The Midweek Drama

The Midweek Drama

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.

Episodes

October 2, 2024 20 mins
Directed by: James Steventon

Written by Ian Winterton with Neil Bell, Isabel Hague, Janine Lanek, Katie Moore and Paul Rigby

Starring: 
Christopher Eccleston & Joyce Branagh

With: Becky Kershaw, Kymberley Cochrane, Jonathan Carley, Adam Grayson, Steven Hillman, Annie Connell-Welsh & James Steventon   

Featuring: Isobella Arrowsmith, Bailey Cockroft, Brandon Harris, Ella McEvoy, M...
Mark as Played
Directed by: James Steventon

Written by Ian Winterton with Neil Bell, Isabel Hague, Janine Lanek, Katie Moore and Paul Rigby

Starring: 
Christopher Eccleston & Joyce Branagh

With: Becky Kershaw, Kymberley Cochrane, Jonathan Carley, Adam Grayson, Steven Hillman, Annie Connell-Welsh & James Steventon   

Featuring: Isobella Arrowsmith, Bailey Cockroft, Brandon Harris, Ella McEvoy, M...
Mark as Played
September 18, 2024 29 mins
Directed by: James Steventon

Written by Ian Winterton with Neil Bell, Isabel Hague, Janine Lanek, Katie Moore and Paul Rigby

Starring: 
Christopher Eccleston & Joyce Branagh

With: Becky Kershaw, Kymberley Cochrane, Jonathan Carley, Adam Grayson, Steven Hillman, Annie Connell-Welsh & James Steventon   

Featuring: Isobella Arrowsmith, Bailey Cockroft, Brandon Harris, Ella McEvoy, M...
Mark as Played
September 11, 2024 24 mins
Directed by: James Steventon

Written by Ian Winterton with Neil Bell, Isabel Hague, Janine Lanek, Katie Moore and Paul Rigby

Starring: 
Christopher Eccleston & Joyce Branagh

With: Becky Kershaw, Kymberley Cochrane, Jonathan Carley, Adam Grayson, Steven Hillman, Annie Connell-Welsh & James Steventon   

Featuring: Isobella Arrowsmith, Bailey Cockroft, Brandon Harris, Ella McEvoy, M...
Mark as Played
September 4, 2024 20 mins
Directed by: James Steventon

Written by Ian Winterton with Neil Bell, Isabel Hague, Janine Lanek, Katie Moore and Paul Rigby

Starring: 
Christopher Eccleston & Joyce Branagh

With: Becky Kershaw, Kymberley Cochrane, Jonathan Carley, Adam Grayson, Steven Hillman, Annie Connell-Welsh & James Steventon   

Featuring: Isobella Arrowsmith, Bailey Cockroft, Brandon Harris, Ella McEvoy, M...
Mark as Played
April 5, 2023 37 mins
Written By Martin Keady
Directed By James Steventon


Starring: 

Richard P. Peralta 
James Steventon 
Jacob Lander
Becky Dueck 
Katherine Rodden
Sapphire Brewer Marchant 
and
Beth Lilly 


Music 

Village Consort by Always Music
To Pirate Cove by Adriel Fair

All music rights are reserved by their respective owners.  
Mark as Played
March 29, 2023 29 mins
Written By Martin Keady
Directed By James Steventon


Starring: 

Richard P. Peralta 
James Steventon 
Jacob Lander
Becky Dueck 
Katherine Rodden
Sapphire Brewer Marchant 
and
Beth Lilly 


Music 

Village Consort by Always Music
To Pirate Cove by Adriel Fair

All music rights are reserved by their respective owners.  


