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Listen to the actors in This Weird Normal as they talk through the process. Sound Design and recording by Cathy Dixon. This Weird Normal is based on an original idea by Asif Khan and was developed with Stella Kammel and Susan Wokoma. It is a RADA Audio Production. It was recorded by RADA sound specialists. The cast includes Rachel Barnwell, Omar Bynon, Gavi Singh Chera, Benjamin Isaac, Caleb Obediah, Sophie Kleiman, Katya Morrison, Mali O’Donnell, alongside Funlola Olufunwa and actors Patrick Brennan and Tracy Wiles. The creative team included Director Jeremy Mortimer, Assistant Director Anita Gander, Executive Producer Pamela Jikiemi. Sound Design and Recording was by Henry Boothroyd, Cathy Dixon, Henry Parritt and Ben Paveley overseen by Steve Mayo and Phil Matejtschuk with Sound Mixing from Adam Woodhams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the sound team behind This Weird Normal as they talk through the process. Sound Design and recording by Cathy Dixon. This Weird Normal is based on an original idea by Asif Khan and was developed with Stella Kammel and Susan Wokoma. It is a RADA Audio Production. It was recorded by RADA sound specialists. The cast includes Rachel Barnwell, Omar Bynon, Gavi Singh Chera, Benjamin Isaac, Caleb Obediah, Sophie Kleiman, Katya Morrison, Mali O’Donnell, alongside Funlola Olufunwa and actors Patrick Brennan and Tracy Wiles. The creative team included Director Jeremy Mortimer, Assistant Director Anita Gander, Executive Producer Pamela Jikiemi. Sound Design and Recording was by Henry Boothroyd, Cathy Dixon, Henry Parritt and Ben Paveley overseen by Steve Mayo and Phil Matejtschuk with Sound Mixing from Adam Woodhams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the writers behind This Weird Normal as they talk through the process. Sound Design and recording by Cathy Dixon. This Weird Normal is based on an original idea by Asif Khan and was developed with Stella Kammel and Susan Wokoma. It is a RADA Audio Production. It was recorded by RADA sound specialists. The cast includes Rachel Barnwell, Omar Bynon, Gavi Singh Chera, Benjamin Isaac, Caleb Obediah, Sophie Kleiman, Katya Morrison, Mali O’Donnell, alongside Funlola Olufunwa and actors Patrick Brennan and Tracy Wiles. The creative team included Director Jeremy Mortimer, Assistant Director Anita Gander, Executive Producer Pamela Jikiemi. Sound Design and Recording was by Henry Boothroyd, Cathy Dixon, Henry Parritt and Ben Paveley overseen by Steve Mayo and Phil Matejtschuk with Sound Mixing from Adam Woodhams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 5 of This Weird Normal... It's performance day. Or is it? In the final episode of the series of This Weird Normal Drama Cell have a lot of figure out to get this show on the road. This Weird Normal: Is This Crazy Enough? by Stella Kammel Shelly was played by Sophie Kleiman Morgan by Omar Bynon Holly by Rachel Barnwell Susie by Katya Morrison Hakeem by Caleb Obediah Rizwan by Gavi Singh Chera Pearl by Mali O’Donnell Dave by Patrick Brennan Dawn by Tracy Wiles Aysha by Funlola Olufunwa Sound Design and recording by Cathy Dixon Sound Mix by Adam Woodhams Sound Supervision by Steve Mayo Music by Ryan Anderson, from the Album Never Sleep Available under a Creative Commons license from freemusicarchive.org Assistant Director Anita Gander Director Jeremy Mortimer Executive Producer Pamela Jikiemi This Weird Normal was developed from an idea by Asif Khan And is a RADA Audio Production See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 4 of This Weird Normal... The performance is tomorrow and is under threat. Drama Cell’s benefactor might be getting too involved and last minute artistic choices are adding tension. Riz is missing rehearsal, Hakeem has fallen out with his mum and the show venue might not be available. But most importantly, will Barry the bin man with a Strictly Come Dancing tattoo make it in to the final performance of Mashed Up London? This Weird Normal: A Horsey Thing by Asif Khan Shelly was played by Sophie Kleiman, Morgan by Omar Bynon, Hakeem by Caleb Obediah, Rizwan by Gavi Singh Chera, Pearl by Mali