Look out! Just in time for Halloween, Colonial Radio Theatre's production of SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES is just about to be released!
It's available to pre-order from Blackstone, here, and should be available from other sources such as Amazon and Borders fairly soon. The official release date is 1st October.
Colonial very kindly supplied me with a review copy, and I can report that this is a rollercoaster of a production, and a worthy successor to their previous release, the award-winning Dandelion Wine. The script is by Bradbury himself - it is essentially his stage play version of SWTWC, ever so slightly modified for radio/audio.
Unlike Dandelion Wine, the SWTWC play is a direct adaptation of the novel, but with many of the introspective chapters (revealing characters' inner thoughts) eliminated. This means the story rolls by at a slick pace. I think those of you who use SWTWC in the classroom will find the audio production to be a useful study aid.
I am working on a more detailed review of the production for my website, but wanted to get this information to you as soon as I could.
By the way, Colonial are working on THE HALLOWEEN TREE next!This message has been edited. Last edited by: philnic,
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This is exciting! I hope this is better than the Disney movie, which I always found dissatisfying (the glamorous Dust Witch, the horrible spider scene, and I never thought Jonathan Price was scary as Mr. Dark). I loved their Dandelion Wine production.
28 September 2007, 02:56 PM
Nard Kordell
PHIL: You undoubtedly have the best ... THE BEST ...website of Ray Bradbury on the internet!
29 September 2007, 09:50 AM
Nico
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Originally posted by Nard Kordell: PHIL: You undoubtedly have the best ... THE BEST ...website of Ray Bradbury on the internet!
True, and it could be made just a little better by changing the word "blog" to "article."
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29 September 2007, 08:53 PM
rocket
Lordshen, your thoughts on it? Just curious because I have read it multiple times and I'd love to hear a fresh view. Will it be available at Borders like before?
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