Begotten

A sceptic. A paranoiac. A criminal. A migrant. A hostage.Minola Theatre presents BEGOTTEN, a five-part audio drama by award-winning playwright Bianca Butler Reynolds. Join us each week as we meet five generations of women: Alice, Eileen, Clea, Hazel and Laoise. Hear a century of their stories, encompassing grief, war, sanity, loss and revenge. Listen as they grapple with powerful questions about heredity, and what is passed down family lines. Are we doomed to make the same mistakes our parents did? Can we heal a wound that is generations old? How much do the secrets of the past haunt us in the present?A preview episode of BEGOTTEN, a new audio fiction brought to you by Minola Theatre.This episode of BEGOTTEN featured the following songs and sounds.Spring Heartbeat by His Rawest Majesty is purchased and licensed under a Music Standard LicenseSource: https://audiojungle.net/item/spring-heartbeat/25888573Laughing Kid AgainCambridge Pub Beer GardenWritten and performed by Bianca Butler ReynoldsDirected by Kat DekkerPost-production sound design by Siobhan FinnissPodcast hosted by That’s Not Canon ProductionsFind Minola Theatre online at minolatheatre.com.auFacebook @MinolaTheatreInstagram @minolatheatre

"My temper's too short and I break down like its a hobby, and the thought of being that responsible for any other living thing, that much of the time, just turned me to... I don't know. Flame."Australia, 2019. Alice reflects on school bus bullying, a life-altering decision, and the one person who just might change everything. Part one of Minola Theatre's BEGOTTEN.A sceptic. A paranoiac. A criminal. A migrant. A hostage.Minola Theatre presents BEGOTTEN, a five-part audio drama by award-winning playwright Bianca Butler Reynolds. Join us each week as we meet five generations of women: Alice, Eileen, Clea, Hazel and Laoise. Hear a century of their stories, encompassing grief, war, sanity, loss and revenge. Listen as they grapple with powerful questions about heredity, and what is passed down family lines. Are we doomed to make the same mistakes our parents did? Can we heal a wound that is generations old? How much do the secrets of the past haunt us in the present?Written and performed by Bianca Butler ReynoldsDirected by Kat DekkerPost-production sound design by Siobhan FinnissPodcast hosted by That’s Not Canon ProductionsFind Minola Theatre online at minolatheatre.com.auFacebook @MinolaTheatreInstagram @minolatheatre

Join Kat & Bianca, the creative team behind Minola Theatre and BEGOTTEN, as they chat about independent theatre and getting creative during a worldwide lockdown. Bonus: Hear a sneak preview of next week's instalment of BEGOTTEN: Eileen.Written and performed by Bianca Butler ReynoldsDirected by Kat DekkerPost-production sound design by Siobhan FinnissPodcast hosted by That’s Not Canon ProductionsFind Minola Theatre online at minolatheatre.com.auFacebook @MinolaTheatreInstagram @minolatheatre

"I threw all the knives away yesterday. Just in case the two of them get any ideas. Not that I think they'd really attack me, not normally, but maybe when they're angry, maybe the next time John gets mad because I say something irrational... Maybe then. It's possible."Australia, 1998. Eileen is surrounded by enemies: the computer players who beat her at Hearts; the naughty woman who swears in her head; and the husband and daughter who just might kill her in her sleep. Part two of Minola Theatre's BEGOTTEN.Written and performed by Bianca Butler ReynoldsDirected by Kat DekkerPost-production sound design by Siobhan FinnissPodcast hosted by That’s Not Canon ProductionsFind Minola Theatre online at minolatheatre.com.auFacebook @MinolaTheatreInstagram @minolatheatre

Join Kat & Bianca with special guest Siobhan Finniss, the post-production sound designer for BEGOTTEN. Hear the team chat about navigating their first foray into audio fiction, and the discoveries made along the way. Plus, catch a sneak preview of next week’s instalment: Clea.Written and performed by Bianca Butler ReynoldsDirected by Kat DekkerPost-production sound design by Siobhan FinnissPodcast hosted by That’s Not Canon ProductionsFind Minola Theatre online at minolatheatre.com.auFacebook @MinolaTheatreInstagram @minolatheatre

"He was wearing his tan polo, the one with the blue stripes, and all I could think when the blood came up through it was how much it looked like tomato soup."Australia, 1970. The signs were there from the beginning, and Clea didn't act on them. Now it's time to take revenge. Part three of BEGOTTEN by Minola Theatre.**CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains references to domestic violence.Written and performed by Bianca Butler ReynoldsDirected by Kat DekkerPost-production sound design by Siobhan FinnissPodcast hosted by That’s Not Canon ProductionsFind Minola Theatre online at minolatheatre.com.auFacebook @MinolaTheatreInstagram @minolatheatre

Join Kat & Bianca as they dig deeper into Bianca’s writing process, Jungian archetypal theory, and what it’s like being a writer-performer on a piece as personal as BEGOTTEN. Listen out for a sneak preview of next week’s episode: Hazel.Written and performed by Bianca Butler ReynoldsDirected by Kat DekkerPost-production sound design by Siobhan FinnissPodcast hosted by That’s Not Canon ProductionsFind Minola Theatre online at minolatheatre.com.auFacebook @MinolaTheatreInstagram @minolatheatre

"...If all of Hitler's planes are flying west, there must be somewhere east that's quite untouched. Somewhere far enough away that nothing reaches. Not even a war. Not even everybody knowing what you've done."England, 1941. Hazel spends the Blitz beneath the streets of the East End, haunted by a green skirt, a seaside hotel, and the boy who brought her here. Part four of BEGOTTEN by Minola Theatre.Written and performed by Bianca Butler ReynoldsDirected by Kat DekkerPost-production sound design by Siobhan FinnissPodcast hosted by That’s Not Canon ProductionsFind Minola Theatre online at minolatheatre.com.auFacebook @MinolaTheatreInstagram @minolatheatre

Join Kat & Bianca in this final bonus episode! The team discusses Kat’s directing process, what it’s like to direct an actor in their own work, and what Kat has learnt during her time working with prison theatre projects. You can also hear a preview for next week’s final instalment of BEGOTTEN: Laoise.Written and performed by Bianca Butler ReynoldsDirected by Kat DekkerPost-production sound design by Siobhan FinnissPodcast hosted by That’s Not Canon ProductionsFind Minola Theatre online at minolatheatre.com.auFacebook @MinolaTheatreInstagram @minolatheatre