Paper Moon Radio Theater: Recent Episodes
Bart Meehan
The Paper moon Radio Theater company is dedicated to providing high quality radio productions. The company is based in Australia.
MR HAYS’ MEMORY MACHINE
Mr Hays has been sent to the department store to purchase….what was it his wife wanted? Will his memory system help him remember?
Written by Bart Meehan loosely adapted from the short story by Charles Battell Loomis
Directed and performed by Tony Turner
This play was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra Australia, in 2022.
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME
EPISODE 5 - TOAD ON THE ROAD
The Wind in the Willows is a new adaption of the classic novel by Kenneth Grahame, by Papermoon Theatre Company in collaboration with ArtSound.FM.
Adapted by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Original music by Glenn Gore Phillips
Cast:
Nikki Hunter as The Narrator
Elaine Noon as Mole
Geoffrey Borny as Ratty
Graham Robertson as Badger
Tony Turner as Toad
Nigel Palfreman as Otter
Laine Hart as The Gaoler’s Daughter and The Barge Woman
Neil McLeod as The Magistrate, The Engine Driver and The Gypsy
This episode features Mole, Ratty, Badger, Toad, The Magistrate and The Narrator.
The Wind in the Willows was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME
EPISODE 4 - MR BADGER
The Wind in the Willows is a new adaption of the classic novel by Kenneth Grahame, by Papermoon Theatre Company in collaboration with ArtSound.FM.
Adapted by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Original music by Glenn Gore Phillips
Cast:
Nikki Hunter as The Narrator
Elaine Noon as Mole
Geoffrey Borny as Ratty
Graham Robertson as Badger
Tony Turner as Toad
Nigel Palfreman as Otter
Laine Hart as The Gaoler’s Daughter and The Barge Woman
Neil McLeod as The Magistrate, The Engine Driver and The Gypsy
This episode features Mole, Ratty, Badger, Otter and The Narrator
The Wind in the Willows was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.
THE WND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME
EPISODE 3 - THE WILD WOOD
The Wind in the Willows is a new adaption of the classic novel by Kenneth Grahame, by Papermoon Theatre Company in collaboration with ArtSound.FM.
Adapted by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Original music by Glenn Gore Phillips
Cast:
Nikki Hunter as The Narrator
Elaine Noon as Mole
Geoffrey Borny as Ratty
Graham Robertson as Badger
Tony Turner as Toad
Nigel Palfreman as Otter
Laine Hart as The Gaoler’s Daughter and The Barge Woman
Neil McLeod as The Magistrate, The Engine Driver and The Gypsy
This episode features Mole and Ratty.
The Wind in the Willows was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME
EPISODE 2 - THE OPEN ROAD
The Wind in the Willows is a new an adaption of the classic novel by Kenneth Grahame, by Papermoon Theatre Company in collaboration with ArtSound.FM.
Adapted by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Original music by Glenn Gore Phillips
Cast:
Nikki Hunter as The Narrator
Elaine Noon as Mole
Geoffrey Borny as Ratty
Graham Robertson as Badger
Tony Turner as Toad
Nigel Palfreman as Otter
Laine Hart as The Gaoler’s Daughter and The Barge Woman
Neil McLeod as The Magistrate, The Engine Driver and The Gypsy
This episode features The Narrator, Mole, Ratty and Toad.
The Wind in the Willows was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.
THE WND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME
EPISODE 1 - THE RIVER
The Wind in the Willows is a new an adaption of the classic novel by Kenneth Grahame, by Papermoon Theatre Company in collaboration with ArtSound.FM.
Adapted by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Original music by Glenn Gore Phillips
Cast:
Nikki Hunter as The Narrator
Elaine Noon as Mole
Geoffrey Borny as Ratty
Graham Robertson as Badger
Tony Turner as Toad
Nigel Palfreman as Otter
Laine Hart as The Gaoler’s Daughter and The Barge Woman
Neil McLeod as The Magistrate, The Engine Driver and The Gypsy
The Wind in the Willows was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.
Two old friends discuss the big issues, including why umpires are blind!
Written by Bart Meehan
Performed by Peter Fock and Michael Giacomin.
Produced at ARTSOUND FM Studio, Canberra Australia. Broadcast by ArtSound FM in May 2022.
Evvy sits her window watching the world go by. She has one chance at life…will she take it?
Written by Bart Meehan
Inspired by the short story by James Joyce.
Performed by Nikki Hunter.
Produced at ARTSOUND FM Studio, Canberra Australia. Broadcast by ArtSound FM in May 2022.
