The Shadow Play (audio story)

The Shadow Play

Main character(s):

Justine, Eliza

Main enemy:

Lolita, Sontarans

Key crew

Release details

Release number:

Release date:

October 2001

Format:

1 CD

ISBN:

none

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The Shadow Play was the second Faction Paradox story to be released, and the second part of the first chapter of The Faction Paradox Protocols.

Publisher's summary

PRIMER FOR THE SPIRAL POLITIC (POST-WAR EDITION)
2: THE SONTARANS

Era: Last thirteen-million years.
Technology: Military (blatant), limited time-awareness.

It's perhaps unwise to think of the Sontarans as a species, as such. A homunculus breed, hatched by the million and engineered for full-engagement warfare, the Sontaran military machine is regarded by many time-active cultures as an "occupational hazard": a force of nature rather than a race, compelled by duty and genetics to acquire new technologies for its endless war effort. It should be remembered, however, that with the backing of a higher power even the crudest of breeds can become something quite different.

Plot

to be added

Cast

Cousin Justine - Suzanne Proctor
Godfather Morlock - Ellis Pike
Lolita - Caroline Burns-Cook
Cousin Eliza / Godmother Quelch - Emma Kilbey
Lord Ruthventracolixabaxil / General Kine - Nigel Fairs
The Voice - Linda Bartram

Crew

to be added

References

The Seventy-Ninth Sontaran Assault Corps are mentioned.
House Tracolix is mentioned.

Notes

The story was recorded on 14 July 2001. (REF: Downtime – The Lost Years of Doctor Who)

Continuity

Lolita mentions that there are hundreds of shadowless agents of Faction Paradox who don't mix with the ones who have shadows. (PROSE: Unnatural History)
Eliza says that the lions in Trafalgar Square "gave [her] the shits." (PROSE: Dead Romance)

External links

Official The Shadow Play audio download page at bbvproductions.co.uk
Official The Shadow Play CD page at bbvproductions.co.uk
Script of The Shadow Play at factionparadox.co.uk
The Shadow Play at the Faction Paradox wiki
The Shadow Play at the Doctor Who Reference Guide

Faction Paradox series

BBV Productions
(2001-2004)

The Faction
Paradox Protocols

The Eleven Day Empire / The Shadow Play • Sabbath Dei / In the Year of the Cat • Movers / A Labyrinth of Histories

Mad Norwegian
Press

Novels	The Book of the War • This Town Will Never Let Us Go (prologue) • Of the City of the Saved... (prologue) • Warlords of Utopia (prologue) • Warring States (prologue) • Erasing Sherlock (prologue)

Anthologies	Dead Romance

Short stories	The Night is Long, and Dreams Are Legion • Unification Theory

Image Comics

Faction Paradox (2003)

Political Animals • Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses

Web exclusive

The Spiral Politic Database • The Beasthouse

Magic Bullet
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The True History
of Faction Paradox

Coming to Dust • The Ship of a Billion Years • Body Politic • Words from Nine Divinities • Ozymandias • The Judgment of Sutekh

Random Static

Newtons Sleep (prologue)

Obverse Books

Novels

Against Nature (prologue) • The Brakespeare Voyage • Head of State • Weapons Grade Snake Oil • Spinning Jenny • Hyponormalisation

Anthologies

Faction Paradox	A Romance in Twelve Parts • Burning with Optimism's Flames • Liberating Earth • The Book of the Enemy • The Book of the Peace ("Dossier")

The City of the Saved	Tales of the City • More Tales… • Tales of the Great Detectives • Furthest Tales… • Tales of the Civil War • Stranger Tales… • Vanishing Tales…

Worlds of the Spiral Politic	The Boulevard: Volume One • Volume Two

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(2021-2022)

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Rebirth	Mr Saldaamir • Sabbath and the King • The Confession of Brother Signet

Hellscape	Lucifer

Crossovers	Daylight Savings • Ex-President

Unproduced

Comic stories	Creatures of Habit

Theatrical films	Faction Paradox

Novels	"Novel #6" • Heart Full of Sky • The Moontree Women • Opus Majus

Audio stories	City of the Saved • The Diplomat • The Night War Came to Luparia

Videos	Case File - Faction Paradox

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Pocket Universe

The Choice • The Search

Zygon

Homeland • Absolution • The Barnacled Baby

Krynoids

The Root of All Evil • The Green Man

Sontarans

Silent Warrior • Old Soldiers • Conduct Unbecoming

Faction Paradox

The Faction Paradox Protocols	The Eleven Day Empire • The Shadow Play • Sabbath Dei • In the Year of the Cat • Movers • A Labyrinth of Histories

Dionus's War	Eternal Escape • Call Me Ishmael • The Healer's Sin • Me & My Ghost

Faction Paradox: Rebirth	Mr Saldaamir• Sabbath and the King • The Confession of Brother Signet

The Rani

The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind

The I

I Scream

Guy de Carnac

The Quality of Mercy

Wirrn

Race Memory

Rutan

In 2 Minds

P.R.O.B.E.

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Sontaran stories

For the purposes of this list, a "Sontaran story" is one in which one living, authentic Sontaran plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story. For this reason, stories such as The Halloween Apocalypse and Survivors of the Flux are not counted due to the Sontarans' appearance being defined by their importance to following stories. Stories like The End of Time and The Time of the Doctor are also not included due to the Sontarans' appearance being no consequence to the plot of the story. Stories featuring Strax of the Paternoster Gang are only included on the Paternoster Gang story template.

Television

Broadcast	The Time Warrior • The Sontaran Experiment • The Invasion of Time • The Two Doctors • The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky • The Last Sontaran • The Pandorica Opens • The Time of the Doctor • Flux: War of the Sontarans / The Vanquishers

Home video	Untitled 3 • Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans • Mindgame • Battlefield • A Fix with Sontarans

Audio

Silent Warrior • Old Soldiers • Conduct Unbecoming • The Eleven Day Empire • The Shadow Play • Heroes of Sontar • The Five Companions • The First Sontarans • Starlight Robbery • The King of Sontar • Master of the Daleks • Terror of the Sontarans • The Sontaran Ordeal • The Eternity Cage • The Sontarans • The Eternal Battle • The Sontaran Project • Portrait of a Lady • Peepshow • The Moonrakers • The Great Sontaran War • Rearguard • Salvation Nine • The Last Day • The Battle of Giant's Causeway • Born to Die • In Name Only

Prose

Shakedown • Lords of the Storm • The Infinity Doctors • The Sontaran Games • The Taking of Chelsea 426 • Blind Terror • The Dream • The Three Little Sontarans • The Three Brothers Gruff • Sontar's Little Helpers • Dr. Tenth • A Soldier's Education • For the Girl Who Has Everything

Comics

The Final Quest • The Outsider • Dragon's Claw • The Gods Walk Among Us • The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic • Pureblood • Conflict of Interests • Unnatural Born Killers • The Betrothal of Sontar • When Worlds Collide • In Their Nature • The Instruments of War • The Judas Goatee • The Honourable Burger • Supremacy of the Cybermen

Video games

Destiny of the Doctors • Dalek Supremacy • The Keys of Time • The Gunpowder Plot • The Doctor and the Dalek

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