📻 Your New Radio Theatre Must-Hear Lineup
Big news — Bart has updated the schedule with two major highlights: the complete Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (three full hours of medieval drama) and Autumn Days, our Upstageing Canberra festival recordings captured live in the Manuka Arts Centre gardens.
These Autumn Days episodes have that special outdoor concert quality — birds in the background, wind in the trees, real garden theatre. Perfect spring-into-winter listening, with the filmed versions also online for full coverage.
ArtSound Radio Theatre — Monday nights 10pm, Sunday afternoons 4pm repeat.
April 2026
26 April — An Ordinary War
Episode 247 – Monday 10pm, Sunday 4pm
Geoffrey Borny, David Clapham, Christa de Jager, and Tony Turner deliver a powerful ensemble performance. War told through ordinary voices — the kind of story that stays with you long after the radio goes quiet.
May 2026 — The Epic You Can’t Miss
10, 17, & 24 May — Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Parts 1–3)
Episodes 248–250 – Three full 1-hour episodes
THIS is radio theatre at its absolute best. Keith Harrison’s translation of the 14th-century masterpiece — nine actors bringing Camelot, courage, and mystery to life across three unforgettable episodes:
Keith Harrison, Zahi Hoque, Theodore Ell, Emily Shepley, Adrian Caesar, Fergus Armstrong, Peter Searles, Shane Strange, Peter Monaghan
The Green Knight crashes Arthur’s Christmas feast with an impossible challenge. Three weeks later, you’ll still be talking about the ending. Set all three reminders — this one’s unmissable.
31 May — The Dear Departed
Episode 251 – 1-hour special
The recording of a live performance at the Mill Theatre — our Upstageing Canberra collaboration, captured in front of a real audience who knew they were witnessing something special. A classic that pulls no punches.
June — Garden Theatre Magic
7, 14, 21 & 28 June — Autumn Days (Parts 1–4)
Episodes 251–254 – Every Monday 10pm, Sunday 4pm
ArtSound’s Upstageing Canberra triumph, recorded live in the autumn gardens of Manuka Arts Centre. Monologues and short plays under the open sky — the wind in the trees, birds providing the interval music, that perfect outdoor acoustic.
Bart calls it “organic sound” and he’s spot on. These are real garden performances, captured as they happened. The YouTube clips give you the visuals — the radio episodes give you the intimacy.
July 2026 — Three Gems to Close the Season
5 July — Stinkiest Thing
Episode 256 – Monday 10pm, Sunday 4pm
Adam Szudrich writes, Penny Hunt performs. Warm, funny, and gloriously titled. The perfect palate cleanser after weeks of epics.
12 July — Madam Brenda Would Be Furious
Episode 257 – Monday 10pm, Sunday 4pm
Harriet Elvin’s script performed by Janie and Bianca Lawson — a real mother-and-daughter pairing bringing warmth, comedy, and just a touch of heartbreak.
19 July — Ironclad Creek
Episode 258 – Monday 10pm, Sunday 4pm
Michael Kraaz writes and performs his own work — always a particular kind of intimacy when the writer is in the room. A brand new voice to close the season on.
🎯 Make Radio Theatre Your Ritual
Monday 10pm – Sunday 4pm repeat
Cuppa ready. Chair ready. Stories that’ll make you forget the winter chill.
Special note for Upstageing fans: Catch the Autumn Days visuals on YouTube, but save Mondays for the real magic — radio as it was meant to be heard.
ArtSound Radio Theatre — Canberra’s storytellers, live in your living room.