The Inner Champion
There is an champion in all of us…but it never seems to come out when we need it.
Written by Bart Meehan
Performed by Nigel Palfreman
Originally broadcast on 13 February 2022 on ArtSound Radio Theatre, ArtSound FM, Canberra.
SMILE
Nancy is one of Charles Dickens’ greatest heroes. Abused and used, by the men of her time, she refused to be cowed. Instead she chose to risk everything for an orphan boy with a beautiful smile.
Written by Bart Meehan
Performed by Adele Lewin
Recorded at ArtSound FM, Canberra. Broadcast on ArtSound Radio Theatre in January 2022.
FEZZIWIG
Some of Charles Dickens’ greatest characters are often forgotten.
Fezziwig is a short play that reminds us there was always kindness and love even in the worst of times….
Written by Bart Meehan
Performed by Geoffrey Borny
Recorded at ArtSound FM, Canberra. Broadcast on ArtSound Radio Theatre in January 2022.
The Union buries its Dead
The poignant story of stranger who dies in a “strange land”.
Written by Bart Meehan, loosely adapting the short story by Henry Lawson
Performed by Peter Fock
Produced by Bart Meehan at the ArtSound FM studios, Canberra. First broadcast on ArtSound FM in 2022.
THE MONKEYS PAW
A new adaption of The Monkey’s Paw, the classic story of the supernatural, written by W.W. Jacobs, first published in 1902. In this latest version - an eerie monologue- the real horror is not the power of the shrivelled claw, but a mother’s loss.
Written by Bart Meehan (loosely adapted from the story by W.W. Jacobs)
Performed by Nikki Hunter
Directed by Tony Turner
Originally broadcast on ArtSound FM - Canberra and 2NVR - Nambucca NSW, in October 2021.
EULOGY FOR DOUG
From the Somme to Sandakan and Kokoda to Khe Sahn….This play commemorates the sacrifice of the men and women who went off to fight and reminds us that in the end they all fought their own wars.
Written by Bart Meehan
Performed by Gary Luck
Music written and performed by Gary Luck
Following the play is a reading of one of the great works of war poetry, Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen, performed by Tony Turner.
The play and poem were originally broadcast on Artsound Radio Theatre, ArtSound FM Canberra, in 2021.
THE TRACTOR ACTOR
For years he listened to the sounds of the Bush, as he worked the fields and thought of what might have been … a moving story of love and dreams.
Written by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Performed by Neil McLeod and Elaine Noon
Produced by Papermoon for ArtSound FM, Canberra Australia. First broadcast in October 2021.
The Bush Undertaker has been loosely adapted by Bart Meehan, from a short story by Australian author, Henry Lawson (1867-1922). It is a funny and touching tale of the Australian Bush, of loneliness and of friendship. The play was produced for radio by Papermoon and originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in August 2021.
The Bush Undertaker by Henry Lawson
Loosely adapted by Bart Meehan
Performed by Neil McLeod
Are they really coming? Written by Bart Meehan Read and performed by Alastair Lloyd Produced by Ion Newcombe Original music by Junkie Twins (available on Spotify) Originally broadcast on Antipodean SF Radio Show, 2NVR (Nambucca) in June 2021.
There is a bridge between the living and the dead….
A mother and daughter come together to the complete the age old ritual of clearing the wardrobes after a funeral. In each piece of clothing they find a memory …
A radio play produced by Papermoon Radio Theatre
Written by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Performed by Nikki Hunter, Elaine Noon and Tony Turner
First broadcast on ArtSound FM (Canberra) and 2NVR (Nambucca), May 2921.
A Dill Pickle is a short story written by Katherine Mansfield in 1917. It has been loosely adapted for radio by Bart Meehan, who has chosen to focus on the themes of lost love and regret.
Written by Katherine Mansfield and loosely adapted for broadcast by Bart Meehan
Performed by Elaine Noon and Tony Turner
Directed by Tony Turner
This play was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra and 2NVR (Nambucca) in 2021.
Tomorrow, just you wait and see.
Ruth is 90 years old and living in a world in crisis. But she has been through tough times before...in London as the bombs fell.
A radio play from Papermoon Radio Theatre
Written by Bart Meehan
Performed by Adele Lewin
This play was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra and 2NVR (Nambucca) in 2021.
When Charles Dickens ( and his colleague Wilkie Collins), disembarks his train at the wrong station, he didn’t know that there would be a story waiting for him...
Written by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Performed by Tony Turner, Geoffrey Borny, Neil McLeod
A papermoon Theatre company production.
Originally broadcast in Australia on ArtSound FM Canberra and 2NVR Nambucca NSW.
