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CHAPTER 28 The Snubbed Kiss LISTEN HERE
SCENE 1: The Snub (cont.) Kirana interrupts Ruby's conversation with Sophia and Henri comes to the rescue.
FEATURING: Jo Boyd, Malaynee Hayden, Maree Shefford, and Damian Vuleta.
SCENE 2: The Kiss Sienna settles Edward into her dressing room to help him with his makeup and their relationship becomes a whole lot closer.
FEATURING: Scott Knight, Imbi Leili Ling, and Sophie Rose.
SCENE 3: The Celebration The cast of Richard III get an enthusiastic response to their opening performance and they take a moment to celebrate.
FEATURING: Justin Groves, Axle Gunn, Scott Knight, Imbi Leili Ling, and Sophie Rose
Transcripts below.

SCENE 1: The Snub
(DRAMATICUS FOYER. OPENING NIGHT PRE-SHOW)
RUBY
Let’s agree we both made the wrong assumptions, eh? Do you like Henri’s designs?
SOFIA
Si. I have always dreamed of wearing and Ensemble gown.
RUBY
We can definitely do something to make that dream come true.
SOFIA
Oh, no. That would be too much.
RUBY
Nonsense. Henri and I are good fri…

CHAPTER 27 The Nervous Welcome
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SCENE 1: The Nerves Edward can't seem to put on his costume and Henri and Sienna work to calm his opening night nerves.
FEATURING: Scott Knight, Imbi Leili Ling, Samsara and Damian Vuleta
SCENE 2: The Welcome Kirana runs into Michael in the foyer and thanks him.
FEATURING: Jo Boyd and Axle Gunn
SCENE 3: The Snub (part 1) Sophia catches up with Ruby at pre-show drinks.
FEATURING: Malaynee Hayden and Maree Shefford
SCENE 4: The Checks Frank calls River and Emerald to the stage to help solve a last minute crisis.
FEATURING: Daniel Brasher, April Garrefffa, and Imbi Leili Ling

CHAPTER 26 The Outrageous Compromises

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SCENE 1: The Outrage Dan and River call Emerald and Henri into a design meeting to solve some problems.
FEATURING: Dan Brasher, April Garreffa, Imbi Leili Ling, and Damian Vuleta
SCENE 2: The Compromise Henri convinces Edward to wear the right costume for the character of King Richard III
FEATURING: Scott Knight and Damian Vuleta
SCENE 3: The Arrival Sophia arrive in Australia and reminds Flora what she needs to do to make their plan work.
FEATURING: Samsara

PLAYING ON SERIES 2 SCOTT KNIGHT LISTEN HERE
Samsara sits down for a chat with Scott Knight about what he has been up to recently and also how he has gone about developing the character of Edward Drummond.

COLLECTORS EDITION BOX SET #5 CHAPTERS 21 - 25

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Chapter 21: The Friendly Constraints We kickstart the story for 2019 at the first production meeting for the Dramaticus inaugural production meeting for Richard III. Tensions are high as Ruby tries to lead the family into calmer waters for their first big show. Later, Edward gets a Skype call from Flora who is at the Swiss finishing school La Femme Rafinee and she introduces him to her new friend Sophia.
Chapter 22: The Recovered Reading The cast of Richard III begin the round table first read through of the play and Brick and Michael debrief over a drink at the Bistro bar at the end of the day.
Chapter 23: The Catchy Barrier Brick tries to build bridges with Kirana. Two weeks later Ruby pops in after rehearsals of Richard III to check in with Michael about how things are going. As a result of that chat, Ruby invites Edward to the Bistro to tell how things are going to be. Another week passes and Ruby and Edward prepare for a Skype ca…

PLAYING ON SERIES #2 JUSTIN GROVES LISTEN HERE
Samsara interviews Justin Groves about his current endeavours and how his character Brick Murello has developed since they last spoke.

INTERNATIONAL PODCAST MONTH 2019 INCLUDES THE PLAYERS!
The Players is excited to announce our podcast has been accepted into the 2019 line up for International Podcast Month 2019. Yes, we have been chosen as one of the world representatives in the audio drama category!
International Podcast Month goes to air in September 2019. Keep an eye on this website to to find out more as we get closer to the date. In the meantime you can catch up with the story so far by listening to our Collectors Edition Box Sets.

CHAPTER 25 The Pleading Future LISTEN HERE
SCENE 1: The Future (part 1) Frank wakes up in the early hours of the morning and decides to wake River up too.
FEATURING: Daniel Brasher and Samsara
SCENE 2: The Pleading Ruby takes an early morning Skype call from Flora who has hatched a plan with Sophia.
FEATURING: Jaq Avery, Malaynee Hayden and Maree Shefford
SCENE 3: The Future (part 2) The alarm wakes Frank and River again and as they get ready for work they talk about the future.

