F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults)
English Touring Theatre
Strange stories for stranger times. With the contemporary world being the troubled, complicated, messy place it is – difficult enough for us to wrap our conscious minds around – we want to interrogate the ugly underbelly of what haunts our unconscious minds.
F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults) Series 2 consists of 7 stories from 7 writers, read by leading actors and put out as a podcast and listened to by audiences right before bedtime, all exorcising different and unique horrors from our world and from our lives.
F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for adults) Series 1 features seven short stories written by Alissa Anne Jeun Yi, Dipo Baruwa-Etti, Tim Crouch, Vivienne Franzmann, Matilda Ibini, Amy Jephta and Anthony Neilson. ETT asked these 7 brilliant and provocative writers to tackle the strangeness of our nighttime imaginings and twist the familiar form of bedtime stories into something uncanny, dark and surreal.
F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for adults) is an English Touring Theatre audio-project.
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The Man, the Man's Mother, and the Dog, and the Uninspired Title, Yeah, Sorry About That
F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults)
08/19/20 • 19 min
"He sits in the middle of her room, dizzy and weirded out. He stares at her. Neither of them knows what to do with the other. This goes on for a number of days until the man’s mother takes action. She decides to love him."
This is a story about a dog. It is also a story about love, and abandonment, and hope. About anger, and bitterness, and whether the fish are coming back. About guilt and shame and pride. But mostly, it is a story about a dog.
Vivienne Franzmann's beautiful and haunting The Man, the Man's Mother, and the Dog is a return to classic fireside storytelling. Plug in and immerse yourself in the dark magic of this story of a dog's life. Don't worry. The dog lives.
Written by Vivienne Franzmann
Read by Amber James
Directed by Jennifer Bakst
Sound, Music and Editing by Max Pappenheim
CONTENT WARNING - This audio drama contains violent imagery and some upsetting scenes.
For more information please visit: https://ett.org.uk/watch-and-listen/fked-up-bedtime-stories-for-adults-episode-5the-man-the-mans-mother-and-the-dog-and-the-uninspired-title-yeah-sorry-about-that-by-vivienne-franzmann/
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Breathe
F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults)
08/19/20 • 12 min
"Listen only to my voice. Listen to the sound it makes. Concentrate on the next word: NUMB"
It's been a stressful time. You want to unwind. That's understandable. You want to escape. You deserve it. To lose yourself... Dissolve.. Disintegrate... Break down. Don't be scared. Just focus on the voice. The voice is the only thing you can hear. The voice is your whole world. Don't be scared...
Amy Jephta's Breathe - An Audio Journey is an audio experience unlike any you've encountered before. So sit back, relax, and let us take you down the dark alleyways of your mind.
Written by Amy Jephta
Read by Amber James
Directed by Jennifer Bakst
Sound, Music and Editing by Max Pappenheim
CONTENT WARNING - This audio drama contains disturbing scenes and explicit descriptions of disordered sleep and sleep paralysis.
For more information please visit: https://ett.org.uk/watch-and-listen/fked-up-bedtime-stories-for-adults-episode-7-breathe-an-audio-journey-by-amy-jephta/
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The Factory
F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults)
10/29/23 • 22 min
Written by Kwame Owusu
Read by Jamael Westman
Directed by Jennifer Bakst, with sound design and composition by Helen Atkinson.
The theme tune was composed by Max Pappenheim.
CONTENT WARNING - This audio drama contains disturbing scenes and is recommended for people aged 16+
The world's on fire. Temperatures rising. Costs rising. Cruelty rising. We've had enough.
When Jeremiah is captured at a protest, he finds himself transported to The Factory, where nightmares beyond his wildest dreams lie in wait...
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The Future is in the Wastelands
F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults)
10/30/23 • 23 min
Written by Sonya Kelly
Read by Justine Mitchell
Directed by Richard Twyman, with sound design and composition by Xana.
The theme tune was composed by Max Pappenheim.
CONTENT WARNING - This audio drama contains disturbing scenes and is recommended for people aged 16+
Tim downed his Don Perignon, and headed for the lift, out of the life he’d been living, and into the unknown.
His future was in the wasteland.
Tim leads a sad little life, working in a sad little office. But that's all about to change. Tim is dreaming big now - about to make his mark on the world, and on the future. All he has to do, is go out there and tame the wastelands...
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The Wound
F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults)
10/28/23 • 19 min
Written by Yasmin Joseph
Read by Tamara Lawrance
Directed by Jennifer Bakst, with sound design and composition by Xana.
The theme tune was composed by Max Pappenheim.
CONTENT WARNING - This audio drama contains disturbing scenes and is recommended for people aged 16+
You carry the wound. I'm so sorry. But you carry the wound. Lots of us do.
Sasha has just moved into her new home. Finally. Her own yard. What could go wrong? But just when she thinks she's on her own, she catches something moving in the mirror...
