Sunday, December 19, 2010

The Misadventure of the
Sinister Noose


"You follow me around like a bad cold, Mr Holmes; and you are similarly difficult to shake off."

Over three bright spring mornings in 1888, the kindly Reverend of the largest Parish Church in England is horrified to discover that the church is being desecrated with terrifying images of violent death.

 Are supernatural forces at work? Why does Dr Watson want Mr Sherlock Holmes to refuse the case? What clues are to be found within a humble bramble bush and atop a mighty fifty-foot oak tree? 

In hot pursuit of secrets buried deep in the past, and a man who can foretell destiny, Sherlock Holmes must descend into London's deprived East End to find the answers. 

But does the true horror lie in the contents of Dr Watson's stomach?


The Misadventure of the Sinister Noose

Starring Jeff Niles, Elie Hirschman, Wayne Heyward, Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard, Dave Weaver, Jon Morss, Catherine “the Boo” Stadon, and Lilly Spiller.

Written by Vince Stadon, Produced and Directed by Jeff Niles. 

Music by Alain Morin, First Comm, and Jeff Niles & Iggy Pop. 

Executive Producers: Jonithan Patrick Russell (for Dream Realm Enterprises), Wayne Heyward and Valina Cutler (for the 4077th).

With thanks to: AAP, Kae Woo, the remastered “Abbey Road” album, and special thanks to Kat Waterflame.



Sunday, November 28, 2010


Robin Hood & The Sheriff of Nottingham
by Vince Stadon





Based on the enduring legend of Robin Hood, as popularised by Sir Walter Scott in “Ivanhoe”

Side One: At the Stag and Hounds pub in Nottingham, England, we share a few lagers with thuggish amateur darts player Robin Hood (Jeff Niles), and hear his alarming views on destiny, the English Working Class, the influx of foreigners, violence as a solution, the Merry Men, and all that...

Side Two: As he watches the waves lap against the shore on Ocean Beach, San Diego, the ex-Sheriff of Nottingham (Dave Weaver) enthuses about his new vocation as a Life Guru and guitarist, seeks to resolve his anger issues, and strives to come to terms with his antagonistic relationship with the Hooded Man.


Art by Lorelei Tutt


Saturday, October 30, 2010

From the 4077th Productions & Dream Realm Enterprises

This Halloween we are proud to present a very special episode of our audio comedy series...


Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde



Interviewed by a tenacious reporter (Kat Waterflame), the meek and mild, yet devilishly handsome Doctor Henry Jekyll (Peter Heimsoth) blathers on about his attempts to become an actor, the duality of man’s personality, and the erratic sleeping habits of Edinburgh lawyers; and witty New York Crime Boss Mister Edward Hyde (Jeff Niles), recounts his lonely days of isolation, the stigma of being repulsively ugly, and his theory that the world is run by good-looking idiots.

Specially recorded LIVE by all three actors at Jeff Niles’s House of Horrors! (With post-production tweaking and music to cover up their embarrassing moments, and the bit when someone let a dog loose in the room and it needed to go to the toilet.)


Written by Vince Stadon / Produced and Directed by Jeff Niles

Sound Design by The 4077th / Music by permission of First Comm

Executive Producers for The 4077th: Jeff Niles, Wayne Heyward and Valina Cutler

Executive Producer Dream Realm Enterprises: Jonithan Patrick Russell


From The 4077th Productions and Dream Realm Enterprises

Spine-tingling audio drama for Halloween 2010!


THE SIGNAL-MAN
A ghost story
by Charles Dickens




Set in the nineteenth century, this terrifying classic ghost story revolves around an adventurous traveller who happens upon the post of an eccentric railway Signal-man. The Signal-man recounts the story of a mysterious spectre which has been haunting him this past year. Is he losing his mind, or are ominous supernatural forces intent on shaping his destiny? 


Starring: Jeff Niles, Joe Thomas and Peter Heimsoth

Adapted for audio by Vince Stadon  /  Produced & Directed by Jeff Niles  /  Sound Design by the 4077th 

Music with kind permission of First Com / Executive Producers for the 4077th: Jeff Niles, Wayne Heyward & Valina Cutler / Executive producer for Dream Realm Enterprises: Jonithan Patrick Russell




Saturday, October 23, 2010

This Halloween we are proud to present a very special episode of our audio comedy series 2 Sides 2 Every Story, and a new, full-cast audio drama for our anthology series Jeff Niles Presents... 

2 Sides 2 Every Story:
Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde 

Doctor Henry Jekyll blathers on about the duality of man’s personality; and Mister Edward Hyde recounts his theory that the world is run by good-looking idiots.

(30 mins / rated PG)

Jeff Niles Presents...
The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens 

Terrifying classic ghost story which revolves around an eccentric railway Signal-man and the mysterious spectre which has been haunting him. 

(30 mins / rated PG)


Both shows will be released on Sunday 31st October, 2010



Saturday, October 16, 2010


Edgar Allan Poe's
The Tell-Tale Heart 




In his short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” Edgar Allen Poe uses his talent for the macabre to paint a chilling portrait of the workings of the criminal mind.It is a classical psychological thriller that forces the reader into the mind of the criminal through the clever use of a first-person narrative.

Jeff Niles presents an unabridged reading of this classic story, with sound design from the 4077th and music by Alain Morin.

