Wireless Theatre Company
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| Private company | |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
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Key people
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Mariele Runacre Temple, Artistic Director David Beck, Director Jack Bowman, Director/Producer Cherry Cookson, Director/Producer Tshari King, Sound Engineer/Sound Designer Gareth Brown, Lighting Designer Robert Valentine, Director/Producer |
| Website | www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk |
The Wireless Theatre Company is an online audio theatre company specializing in creating modern audio drama. It was founded in July 2007 by Mariele Runacre Temple, daughter of actress Jenny Runacre.
The company produces radio drama, audio comedy and short stories for digital download in MP3 format, creating a modern forum for radio productions and specialises in new writing from international authors, originally beginning as a not-for-profit company. In February 2008, Nicholas Parsons became patron of the company, recorded an interview and appeared at the company's official launch party in July 2008, along with Richard O'Brien.
It has showcased as of the end of 2013, 177 actors (a mix of established names - see below - and new performers to audio), as well as 43 new writers and 35 crew members and had won several radio awards and nominations for its output, all "designed to nurture and encourage fresh new writers, up and coming acting talent and bring audio theatre to the 'iPod generation'". Its recent output was named as one of the Best Twenty Radio Productions of 2012, while Mariele Runacre Temple was placed on the top 200 Sound Women List. It is a member of the Radio Independents Group and in 2011 won a place on the BBC Radio Preferred Supplier's List.
As of the end of 2013, the current website is visited by 15,000 unique visitors per month, of which 7% become subscribers.
In May 2008, Prunella Scales starred in its production of the Youth of Old Age with Knight Mantell and directed The Ceremony, which featured Jenny Runacre. Wireless Theatre Company has also worked with Julian Glover, David Benson, Timothy West, Christopher Timothy and Josephine Tewson. Glover worked on the company's first audio series, The Strange Case of Springheel'd Jack – the first series of The Springheel Saga – based around the legend of Springheeled Jack.
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