Episode Playlist
Dark Dunedin: Heaven Looks On (Trailer)( 0:1:33)
Episode Information
Prospect Park Productions NZ is proud to present Dark Dunedin: Heaven Looks On, a three-part thriller podcast, with a Gothic Dunedin as its beating heart.
As you accompany the protagonist on her journey, you’ll discover – or re-discover – nostalgic, historic, and supernatural features of and in the city; the whoosh of Lamson pipes at Penroses Department Store, twinkling stars in the St James theatre, and Kēhua, sprites, and demons dancing under the moonlight in the Town Belt.
When a young woman’s body is discovered in the Dunedin Town Belt, Louise Hepburn finds herself haunted by both the case and her past. A single woman of middle age, she likes to believe that she is an invisible woman in the Edinburgh of the south.
Identified as a potential witness, Louise must now unlock the mystery, following different paths of light that pass through the prism of Ōtepoti, the place of the steep points at the bottom of the world.
Produced entirely in Dunedin with a star cast and original music, we invite you to join us for the Dunedin Fringe Festival launch event and/or tune in for the premiere, which will be aired exclusively for Otago residents before the podcast is made available for download worldwide.
All three episodes of the podcast will then be available for download from 9pm 12 March, allowing you to take the mystery with you whenever, wherever you go. You could even take it to the next level and listen while you explore the sites in the story...
Cast: Julie Edwards, Dougal Stevenson, Phil Vaughan, Marama Grant, Robert Shand, Terry MacTavish, Matt Wilson, Brian Kilkelly, Margo Latton, Dimitri Latton, Cheryl Amos, Mark Neilson, Phoebe Smith, Lani Swann, Simon Anderson.
Prospect Park Productions is writer Emily Duncan and producer H-J Kilkelly, and was formed in 2016. Their first production Hold Me (dir: Tabitha Arthur) opened at BATS theatre to sell-out houses and Emily was nominated for Best New NZ Playwright at the Wellington Theatre Awards for the script.
Published: 15/06/2021 8:00:00 a.m.
Dark Dunedin: Breathing Hell - Episode Three - Hellbound( 0:19:42)
Episode Information
Louise’s escape plan takes a very wrong turn and nothing short of a miracle will save her now.
Writer and Director: Emily Duncan
Producer: H-J Kilkelly
Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli
Original Music: Mārama Grant
Cast:
Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards
Regan: Kelly Hocking
Terry MacTavish as Fenella
Brian Kilkelly as Anthony
Marion: Jessica Latton
Nancy: Allison Horsley
Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz
Published: 3/06/2021 9:03:00 p.m.
Dark Dunedin: Breathing Hell - Episode Two - Surfacing( 0:14:55)
Episode Information
New hope and a ticket to escape arrives in the form of someone from Louise’s past.
Writer and Director: Emily Duncan
Producer: H-J Kilkelly
Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli
Original Music: Mārama Grant
Cast:
Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards
Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson
Marion: Jessica Latton
Nancy: Allison Horsley
Regan: Kelly Hocking
Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz
Published: 3/06/2021 9:02:00 p.m.
Dark Dunedin: Breathing Hell - Episode One - Stranded( 0:11:57)
Episode Information
Louise wakes up in hospital, lucky to be alive but unsure who she can trust.
Writer and Director: Emily Duncan
Producer: H-J Kilkelly
Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli
Original Music: Mārama Grant
Cast:
Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards
Physio: Cheryl Amos
Fenella: Terry MacTavish'
Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz
Published: 3/06/2021 9:00:00 p.m.
Dark Dunedin: Playing with Purgatory - Episode Three - Going Country( 0:15:25)
Episode Information
Louise’s opportunity to address past wrongs results in devastating consequences.
Writer and Director: Emily Duncan
Producer: H-J Kilkelly
Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli
Original Music: Mārama Grant
Cast
Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards
Simeon: Dmitri Latton
Simeon’s Dad: Rhys Latton
Art Gallery Owner: Harriet Moir
Sarah: Mārama Grant
Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz
Published: 1/04/2021 9:03:00 p.m.
Dark Dunedin: Playing with Purgatory - Episode Two - Driving Lessons( 0:17:3)
Episode Information
Louise takes the driver’s seat in her quest for independence, facing some unexpected detours along the way.
Writer and Director: Emily Duncan
Producer: H-J Kilkelly
Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli
Original Music: Mārama Grant
Cast
Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards
Fenella: Terry MacTavish
Real Estate Agent: Kate Schrader
Sarah: Mārama Grant
Lawyer: Peter Hayden
Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz
Published: 1/04/2021 9:02:00 p.m.
Dark Dunedin: Playing with Purgatory - Episode One - Night Music( 0:16:22)
Episode Information
After a period of living incognito, Louise makes her first tentative steps back out into the city.
Writer and Director: Emily Duncan
Producer: H-J Kilkelly
Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli
Original Music: Mārama Grant
Cast
Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards
Supermarket Manager: Beth Waite
Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson
Fenella: Terry MacTavish
Art Gallery Owner: Harriet Moir
Regan: Kelly Hocking
Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz
Published: 1/04/2021 9:00:00 p.m.
Dark Dunedin: Heaven Looks On - Episode Three: The Nest( 0:25:38)
Episode Information
Louise Hepburn takes matters into her own hands when disturbing clues about the case come to light.
Writer and Director: Emily Duncan
Producer: H-J Kilkelly
Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli
Original Music: Mārama Grant
Cast
Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards
Matthew: Robert Shand
Great Aunt Fenella: Terry MacTavish
Sarah: Mārama Grant
Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson
Broadcast on Otago Access Radio oar.org.nz
Published: 31/12/2018 11:48:00 p.m.
Dark Dunedin: Heaven Looks On - Episode Two: The Victim( 0:24:4)
Episode Information
The case takes a turn when Louise Hepburn is identified as a potential witness. Is she being honest with us or even herself?
Writer and Director: Emily Duncan
Producer: H-J Kilkelly
Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli
Original Music: Mārama Grant
Additional Music: Crystal Interference by Eliza Pickard
Cast
Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards
Anthony Hepburn: Brian Kilkelly
Gavin: Matt Wilson
Stallholder: Mark Neilson
Students: Lani Swann, Phoebe Smith, and Simon Anderson
Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson
Broadcast on Otago Access Radio oar.org.nz
Published: 31/12/2018 11:47:00 p.m.
Dark Dunedin: Heaven Looks On - Episode One: The City( 0:26:41)
Episode Information
When a young woman’s body is discovered in the Dunedin Town Belt, Louise Hepburn is haunted by both the case and her past.
Writer and Director: Emily Duncan
Producer: H-J Kilkelly
Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli
Original Music: Mārama Grant
Additional Music: Masquerades by Eliza Pickard
Cast
Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards
Cricket Kids: Dmitri Latton and Margot Latton
Newsreader: Dougal Stevenson
Sarah: Mārama Grant
Witch: Cheryl Amos
Matthew: Robert Shand
Richard: Phil Vaughan
Great Aunt Fenella: Terry MacTavish
Policeman: Mark Neilson
Broadcast on Otago Access Radio oar.org.nz
Published: 31/12/2018 11:46:00 p.m.