Goth Opera (audio story)
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Goth Opera was the twelfth story in Big Finish Productions' Novel Adaptations range. It was adapted from Paul Cornell’s novel of the same name by Lizbeth Myles. It was released in 2024 and was the first novel adaptation released by Big Finish since Cold Fusion in 2016.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Manchester, 1993. The Time Lady Ruath, an old friend of the Doctor's, arrives on the planet to inform Earth's vampires that the arrival of their legendary messiah is imminent. His rising will herald an age of endless night where the undead reign supreme. All that is needed is the blood of a Time Lord.
In Tasmania, the Doctor, Tegan, and Nyssa are enjoying the sun and plenty of cricket. When they are attacked by vampires, they escape unscathed, except for Nyssa who suffers two small puncture wounds to her neck. Compelled by her attacker to remain silent, she can tell no-one what she's turning into.
Why is Ruath so determined to see the descendants of the Great Vampire rise to power? If only the Doctor knew the truth, she's certain he would turn to her side, and help to secure the future of Vampire kind, no matter how much humanity must suffer.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Tegan - Janet Fielding
- Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
- Ruath - Natalie Gumede
- Yarven - Micah Balfour
- Maddy - Lydia Wilson
- Jake - Nathan Jonathan
- Jeremy / Bob - Ewan Goddard
- Victor Lang - John Schwab
- Olivia / Newsreader - Lionelle Nsarhaza
- Eric / Mike - Mathew McQuinn
- Rassilon - Richard Armitage
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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded on 20 - 21 September and 11 October 2023 at The Soundhouse.
- Due to errors found on both the collector's edition CD and the download version, Big Finish re-issued this story,[1] which was released on 10 September 2024.[2]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Deviations from the original novel[[edit] | [edit source]]
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- All scenes featuring Romana from the original novel are excluded.
- A prologue narrated by Rassilon is added.
- Ruath's list of the Doctor's old schoolmates now includes "your beloved Koschei" distinct from "Magnus", as opposed to simply "that idiot Magnus", reflecting the retcon in PROSE: Divided Loyalties [+]Loading...["Divided Loyalties (novel)"] of Magnus as a name for the young War Chief as opposed to the young Master (within Gary Russell's preferred paradigm of treating the War Chief as his own Time Lord rather than an early incarnation of the Master).
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Fifth Doctor and Nyssa
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External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Goth Opera page at bigfinish.com
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