Mark as Played
February 22, 2023 49 mins
Written By: Graham Farrow 
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring:
Dannie Harris as EVELYN
James Steventon as CARROWAY
Jacob Lander as SID
Richard P. Peralta as LLOYD
Beth Lilly as JENNY & NEWS READER
Mark as Played
January 25, 2023 25 mins
Written By: Robert Smyth
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring:
Katherine Rodden
Dannie Harris
Jacob Lander 
Becky Dueck
James Steventon
Beth Lilly
Richard P. Peralta
Sapphire Brewer-Marchant


Script Editor: Peter Richard Adams

Tango-Jazz (Live in Studio C)
Music by: Scott W. Hallgreen
© 2010 Scott Hallgren. Distributed by Magnatune.com
Mark as Played
December 28, 2022 40 mins
Written By: Jill Korn 
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring:
Becky Dueck as Edith Piaf & Young Edith 
Katherine Rodden as Simone Berteaut & Young Simone
Dannie Harris as Andrée Bigard and Committee Member
James Steventon as BBC News Reporter, Police Officer, Gendarme 1, Collaborator 2 The Commandant, Lieutenant Becher & Prostitute
Jacob Lander as Gendarme 2 & Yves Bonnet
Sa...
Mark as Played
November 19, 2022 48 mins

Written By: Diane Rimmer 
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring:
Laura Jane Ebley as TINA
Lyn Touil as BARBARA
Diane Rimmer as ANNABEL
Brendan Quinn as MRS BAILEY & MRS FURKIN-SMYTHE
Luther Edmead as P.C. KEANE
Bradley Kerr as BARRY, STEPHANIE & WILF 

Additional material: Bradley Kerr and Lyn Touil
Wilf & Mrs. Furkin-Smythe character development: Bradley Kerr<...
Mark as Played
June 22, 2022 19 mins
Written By: Beverley Green 
Directed By: James Steventon & Lauren Sturgess

Starring:
Beverley Green as MARJORIE
Wendy Patterson as JANET
Pat Brocklehurst as JEAN
Paul Wilson as BARRY
Fiona Egan as RHONA
Teresa Powell as ZARA 
Michelle Parker as DOREEN 
Andrew C. Husband as EDWARD
Brigid Hemingway as MAUREEN 
Mark as Played
June 22, 2022 10 mins
Written By: Katie Moore
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring:
Janice Fryett as ANGELA
Julia Meola as MARIE


Music: Venga Boys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! 
All Rights Reserved to Breakin'-Positiva.
Mark as Played
Written By: Warren Paul Glover 
Directed By: Lauren Sturgess

Starring:
Jack Wagman as NIGEL
James Steventon as WILL
Jessica Woodward as MADGE 
Mark as Played
June 14, 2022 14 mins
Written By: Anna Girolami 
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring: 
Fiona Egan as HEATHER
Ali Donohue as JAX
Emily Heyworth  as KRIS
Mark as Played
June 14, 2022 9 mins
Written By: Tom Sidney 
Directed By: Lauren Sturgess

Starring: 
Harriet Millsop as MARINA
Kenton Thomas as DANNY
Lee Fletcher as TIM

With
James Steventon as THE CONDUCTOR 

Music: Michael Bublé - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 
All Rights Reserved to Sony Legacy
Mark as Played
June 14, 2022 8 mins
Written & Directed By: James Steventon

Starring: 
Nick Ancelin as LEE
Sam Baxter as SAM 
Mark as Played
June 12, 2022 16 mins
Written By: Keaton Lansley 
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring: 
Kate Chappell as JEN
Keaton Tyler Lansley as BENNY
Kyle Fisher as RYAN
George Astbury as KAZ
George Miller as JAMES
C.C. Hughes as SUSAN
Daneka Etchells as JACKIE
Debra Spearman as MRS B
Lauren Sturgess as LISA



Mark as Played
June 12, 2022 9 mins
Written by Ruth McLoughlin
Directed by Lauren Sturgess

Starring:
Debra Speakman as The Mother
Shannon Daly as Jen
George Astbury as Rob

with
James Steventon as Mark

Mark as Played
June 12, 2022 8 mins
Written By: Hannah Lawrence
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring:
Victoria Oxley as LISA
Samuel Edward Taylor as TOM

With 
Lauren Sturgess as NURSE
Mark as Played

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