Weird Normal: Is This Crazy Enough? by Stella Kammel
Shelly was played by Sophie Kleiman
Morgan by Omar Bynon
Holly by Rachel Barnwell
Susie by Katya Morrison
Hakeem by Caleb Obediah
Rizwan by Gavi Singh Chera
Pearl by Mali O’Donnell
Dave by Patrick Brennan
Dawn by Tracy Wiles
Aysha by Funlola Olufunwa
Sound Design and recording by Cathy Dixon
Sound Mix by Adam Woodhams
Sound Supervision by Steve Mayo
Music by Ryan Anderson, from the Album Never Sleep
Available under a Creative Commons license from freemusicarchive.org
Assistant Director Anita Gander
Director Jeremy Mortimer
Executive Producer Pamela Jikiemi
This Weird Normal was developed from an idea by Asif Khan
And is a RADA Audio Production
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
In episode 4 of This Weird Normal... The performance is tomorrow and is under threat. Drama Cell’s benefactor might be getting too involved and last minute artistic choices are adding tension. Riz is missing rehearsal, Hakeem has fallen out with his mum and the show venue might not be available. But most importantly, will Barry the bin man with a Strictly Come Dancing tattoo make it in to the final performance of Mashed Up London?
This Weird Normal: A Horsey Thing by Asif Khan
Shelly was played by Sophie Kleiman
Morgan by Omar Bynon
Hakeem by Caleb Obediah
Rizwan by Gavi Singh Chera
Pearl by Mali O’Donnell
Dave by Patrick Brennan
Sound Design and recording by Ben Pavely
Sound Mix by Adam Woodhams
Sound Supervision by Steve Mayo
Music by Ryan Anderson, from the Album Never Sleep
Available under a Creative Commons license from freemusicarchive.org
Assistant Director Anita Gander
Director Jeremy Mortimer
Executive Producer Pamela Jikiemi
This Weird Normal was developed from an idea by Asif Khan
And is a RADA Audio Production
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
In episode 3 of This Weird Normal... It’s theatre-geek love at first site. Holly doesn’t want to waste today’s excellent make-up, and Morgan is on the roof to get aerial shots from the Whitgift Centre for the promo film. Drama Cell is scoping out possible performance venues but life is getting in the way of making theatre.
This Weird Normal: Death to Zoom by Susan Wokoma.
Shelly was played by Sophie Kleiman,
Morgan by Omar Bynon
Holly by Rachel Barnwell
Hakeem by Caleb Obediah
Rizwan by Gavi Singh Chera
Susie by Katya Morrison
Pearl by Mali O’Donnell
Dave by Patrick Brennan
Sound Design and recording by Henry Parritt
Sound Mix by Adam Woodhams
Sound Supervision by Steve Mayo
Music by Ryan Anderson, from the Album Never Sleep
Available under a Creative Commons license from freemusicarchive.org
Assistant Director Anita Gander
Director Jeremy Mortimer
Executive Producer Pamela Jikiemi
This Weird Normal was developed from an idea by Asif Khan
And is a RADA Audio Production
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
In episode 2 of This Weird Normal... What do you do when you run out of milk during a pandemic? Hit the Baileys and get on the banana bread frenzy. Suzie can’t hug her mum and Riz might have overstayed his welcome at Pearl’s – and amongst all this, Drama Cell are trying to create a piece of theatre but they’ve got no following, no money and their dreams of going to the Edinburgh Festival are dead.
Contains some adult content.
This Weird Normal: Granola and Baileys by Stella Kammel.
Shelly was played by Sophie Kleiman
Morgan by Omar Bynon
Holly by Rachel Barnwell
Pearl by Mali O’Donnell
Hakeem by Caleb Obediah
Rizwan by Gavi Singh Chera
Susie by Katya Morrison
Dawn by Tracy Wiles
Shop Owner by Benjamin Isaac
Sound Design and recording by Henry Boothroyd
Sound Mix by Adam Woodhams
And Sound Supervision by Steve Mayo
Music by Ryan Anderson, from the Album Never Sleep
Available under a Creative Commons license from freemusicarchive.org
Assistant Director Anita Gander
Director Jeremy Mortimer
Executive Producer Pamela Jikiemi
This Weird Normal was developed from an idea by Asif Khan
And is a RADA Audio Production