The Tale of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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11/07/23 • 35 min
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A new candidate for the Midnight Society, insufferable San Francisco hipster Robert Louis Stevenson, attempts to impress the Pals with the story of Henry Jekyll, a Victorian psychiatrist. On the steamship home from a business trip, Jekyll's seemingly chance meeting with a certain Edward Hyde will change his perception of reality forever. In a twist so unexpected that nobody even knows it's a twist, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde turn out to be the same person! An adrenaline-fueled social satire of mischief, mayhem and soup.
Content notes: swearing, discussion of colonialism and colonial violence, mention of death, murder and cannibalism, guns, explosions, themes of mental illness and dissociative identity.
CAST
- Edgar Allan Poe — RODRIGO BORGES
- Mary Shelley — REBECCA D'SOUZA
- Clive Barker — SISTER INDICA
- HP Lovecraft — ROBIN JOHNSON
- Dean Koontz — WREN MONTGOMERY
- Stephen King — JASON ROBINSON
with
- Robert Louis Stevenson — DEXTER HOWARD
- Dr Jekyll — KARIM KRONFLI
- Mr Hyde — SEAN BABAPULLE
- The Major — DAVID COURT
- Poole — DAISY MCNAMARA
- Constable — CANAVAN CONNOLLY
- Resurrection Man — BRAD BARNES
- Fanny Osbourne — SENI RIVERA
Script by Robin Johnson, edited by Bitter Karella, based (very) loosely on The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson. Production and music by Robin Johnson. The sensitivity reader was Rebecca D'Souza, and Daisy McNamara was an audio consultant.
Stevenson's original novella is in the public domain, and can be found on Project Gutenberg at https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/43
A transcript of this episode can be found at https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e02-the-tale-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/transcript
The Midnight Pals is the creation of Bitter Karella ©
Subscribe to Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Cast, or wherever you find podcasts. For more information, see https://midnightpals.com
A new candidate for the Midnight Society, insufferable San Francisco hipster Robert Louis Stevenson, attempts to impress the Pals with the story of Henry Jekyll, a Victorian psychiatrist. On the steamship home from a business trip, Jekyll's seemingly chance meeting with a certain Edward Hyde will change his perception of reality forever. In a twist so unexpected that nobody even knows it's a twist, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde turn out to be the same person! An adrenaline-fueled social satire of mischief, mayhem and soup.
Content notes: swearing, discussion of colonialism and colonial violence, mention of death, murder and cannibalism, guns, explosions, themes of mental illness and dissociative identity.
CAST
- Edgar Allan Poe — RODRIGO BORGES
- Mary Shelley — REBECCA D'SOUZA
- Clive Barker — SISTER INDICA
- HP Lovecraft — ROBIN JOHNSON
- Dean Koontz — WREN MONTGOMERY
- Stephen King — JASON ROBINSON
with
- Robert Louis Stevenson — DEXTER HOWARD
- Dr Jekyll — KARIM KRONFLI
- Mr Hyde — SEAN BABAPULLE
- The Major — DAVID COURT
- Poole — DAISY MCNAMARA
- Constable — CANAVAN CONNOLLY
- Resurrection Man — BRAD BARNES
- Fanny Osbourne — SENI RIVERA
Script by Robin Johnson, edited by Bitter Karella, based (very) loosely on The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson. Production and music by Robin Johnson. The sensitivity reader was Rebecca D'Souza, and Daisy McNamara was an audio consultant.
Stevenson's original novella is in the public domain, and can be found on Project Gutenberg at https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/43
A transcript of this episode can be found at https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e02-the-tale-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/transcript
The Midnight Pals is the creation of Bitter Karella ©
Subscribe to Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Cast, or wherever you find podcasts. For more information, see https://midnightpals.com
Previous Episode
The Tale of the Frankenstein
Mary Shelley tells her Midnight Pals a chilling tale about a brilliant young researcher, Victor, whose arrogance leads him to pursue a deadly ambition. The experiment has been attempted by generations of mad scientists, but never successfully accomplished: the creation of a Frankenstein! Stephen King gets pedantic about terminology.
Content notes: swearing, raised voices, violence, gore, death including the murder of a child, mention of strangulation.