Produced and directed by Jeff Niles.






Little Red Riding Hood
and The Big Bad Wolf


Based on the popular fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson




Poolside at her L.A. mansion, not-so little Red Riding Hood (Kae Woo) gossips about fashion, make-up, cute boys, and a certain wolf; serving time in a Correctional Facility, the cool and wily Big Bad Wolf (Jonithan Patrick Russell) chews over the art of the Long Con, and repents his career as a professional con artist. 


Little Red Riding Hood: Kae Woo
The Big Bad Wolf: Jonithan Patrick Russell
Interviewer: Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard


Sound Design: The 4077th
Music: First Com

Written by Vince Stadon
Produced and Directed by Jeff Niles






Professor Abraham Van Helsing 

and Count Dracula

By Vince Stadon


Based on "Dracula" by Bram Stoker






At Whitby Mental Asylum, Van Helsing (Elie Hirschman) talks candidly--if not altogether lucidly--of his epic war against the armies of the undead and his pathological fear of bats; whilst in Transylvania, the reclusive Count Dracula (Paeter Frandsen) moans about the property market and the exploitation of his image. 




Van Helsing: Elie Hirschman

Count Dracula: Paeter Frandsen

Interviewer: Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard


Sound Design: The 4077th

Music: First Comm


Produced and Directed by Jeff Niles





 Faust & Mephistopheles

By Vince Stadon



Based on "Dr Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe, and "Faust" by Goethe






Ruthless Wall Street trader Faust (Jeff Niles) reveals how his bargain with the Devil was merely a case of astute Insider Dealing and sound fiscal policy; Mephistopheles (Cookie Colletti) takes us on a guided tour of Hell and tells us about her love of Soul Music.


Faust: Jeff Niles
Mephistopheles: Cookie Colletti
Interviewer: Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard

Sound Design: The 4077th
Music: First Comm

Produced and Directed by Jeff Niles






PART FIVE




The concluding episode 
Death stalks the Royal Palaces, and only Mr Sherlock Holmes can prevent England from entering into a bloody war.



Sherlock Holmes...... Jeff Niles

Dr Watson ...... Elie Hirschman

Inspector Gregson ...... Wayne Heyward

Carrie Redmond...... Cookie Colletti

Annie Oakley ...... Lisanne Heyward 

Queen Victoria ...... Kae Woo

Mycroft Holmes ...... Jeff Niles

Wilkinson .... Jonithan Patrick Russell

General Francis Millen ..... David Ault

Fletcher ..... Shane Harris

Kaiser Wilhelm II ..... Jeff Niles

Charles Brookfield ...... Perry Whittle

Ronson ..... Darrell Looney

Gwendolyn ..... Gwendolyn-Jensen Woodard

Royal Maid ..... Kat Waterflame

Cartwright ..... Jon Morss

Barman ..... Elie Hirschman

Mrs Hudson ..... Lisanne Heyward

Charles Dickens ..... Wayne Heyward

Inspector Lestrade ..... Craig Cooksey

Written by Vince Stadon

Sound Design by Wayne Heyward & Valina Cutler 

Music by Alain Morin/First Com 

Christmas Carols performed by The Bristol Cathedral Concert Choir
Please donate generously to the choir 

Produced and Directed by Jeff Niles 

Executive Produced for DRE by Jonithan Patrick Russell

















































PART FOUR



Part four of a five-part holiday special

The British Secret Service has been crippled and the Government cannot be trusted – the fate of the nation lies in the hands of England’s greatest Consulting Detective.


Sherlock Holmes...... Jeff Niles
Dr Watson ...... Elie Hirschman
Mrs Hudson ...... Lisanne Heyward
Inspector Gregson ...... Wayne Heyward
Carrie Redmond...... Cookie Colletti
Annie Oakley ...... Lisanne Heyward
Charles Brookfield ...... Perry Whittle
Mycroft Holmes ...... Jeff Niles
Queen Victoria ...... Kae Woo
Wilkinson ...... Jonithan Patrick Russell
Ronson ..... Darrell Looney
Sally ..... Sally Wiget
Flannagan ..... Kyle Borcz
Charles Dickens ...... Wayne Heyward

Written by Vince Stadon

Sound Design by Wayne Heyward & Valina Cutler

Christmas Carols performed by The Bristol Cathedral Concert Choir

Produced and Directed by Jeff Niles

Executive Produced for DRE by Jonithan Patrick Russell


PART THREE



Part Three of a five-part holiday special


Mr Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson race against the clock to stop Can na Gael - but the enemy seems to be two steps ahead of the Great Detective. 










Sherlock Holmes........ Jeff Niles
Dr Watson ...... Elie Hirschman
Annie Oakley ...... Lisanne Heyward
Inspector Gregson ...... Wayne Heyward
Carrie Redmond...... Cookie Colletti
General Francis Millen ...... David Ault
Mycroft Holmes...... Jeff Niles
Charles Brookfield ...... Perry Whittle
Bakir Mandirali ...... Paeter Frandsen
Wilkinson...... Jonithan Patrick Russell
Queen Victoria...... Kae Woo
Royal Maid...... Kat Waterflame
Lord Salisbury...... Jim Barbour
Cabbies ..... Kyle Borcz