A kiss is just a kiss...how long does love last?
Written by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Performed by Graham Robertson, Liz Bradley, Elaine Noon
Originally broadcast on ArtSound FM (Canberra) and 2NVR (Nambucca)
What would you do if there were only 10 minutes left? A story about love in the last moments.
Written by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Performed by Nikki Hunter and Tony Turner
This play was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM (Canberra) and 2NVR (Nambucca).
Doing a job interview is always hard, but it’s harder when you’re an odd girl!
A short play about the challenges of life.
Performed by Jasmine Tearle
Written by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
The play was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM (Canberra) and 2NVR (Nambucca)
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a classic. It has not been out of print since it’s first publication in 1843 and has been read, filmed and staged multiple times. This podcast - available in four parts - is produced by the Papermoon Radio Theater Company and features a magnificent reading by Tony Turner, who performs all the characters.
Credits:
Performed by Tony Turner
Produced and adapted for broadcast by Bart Meehan
“Part 4 in which Scrooge is visited by the last of the three spirits and finally understands the real meaning of Christmas.”
Originally broadcast by 1RPH Canberra and 2NVR Nambucca.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a classic. It has not been out of print since it’s first publication in 1843 and has been read, filmed and staged multiple times. This podcast - available in four parts - is produced by the Papermoon Radio Theater Company and features a magnificent reading by Tony Turner, who performs all the characters.
Credits:
Performed by Tony Turner
Produced and adapted for broadcast by Bart Meehan
“Part 3 in which Scrooge is visited by the second of the three spirits”
Originally broadcast by 1RPH Canberra and 2NVR Nambucca.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a classic. It has not been out of print since it’s first publication in 1843 and has been read, filmed and staged multiple times. This podcast - available in four parts - is produced by the Papermoon Radio Theater Company and features a magnificent reading by Tony Turner, who performs all the characters.
Credits:
Performed by Tony Turner
Produced and adapted for broadcast by Bart Meehan
“Part 2 in which Scrooge is visited by the first of the three spirits”
Originally broadcast by 1RPH Canberra and 2NVR Nambucca.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a classic. It has not been out of print since it’s first publication in 1843 and has been read, filmed and staged multiple times. This podcast - available in four parts - is produced by the Papermoon Radio Theater Company and features a magnificent reading by Tony Turner, who performs all the characters.
Credits:
Performed by Tony Turner
Produced and adapted for broadcast by Bart Meehan
“Part 1 in which Scrooge is visited by Marley’s Ghost”
Originally broadcast by 1RPH Canberra and 2NVR Nambucca.
A chance meeting on a rainy day reveals the enduring nature of love and how it ultimately triumphs over the worst of all evils.
Performed by Tony Turner
Written by Bart Meehan
Originally broadcast on 2NVR (Nambucca) and ArtSound FM (Canberra) in 2020
Wilfred Owen wrote poetry in the trenches during the Great War, as the world burned around him. He sent his poems home in letters to his mother. She received his last letter on November 11th, 1918.
Papermoon Radio Theatre presents a powerful play about the pointlessness of war and a mother’s loss.
Written by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Performed by Elaine Noon
Conversation Three
Village Wooing was written by George Bernard Shaw in 1936. It is a delightful play about the developing relationship of a man and woman told in three conversations. This production is from the papermoon Theatre Company and is performed by Elaine Noon and Tony Turner. It was directed by Tony Turner and engineered by Bart Meehan.
Conversation Two
Village Wooing was written by George Bernard Shaw in 1936. It is a delightful play about the developing relationship of a man and woman told in three conversations. This production is from the papermoon Theatre Company and is performed by Elaine Noon and Tony Turner. It was directed by Tony Turner and engineered by Bart Meehan.
Conversation One
Village Wooing was written by George Bernard
Shaw in 1936. It is a delightful play about the developing relationship of a man and woman told in three conversations. This production is from the papermoon Theatre Company and is performed by Elaine Noon and Tony Turner. It was directed by Tony Turner and engineered by Bart Meehan.
In 2020 the world changed. A pandemic forced most of us into lockdown, while we fought to beat Covid-19. This play is both the product of time spent at home waiting for the “all clear” and an “imagining” of how some might respond to this new normal. Love in Lockdown? is one of a number of plays produced by the Canberra based papermoon Theatre Company as part of their LockDown Project. The play has been broadcast on ArtSound FM and 2NVR. The script was one of the winners of 2020 Pint-size Plays (UK) competition.
Written by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Performed by Jasmine Tearle and Jack Taylor
A silly story about a silly place called Hollywood, where faking reality is the biggest thing in town.
