Cygnet & Swan presents RavenMad
Enter the macabre mind of gothic literature master, Edgar Allan Poe, as we bring thirteen classic tales to life with voice actors, sound effects and music. This production — conceived from the brilliant minds of Olivia French and Alexandra Meerbach — features the voices of Australian actors, and is proudly supported by the Ballarat Arts Foundation. RavenMad’s adaptation aims to grant listeners access to Poe’s arabesque world and ignite a passion for the sinister and sublime genre of gothic literature.
Cygnet & Swan presents RavenMad
The Pit and the Pendulum (Part One)
An account of the soporific and excruciating torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition.
CAST
Narrator . . . Andrew Seeary
Judges . . . Jack Emond, Barry Kay and James Wait
Choir . . . Sam Daffy, David Floyd, Jeremy Wong and Marli van der Bijl
CREATIVE TEAM
Director . . . Olivia French
Assistant Director . . . Alexandra Meerbach
Sound Editor . . . Elizabeth Bradford
Musical Director . . . Marli van der Bijl
Composer . . . Marais van den Berg
Atmospheric Music . . . yewbic from freesound.org
Theme Composer . . . Matt Shaw
Thank you for joining us for an episode of RavenMad, a Cygnet & Swan production.
Cygnet & Swan wish to acknowledge the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin nations, the Traditional Owners of the land upon which our podcast was produced. We also acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Wadawurrung people of Australia, and the Khoi-San people of Southern Africa, the Traditional Owners of the land upon which this episode was recorded. We recognise their continuing connection to the land and waterways, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.