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 Fall of the House of Usher (Part Two)
Despite his friend’s best endeavours, Roderick’s melancholy persists and his sister's malady seemingly has fatal consequences. Can the Usher family survive their supposed curse?
CREATIVE TEAM
Director . . . Olivia French
Sound Editor . . . Jacob Thompson
Script Adaptation . . . Olivia French and Alexandra Meerbach
CAST
Narrator . . . Jack Emond
Roderick Usher . . . Jagaraj
Madeline Usher . . . Marli van der Bijl
Physician . . . Barry Kay
'The Haunted Palace' vocal line by Matt Shaw and sung by Marli van der Bijl
RavenMad is proudly supported by the Ballarat Arts Foundation as the grateful recipient of the 2021 Jack Anderson Film Award grant.
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 people, 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 and present, and extend this respect to all First Nations peoples.