Written by Bart Meehan
Narrated by Nathan English
Originally broadcast on the AntiSF Radio Show (hosted by Ion Newcombe). 2NVR, Nambucca.
This story written by Bart Meehan was originally published in the Antipodean SF anthology and subsequently broadcast on 2NVR, Nambucca.
The story is read by Alistair Lloyd, and deals with the pervasiveness of grief.
The piece is speculative fiction but the subject is real. Wars do not end when the shooting finishes and the past is never past.
This podcast is very short and consists of two stories by Bart Meehan and published in Antipodean SF. They were subsequently broadcast on 2NVR, Nambucca.
The Things That Last is read by Marj Essex and deals with what is important at the very end. The story was adapted into a short play that was produced in the Short and Sweet Festival, Canberra 2018.
Corporate Life is read by Bart Meehan, and was a passing thought had by the author, while sitting through an interminable meeting.
This podcast consists of two stories written by Bart Meehan and originally broadcast on the Antipodean SF Radio Show. They are both speculative fiction and deal with issues facing modern society. The tone is intended to be darkly humorous.
Meeting with a Misanthrope is narrated by Marg Essex
There goes the neighbourhood is narrated by Timothy Gwyn
The stories were broadcast by 2NVR Nambucca on the Antipodean SF Radio Show hosted by Ion Newcombe in 2018.
(https://2nvr.org.au/index.php/programs?the-antipodeansf-radio-show)
Friday Night at Sully's is a radio play about what might have been. A man retires and decides to clean out his garage- the last job on a list of tasks meant to keep him busy. As he unpacks boxes, his is drawn into his youth, where he was going to be a musician, until life got in the way.
Written by Bart Meehan
Original music by Anthony and David Gill
Performed and directed by Tony Turner
Recorded at ArtSound FM Canberra.. Sound Engineer: Tony Hunt.
The play was originally broadcast as Stories from an Ordinary Life on 2NVR Nambucca Heads and ArtSound FM Canberra.
Three men are sitting in a trench in France on Christmas Eve. All is quiet on the Front and then one of them hears something...
A radio play produced by Paper Moon Radio Theater.
Writer: Bart Meehan
Director: Tony Turner
Cast: Elaine Noone, Geoffrey Borny, Jarrad West, Tony Turner.
Sound Engineer: Tony Hunt
Recorded at Artsound Studios, Canberra.
Originally broadcast on Artsound FM and 2NVR.
After all is a radio play written by Bart Meehan and produced by the Paper Moon Radio Theater. The play tells the story of two men from their initial meeting on the docks in Sydney (as they head off to the First World War) through their training in Egypt, to their landing at Gallipoli and subsequent hospitalisation in Malta. The play was broadcast on the Australian Community Radio Network on 25 April 2015. (Note that the play contains some bad language)
Cast: Tony Turner, Elaine Noone, Christopher Zuber, Geoffrey Borny, Emma Wood, Gabrielle Hyslop, Will Wang
Writer: Bart Meehan
Director: Tony Turner
Sound Engineer: Tony Hunter
Recorded at ArtSound Studios, Manuka, ACT, Australia
A radio play produced by Paper Moon Radio Theater.
Canberra was established as the Australian capital in 1913, though the government did not relocate there, from Melbourne, until 1927, when Parliament House was opened. Over the years it has grown out of the bush to become a vibrant city that is home to 320000 people.
This play is not a history of the city; it is about a family and particularly, the relationship between a man and his father. The form is a “fictional” reminiscence, but the piece does use letters and articles from the 1920s and 1930s, as background.
Written by Bart Meehan. Directed by Tony Turner. Cast: David Clapham,Rachel Clapham, Tony Turner. Sound Engineer: Tony Hunter
Recorded at the Artsound Studio, Manuka
The Paper Moon Radio Theater group is based in Canberra Australia and is dedicated to producing high quality radio plays.
The Light of Hope in their Eyes was written by Bart Meehan and directed by Tony Turner. The play chronicles the experiences of three people during the London Blitz and the Battle of Britain.
Cast: Geoffrey Borny, David Clapham, Christa de Jager, Tony Turner
Recorded at Artsound Studios, Canberra and originally broadcast on Artsound-FM.
An Ordinary War is a 30 minutes radio play based on the experiences of three people during the First World War: Agnes (a British country girl), George (a British public school boy)and Lance (an Australian shopkeeper). The play includes WW1 poetry and songs.
Written by Bart Meehan. Directed by Tony Turner.
Actors: Geoffrey Borny, David Clapham, Christa de Jager, Tony Turner