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Don't Panic. Don't Move by Matilda Ibini
F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults)
08/19/20 • 20 min
“Don’t panic, it’s not real. Don’t move, it’s can’t hurt you. You don’t have to stay here if you don’t want to, it’s your dream, you can go anywhere."
Vee suffers from sleep paralysis. No big deal right? Loads of people do. Except, nothing is quite as it seems - and with the barriers between worlds becoming more and more porous in these troubled times, things start creeping through that shouldn't be here. Hungry things. Join Vee as she has a chat with her very own demon in Matilda Ibini's comic yet terrifying Don't Panic. Don't Move. Don't Stay.
Written by Matilda Ibini
Read by Paapa Essiedu
Directed by Jennifer Bakst
Sound, Music and Editing by Max Pappenheim
CONTENT WARNING - This audio drama contains disturbing scenes and explicit descriptions of disordered sleep and sleep paralysis.
For more information please visit: https://ett.org.uk/watch-and-listen/fked-up-bedtime-stories-for-adults-episode-4-dont-panic-dont-move-by-matilda-ibini/
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The Ground Floor
F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults)
08/19/20 • 16 min
"You'll never be a grown up if you can't face the dark, it said. Be brave. Be brave"
When his marriage fails to survive the lockdown, a man moves into his Mother's empty house. It's too big for one person - a strange and unsettling place to isolate in. But something far stranger - and infinitely more terrifying - is about to occur. Anthony Neilson's The Ground Floor takes you on a classic journey of poetry and terror: eerie, haunting, beautiful, and straight out of the uncanny valley.
Written by Anthony Neilson
Read by Paapa Essiedu
Directed by Jennifer Bakst
Sound, Music and Editing by Max Pappenheim
CONTENT WARNING - This audio drama contains scenes some people may find disturbing
For more information please visit: https://ett.org.uk/watch-and-listen/fked-up-bedtime-stories-for-adults-episode-3-the-ground-floor-by-anthony-neilson/
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The Machine
F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults)
08/19/20 • 22 min
"The story begins The Day The World Stood Still. Do you remember that day? The day time stopped"
Maggie is a magpie of a person - she loves pretty her some pretty thangs. She loves admiring pretty thangs, collecting pretty thangs... When lockdown begins, Maggie decides to buy a sewing machine, determined to surround herself with beautiful clothes, made by her very own hand. She and the machine start a perfect relationship together. But pretty soon, the machine begins consuming more than just fabric... A rollercoaster of a piece - fall down the rabbit hole with AJ Yi's darkly comic folk tale for a new age.
Written by AJ Yi
Read by Amber James
Directed by Jennifer Bakst
Sound, Music and Editing by Max Pappenheim
CONTENT WARNING - this audio drama contains references to mental health, descriptions of blood and strong language.
For more information please visit: https://ett.org.uk/watch-and-listen/fked-up-bedtime-stories-for-adults-episode-2-the-machine-by-alissa-anne-jeun-yi/
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Milky Drinks
F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults)
08/19/20 • 12 min
"The government had been looking for an angle, they said. These things would become symbols of hope. Ninety of them. From Plymouth to Carlisle."
This is not a heartwarming story about a sweet old lady. This is not a story about heroes, and martyrs, and knights of the realm. This is a story about the true meaning of dedication. A sharp satire bursting with dark humour cutting insight - Tim Crouch's Milky Drinks is an unsettling story for unsettling times.
Written by Tim Crouch
Read by Amber James
Directed by Jennifer Bakst
Sound, Music and Editing by Max Pappenheim
CONTENT WARNING - This audio drama contains some upsetting scenes and deals with COVID-19 and death of the elderly.
For more information please visit https://ett.org.uk/watch-and-listen/fked-up-bedtime-stories-for-adults-episode-1-milky-drinks-by-tim-crouch/
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F**ked Up Bedtime Stories Series 1 Trailer
F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults)
08/05/20 • 0 min
F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for adults) features seven short stories written by Alissa Anne Jeun Yi, Dipo Baruwa-Etti, Tim Crouch, Vivienne Franzmann, Matilda Ibini, Amy Jephta and Anthony Neilson. We asked these 7 brilliant and provocative writers to tackle the strangeness of our nighttime imaginings and twist the familiar form of bedtime stories into something uncanny, dark and surreal.
Read by Paapa Essiedu and Amber James
Directed by Jennifer Bakst
Sound, Music and Editing by Max Pappenheim.
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FAQ
How many episodes does F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults) have?
F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults) currently has 16 episodes available.
What topics does F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults) cover?
The podcast is about Fiction, Sleep, Dreams, Drama, Bedtime, Podcasts and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults)?
The episode title 'The Man, the Man's Mother, and the Dog, and the Uninspired Title, Yeah, Sorry About That' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults)?
The average episode length on F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults) is 16 minutes.
How often are episodes of F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults) released?
Episodes of F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults) are typically released every 15 hours.
When was the first episode of F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults)?
The first episode of F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults) was released on Aug 5, 2020.
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