O’Donnell, Dave by Patrick Brennan, Sound Design and recording by Ben Paveley Sound Mix by Adam Woodhams Sound Supervision by Steve Mayo Music by Ryan Anderson, from the Album Never Sleep Available under a Creative Commons license from freemusicarchive.org Assistant Director Anita Gander Director Jeremy Mortimer Executive Producer Pamela Jikiemi This Weird Normal was developed from an idea by Asif Khan And is a RADA Audio Production   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 3 of This Weird Normal... It’s theatre-geek love at first site. Holly doesn’t want to waste today’s excellent make-up, and Morgan is on the roof to get aerial shots from the Whitgift Centre for the promo film. Drama Cell is scoping out possible performance venues but life is getting in the way of making theatre. This Weird Normal: Death to Zoom by Susan Wokoma. Shelly was played by Sophie Kleiman, Morgan by Omar Bynon Holly by Rachel Barnwell Hakeem by Caleb Obediah Rizwan by Gavi Singh Chera Susie by Katya Morrison Pearl by Mali O’Donnell Dave by Patrick Brennan Sound Design and recording by Henry Parritt Sound Mix by Adam Woodhams Sound Supervision by Steve Mayo Music by Ryan Anderson, from the Album Never Sleep Available under a Creative Commons license from freemusicarchive.org Assistant Director Anita Gander Director Jeremy Mortimer Executive Producer Pamela Jikiemi This Weird Normal was developed from an idea by Asif Khan And is a RADA Audio Production See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 2 of This Weird Normal... What do you do when you run out of milk during a pandemic? Hit the Baileys and get on the banana bread frenzy. Suzie can’t hug her mum and Riz might have overstayed his welcome at Pearl’s – and amongst all this, Drama Cell are trying to create a piece of theatre but they’ve got no following, no money and their dreams of going to the Edinburgh Festival are dead. Contains some adult content.  This Weird Normal: Granola and Baileys by Stella Kammel. Shelly was played by Sophie Kleiman Morgan by Omar Bynon Holly by Rachel Barnwell Pearl by Mali O’Donnell Hakeem by Caleb Obediah Rizwan by Gavi Singh Chera Susie by Katya Morrison Dawn by Tracy Wiles Shop Owner by Benjamin Isaac Sound Design and recording by Henry Boothroyd Sound Mix by Adam Woodhams And Sound Supervision by Steve Mayo Music by Ryan Anderson, from the Album Never Sleep Available under a Creative Commons license from freemusicarchive.org Assistant Director Anita Gander Director Jeremy Mortimer Executive Producer Pamela Jikiemi This Weird Normal was developed from an idea by Asif Khan And is a RADA Audio Production See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 1 of This Weird Normal... Drama Cell, a new theatre company, are trying to put on a show. How do they do it? Where do they do it? How do they keep the audience socially distanced? And finally, how do you keep your motivation while balancing everything to survive in lockdown? This Weird Normal: A Wicked Idea by Asif Khan Shelly was played by Sophie Kleiman, Morgan by Omar Bynon, Holly by Rachel Barnwell, Pearl by Mali O’Donnell, Hakeem by Caleb Obediah Aysha by Funlola Olufunwa Sound Design and recording by Cathy Dixon Sound Mix by Adam Woodhams Sound Supervision by Steve Mayo Music by Ryan Anderson, from the Album Never Sleep Available under a Creative Commons license from freemusicarchive.org Assistant Director Anita Gander Director Jeremy Mortimer Executive Producer Pamela Jikiemi This Weird Normal was developed from an idea by Asif Khan And is a RADA Audio Production See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new five-part audio fiction podcast about seven young actors who had planned to take a theatre show to the Edinburgh Festival. Then the pandemic struck. Now it's June, and for some of the group it feels as if they are faced with a choice. Do they sit about waiting for something – anything – to happen? Or do they start making plans? This Weird Normal is based on an original idea by Asif Khan and was developed with Stella Kammel and Susan Wokoma. It is a RADA Audio Production. It was recorded by RADA sound specialists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.