Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
In honour of our bonus content this week, the theme of this week’s newsletter is History! So, as well as celebrating our current historical comedy podcast, Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later, we’ll also be sharing some of our other favourite historic fiction we’...
2023-06-19 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, we hear a selection of cast members talk about the dream roles, the challenges of working in the audio medium, and what they love about their characters
Content Notes:
Directed by Amani Zardoe
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
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2023-06-16 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
The leaders of two mighty civilizations face their biggest challenge yet: small talk.
Content Notes:
Created by David K. Barnes
Directed
2023-06-13 15:00:59 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
This week it’s been all about the behind-the-scenes, both with our launch on Friday of the behind-the-scenes Backstage show for Cry Havoc, featuring creator David K Barnes, d...
2023-06-12 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the first instalment of Backstage at Cry Havoc! In this weekly companion series we'll be going backstage with the cast and creatives of Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later to find out more about the creation of the show.
This week, host Lowri Ann Davies talks to director Amani Zardoe and writer David K. Barnes about the origins of the show, touching ...
2023-06-09 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Cleopatra arrives, Gaius panics, and Mark goes fishing.
Content Notes:
Hi folks,
Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone who has supported our new show, Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later during launch week: your support, comments and reviews has been wonderful to see. Thank you so much to everyone who listened in the first week. We’d also like to thank all of the Rusty Nobles who joined us for the launch party last Friday! 2023-06-05 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Rusty Nobles, you are cordially invited to celebrate the launch of Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later today at 5pm BST (two hours after this post goes live).
Join cast and crew in an online Gather space to chat about the show, play some games and have a good time.
Just click the link below to join in the fun. We can't wait to see you there!
While Gaius tries to win over a difficult Senate, Octavia has a dangerous idea for a new play.
Content Notes:
Created by Dav...
2023-05-30 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Ancient Rome, 42 BC. Top gents Mark and Gaius begin their first day of running the entire Roman Republic together. How hard could it possibly be?
Content Notes:
Hi folks,
It’s a really exciting week here at Rusty Towers: launch week for Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later. You may already be able to find the podcast feed available on your favourite podcast player (though some take a little longer than others, so please bear with ...
2023-05-29 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe problemagicians try to solve their biggest challenge: how to record lines.
featuring Helen Gould, Lowri Ann Davies, and Lydia Nicholas
edited by Lowri Ann Davies and Cathy Rinella
Hi folks,
We hope that you have a wonderful week. Thank you so much for your kind words last week – we will keep you up to date as we get closer to the launch of Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later.
To recap from last week, Cry Havoc will be launching publicly on 1st June, with Rusty Knights and Noble...
2023-05-22 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostJenny gets creative with her explictives...
Featuring Jenny Haufek, Tim Meredith, and Imogen Harris
Edited by Lowri Ann Davies and Cathy Rinella
Hi folks,
We hope that you have had a great week! Today is a bit of a long one, so grab a cup of tea (or beverage of your choice) and let’s get straight into it!
Firstly, we have a much-anticipated announcement: Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later will be launching publicly on 1st June 2023. We are incredibly excited about this show, and can...
2023-05-15 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Join us for today's episode of Enthusigasm, where Helen, James, Jeffery, and Naomi talk about ghosts. We chat about our own real life paranormal experiences, the best ghost films, and what we'd like to haunt.
Transcript:
PDF - https://bit.ly/3I6sd41
Word - 2023-05-12 15:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Firstly, we’ve recently updated our Patreon Content Explorer, so it is now up to date through to the end of April. For our newer subscribers (hello!), this is a dedicated pa...
2023-05-08 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes we all get too excited, and things get left on the cutting room floor. Here are more of a few of our favourite flubs and rants.
2023-05-05 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
We hope that you’ve all had a wonderful week!
Firstly, a quick apology for the late Enthusigasm episode. EGSM Robot Wars is available for Knights and Nobles to listen to now, after scheduling gremlins meant the Friday...
2023-05-01 15:00:53 +0000 UTC View Post
In this week's Enthusigasm episode, join Helen, Jonny, Lydia, Marguerite, and Nathan as we discuss the cultural powerhouse that was Robot Wars. Listen now to find out which robots were our favourites, what we learned from this bizarre show, and for some unexpected poetry about how cool the show is.
Content Warnings
Discussions of: Flames, blades
Thank you to all...
2023-05-01 13:00:22 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
To start off this week, we have another exciting stretch-goal event, made possible by our The Magnus Protocol Kickstarter backers. Please join us on our Twitch channel at 4pm BST on Friday 2...
2023-04-24 15:00:38 +0000 UTC View PostWe have been working on compiling a behind the scenes brochure of the production of Trice Forgotten.
In this sneak peak, we share what the original pitch was to Rusty Quill to give you an idea of how its evolved. We also share snippets from the showbible of our key tone and goals for the series.
[Note: the Pinterest Board link appears to be broken, but can be accessed
Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Today we are very excited that we can finally announce the winners of our Rusty Fears 6 writing competition. We will be posting this publicly later today on our blog, which will include our honourable mentions and some of the behind-the-scenes insights that we shared to Patrons la...
2023-04-17 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostContent Warnings:
-Images of Teeth and Autopsy body
Case #0161207
Statement of Dr. Lionel Elliott, regarding a series of events that took place during his class Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology, at Kings College, London.
2023-04-14 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
A very happy Monday from all of us at Rusty Towers!
Firstly, some exciting updates from our production team: work on Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later is progressing very well. The show is currently in the stage we call “music edits” and the team has met with composer, Sam Jones, to begin creating a custo...
2023-04-10 15:01:30 +0000 UTC View Post
In this week's Enthusigasm episode, Annie, Cole, Helen, and Sydney talk about young adult fiction! There are tangents galore as we discuss the books we read growing up, the differences between book and film adaptations, and why some of us are still reading these books despite officially being Old Adults. Plus, Helen provides a crash course on bizarre British school traditions.
Co...
Hi folks,
We hope that you’ve had a wonderful week!
Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone who joined us for Alex’s audio fiction jam stream on Friday. Alex had just two hours to write and create a pilot episode and full pitch for an audio drama, featuring sugge...
2023-04-03 15:01:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Tune in to today's Enthusigasm to hear Ash, Helen, Imogen, and Sarah talk about acting. What methods and tools are helpful in bringing a character to life? What have been the best projects to work on? And how important is it to commit to the bit? Warning: EMOTIONS
Content warnings:
- Discussions of: Covid-19 pandemic
- Mentions of: birth, diet culture inc. BMI
Thank you to ...
2023-03-31 15:41:07 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers! The clocks have changed here in the UK now and we're officially on British Summer Time. This may effect the times you see posts from us, and the time our livestream will start on Friday, so please double check how things match up in your timezone.
It’s a very exciting week here ...
2023-03-27 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
In this week's Enthusigasm episode, Alex, Harry, Helen, Shahan, and Vic talk about everything DC: all the various Batmans, the deep lore of the Green Lanterns (who knew there was more than one?!), what all the different kryptonites do, and of course, Condiment King.
Content warnings:
Spoilers for several DC properties, inc. Injustice Game
Discussions of:
extreme violence, se...