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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, Artaud’s new idea for an immersive [[theatre]] could become a ticket to literally die for.
Someone or something is manipulating the dreams of French playwright [[Antonin Artaud]]. As Artaud’s nightmares 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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* [[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Christopher Eccleston]]
* [[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Christopher Eccleston]]
* [[Antonin Artaud]] - [[Alexander Vlahos]]
* [[Antonin Artaud]] - [[Alexander Vlahos]]
* [[Astraphi|Beatrice Cenci]] - [[Elisabeth Yorke-Bolognini]]
* [[Beatrice Cenci]] - [[Elisabeth Yorke-Bolognini]]
* [[Astraphi|The Astraphi]] / [[Actor (A Theatre of Cruelty)|Actor]] - [[Angus Dunican]]
* [[The Astraphi]] / [[Actor (A Theatre of Cruelty)|Actor]] - [[Angus Dunican]]


== Worldbuilding ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== The Doctor ===
''to be added''
* 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 ===
* [[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 ===
* 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 in 1819. [[Lizzie Hopley (in-universe)|Lizzie Hopley]] wrote a radio play called The Cenci Family which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 as an Afternoon Play on 21st March 2006, and was nominated for a Sony Radio Academy 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".
 
=== Games ===
* The Doctor hopes that Antonin is not about to involve him in a game of [[zip, zap, boing]] during the actors' [[warm-up]].
* [[Larry Olivier]] once "embroiled" the Doctor in a game of [[duck, duck, goose]] at the [[National Theatre]], with [[Joan Plowright]] and [[Peter O'Toole]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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[[Category:Buried Threats audio stories]]
[[Category:Buried Threats audio stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in Paris]]
[[Category:Stories set in France]]
[[Category:Stories set in 1935]]
[[Category:Audio stories set in dreams]]
[[Category:Stories set in Rome]]
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[[Category:One part audio stories]]
[[Category:One part audio stories]]

Revision as of 03:07, 10 March 2024

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A Theatre of Cruelty was the first story in the audio anthology Buried Threats, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Lisa McMullin and featured Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor.

Publisher's summary

Someone or something is manipulating the dreams of French playwright Antonin Artaud. As Artaud’s nightmares are made manifest, the Doctor is compelled to intervene. Otherwise, Artaud’s new idea for an immersive theatre could become a ticket to literally die for.

Plot

to be added

Cast

Worldbuilding

to be added

Notes

to be added

Continuity

to be added

External links

Footnotes

v • e
The Ninth Doctor Adventures
Series 1
Ravagers
Respond to
All Calls
Lost Warriors
Old Friends
Series 2
Back to Earth
Into the Stars
Hidden Depths
Shades of Fear
Series 3
Pioneers
Travel in Hope
Buried Threats
Star-Crossed
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