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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = A Theatre of Cruelty (audio story).jpg | |image = A Theatre of Cruelty (audio story).jpg | ||
|range = Series 3 (9DA){{!}}The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Series 3 | |range = Series 3 (9DA){{!}}The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Series 3 | ||
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|series number in range = 3 | |series number in range = 3 | ||
|number in series = 1 | |number in series = 1 | ||
|audio anthology = | |audio anthology = Buried Threats (audio anthology) | ||
|number = 3.1 | |number = 3.1 | ||
|doctor = Ninth Doctor | |doctor = Ninth Doctor | ||
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|enemy = [[Astraphi]] | |enemy = [[Astraphi]] | ||
|setting = [[Paris]], [[1935]] | |setting = [[Paris]], [[1935]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Lisa McMullin | ||
|director = [[Helen Goldwyn]] | |director = [[Helen Goldwyn]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
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|cover = [[Caroline Tankersley]] | |cover = [[Caroline Tankersley]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 16 February 2024 | ||
|epcount = 1 | |epcount = 1 | ||
|format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>1st of 3 stories | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>1st of 3 stories | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Someone or something is manipulating the [[dream]]s of [[French]] playwright [[Antonin Artaud]]. As Artaud's [[nightmare]]s are made manifest, [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] is compelled to intervene. Otherwise, | Someone or something is manipulating the [[dream]]s of [[French]] playwright [[Antonin Artaud]]. As Artaud's [[nightmare]]s are made manifest, [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] is compelled to intervene. Otherwise, Artaud's new idea for an immersive [[theatre]] could become a ticket to literally die for. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== The Doctor === | |||
* After hearing someone shouting out "[[9 (number)|nine]]", the Doctor misunderstandly says they are "[[The Doctor's ninth incarnation|sort of]]" correct. | * After hearing someone shouting out "[[9 (number)|nine]]", the Doctor misunderstandly says they are "[[The Doctor's ninth incarnation|sort of]]" correct. | ||
* When visiting [[La Petrella de Salto]] in [[Rome]] in [[1601]], the Doctor claims to have a [[Papal]] dispensation to bypass the Cardinal's order to keep people out. | |||
=== History === | === History === | ||
* [[Beatrice Cenci]] was [[death sentence|sentenced to death]] on [[11 September]] [[1599]]. | * [[Beatrice Cenci]] was [[death sentence|sentenced to death]] on [[11 September]] [[1599]]. She was killed on the [[St Angelo Bridge]]. | ||
* The Doctor was involved in these events, and will never forget her face. | |||
=== Literature and art === | === Literature and art === | ||
* A portrait of Beatrice Cenci is regularly attributed to painter [[Guido Reni]]. | * A portrait of Beatrice Cenci is regularly attributed to painter [[Guido Reni]]. The Doctor "borrows" it from [[the Louvre]]. | ||
* [[Percy Shelley]] wrote a play about Cenci, as will [[Lizzie Hopley (in-universe)|Lizzie Hopley]]. Hopley's radio play is nominated for an award. | * [[Percy Shelley]] wrote a play about Cenci, as will [[Lizzie Hopley (in-universe)|Lizzie Hopley]]. Hopley's radio play is nominated for an award. | ||
* There is another rendition of her life by [[Steven Spielberg|Spielberg]]. | |||
* The Ninth Doctor believes [[William Shakespeare]] was the "greatest dramatist of all time". | * The Ninth Doctor believes [[William Shakespeare]] was the "greatest dramatist of all time". | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * [[Percy Shelley]] wrote his play about Cenci in 1819. [[Lizzie Hopley (in-universe)|Lizzie Hopley]]'s radio play, entitled ''The Cenci Family'', was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]] as an Afternoon Play on 21 March 2006, and was specifically nominated for a Sony Radio Academy Award. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Cover gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
A Theatre of Cruelty textless.jpg|Textless cover | |||
A Theatre of Cruelty (audio story) Alt.jpg|Alternate cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 1935]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1935]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories set in dreams]] | [[Category:Audio stories set in dreams]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in | [[Category:Stories set in Rome]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1601]] | |||
[[Category:One part audio stories]] | [[Category:One part audio stories]] | ||