CAST
- Mary Shelley — REBECCA D'SOUZA
- Edgar Allan Poe/De Lacey — RODRIGO BORGES
- Clive Barker — SISTER INDICA
- Stephen King — JASON ROBINSON
- Dean Koontz — WREN MONTGOMERY
- HP Lovecraft — ROBIN JOHNSON
with
- Victor Frankenstein — DOMINIC RYE
- The Monster — CANAVAN CONNOLLY
- The Bride — BETH LINDLY
- Professor Griffin — ANNA LAZAREV
- Professor Waldman — BRAD BARNES
- Dr Krempe — DAVID COURT
- Agatha — LIETTHYS
- Captain Walton — LOU SUTCLIFFE
- Olaf — DEXTER HOWARD
- additional voices — LORETTA CHANG, MERCEDES HESSELROTH, EVE MORRIS, ADAM ROBINSON
Episode written and produced by Robin Johnson, loosely based on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and its various adaptations. Script edited by Bitter Karella. Music by Robin Johnson. Daisy McNamara was an audio consultant. Material based on existing works is used for parody and comment.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is often cited as the first science fiction novel and is certainly one of the most important and influential horror novels ever written. Shelley wrote it at the age of 18 (THAT'S LESS THAN 19) as part of a ghost-story writing competition with her pals. It has been adapted to stage and screen countless times, perhaps most notably in James Whale's 1931 film adaptation starring Boris Karloff as the trope-codifying flat-headed monster. The original novel is in the public domain and can be found on Project Gutenberg at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41445
A transcript of this episode can be found at https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e01-the-tale-of-the-frankenstein/transcript
The Midnight Pals is the creation of Bitter Karella ©
Subscribe to Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Cast, or wherever you find podcasts. For more information, see https://midnightpals.com
Next Episode
The Tale of Dracula
Neurotic closet-dweller Bram Stoker visits the campfire to tell his iconic vampire story. In Transylvania, hot twink Jon "Jonathan" Harker shacks up with a rich older man who wants to consume his bodily fluids. Meanwhile in England, notorious strumpet Lucy Westenra attempts to ensnare her innocent friend Mina into the dangerous and disgusting world of sex. A cautionary tale about the perils of horniness, as Bram attempts to prove once and for all that vampires are in no way sexy. Mary Shelley invites Anne Rice and Stephenie Meyer just to stir the pot.
Content notes: swearing, raised voices, violence, death, guns, gory sounds, Victorian institutionalisation of mental health patients, strong sexual content.
CAST
- Edgar Allan Poe/Dracula — RODRIGO BORGES
- Mary Shelley/Mina Murray — REBECCA D'SOUZA
- Clive Barker — SISTER INDICA
- HP Lovecraft — ROBIN JOHNSON
- Dean Koontz — WREN MONTGOMERY
- Stephen King — JASON ROBINSON
with
- Bram Stoker/Quincey Morris — JOEL A.S. BUTLER
- Jonathan Harker — THADDEUS STRANGE
- Lucy Westenra — MARNIE WARNER
- Dr Van Helsing/Dr Seward — CASSIE VULPINE
- Renfield — JOHN SERRANO
- Anne Rice — LORETTA CHANG
- Stephenie Meyer — NOMI IBSEN
- Additional voices — EMILY HANNAK, LOU SUTCLIFFE, DAVID COURT
Script by Bitter Karella, edited by Robin Johnson, based loosely on Dracula by Bram Stoker. Production by Robin Johnson. Music by Alex Rancourt, Robin Johnson and Lou Sutcliffe.
Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula is the codifying example of the vampire story in popular culture. The book is in the public domain and can be found on Project Gutenberg at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/345
Stoker's completely normal letter to Walt Whitman, written on Valentine's Day of 1876, can be read at https://www.themarginalian.org/2019/01/09/bram-stoker-walt-whitman-letter/
A transcript of this episode can be found at https://midnight-pals.simplecast.com/episodes/s01e03-the-tale-of-dracula/transcript
The Midnight Pals is the creation of Bitter Karella ©
Subscribe to Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Cast, or wherever you find podcasts. For more information, see https://midnightpals.com
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