“Kicking The Habit”
May 7th, 2008 Posted in General InfoAnd I don’t mean rehab. I’m here at The Invisible Studios (at Video Box Studios in Los Angeles) project coordinating/production assisting on a fantastic new BBC radio play called “Kicking The Habit” directed by Pete Atkin. The series is ostensibly about monks in a Friary and the woman who runs the office. The daily problems and the funny situations at the Friary become a microcosm of the outside world.
The stellar cast includes; Alfred Molina who plays Bertie, a worldly-wise but world-weary Friar, the Prior played by Martin Jarvis is Father Michael, devoted yet always on a spiritual quest, Mave (Rosalind Ayres) runs the office and is the power behind the altar, elderly Brother Martin (Roy Dotrice) has seen it all and surprisingly done it all. Then there’s Brother Luke (Darren Richardson) the wide-eyed newcomer who is the conduit for the audience taking them into the world of monastic life. This is a unique order as they are exposed to the outside world yet prefer the safety of the monastery. Listen for my upcoming podcast with director Pete Atkin.
This is truly voice acting at it’s very best. “Kicking” comes out mid-August on BBC radio. U.S. audiences can listen to it over the internet live or one week after broadcast. I’ll keep you posted. You don’t want to miss this!
By the way, Mark Holden is the engineer and owner of these fantastic new studios. Check out my Voice Registry podcast interview with him.
-Tracy Pattin
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