CHAPTER 24 The Extended Understanding LISTEN HERE Scene 1: The Extension (Part 2) Flora begs Ruby and Edward for a favour.
FEATURING: Jaq Avery, Scott Knight, and Maree Shefford
Scene 2: The Understanding (Part 1) Brick and Sienna relax at the Bistro after a gruelling rehearsal.
FEATURING: Justin Groves and Jaclyn Lombardo
Scene 3: The Understanding (Part 2) Sienna tries to catch a ride with Ruby but misses her and ends up in an unexpected discussion with Edward.
FEATURING: Scott Knight and Jaclyn Lombardo

CHAPTER 23 The Catchy Barrier LISTEN HERE Scene 1: The Recovery (Part 2) Brick goes over to build bridges with Kirana who has just finished her set at the Bistro.
FEATURING: Jo Boyd and Justin Groves
Scene 2: The Catch Up It is two weeks later and Ruby drops in at the end of rehearsal to check in with Michael about how rehearsals are going.
FEATURING: Axle Gunn and Maree Shefford
Scene 3: The Barriers Ruby has invited Edward to the Bistro to explain to him how things are going to be.
FEATURING: Scott Knight and Maree Shefford
Scene 4: The Extension Ruby and Edward meet up in Ruby's office to have  Skype call with Flora
FEATURING:  Scott Knight and Maree Shefford

PLAYING ON SERIES #2 MAREE SHEFFORD LISTEN HERE
Samsara catches up with Maree Shefford to talk about what Maree has in store for 2019 and what she has learnt about her character Ruby Drummond over the months since we last spoke with her.

CHAPTER 22 THE RECOVERED READING LISTEN HERE
Scene 1: The Reading The cast of Richard III prepare for the round table script reading
FEATURING: Justin Groves, Axle Gunn, Scott Knight, Imbi Leili Ling, and Jaclyn Lombardo. 
Scene 2: The Reading (cont.) The script read through continues
FEATURING: Justin Groves, Axle Gunn, Scott Knight, Imbi Leili Ling, and Jaclyn Lombardo.
Scene 3: The Recovery Brick and Michael get together for a drink at the Bistro bar after a very long day.
FEATURING: Justin Groves and Axle Gunn

PLAYING ON SERIES 2 MBRYO LISTEN HERE
MBRYO is the genius behind the theme music for The Players and also writes some very special compositions for us such as the runway music created for Henri's fashion show for Flora. In this, our first episode of Playing On for 2019 Samsara has sits down for a chat with him at The Ambitious Act Cafe to talk about their collaboration and also his background and other artistic projects.
MUSICAL COMPOSITION BY MBRYO
In 2018 mbryo (Matt Brown) worked with the Horrendus team with an original score inspired by Byzantine chant, medieval instrumentation and a splash of distortion.  Also at the Comedy Festival last year, his music featured in Rod Lara’s Banjo at the Spiegeltent. 2017 saw mbryo working with Illumi-Nation Theatre on Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis, Daniel Keene’s Lost: 5 , and with Owl and Cat Theatre for Erasers, INT, A Very Modern Marriage, Asylum and A Matter Of Life And Death, amongst others.  For the screen his credits include Black Death (Gl…

In 2019 the role of Kirana has been taken over by Jo Boyd as we sadly had to say goodbye to Gabrielle Reiher at Christmas. Gabrielle has gone on to focus on other exciting opportunities. You may remember Jo from filling in the role of Ruby Drummond when Maree Shefford was a bit poorly. When we realised we needed a new Kirana we didn't have to look far at all. Welcome to the team Jo!!!

Jo Boyd is playing the role of Kirana
Jo is a mother, a grandmother and a small business owner and also really enjoys modelling and creative photography. She has a real passion for acting which has steered her toward film and podcasting and in all of this she relishes a good challenge! Jo's films include The Last Hope, To Love Somebody, Dark Night of the Zomboogies, Blue, Faberge Black, and The Faceless Man. She is currently filming Of Course God Is Italian. Jo also featured in the music video Which Witch is Which. Jo would love to take on more featured speaking roles and extras work.

CHAPTER 21 THE FRIENDLY CONSTRAINTS LISTEN HERE
Scene 1: The Constraints Ruby leads the team in their first production meeting for the Dramaticus inaugural production of Richard III
FEATURING: Justin Groves, Axle Gunn,, Scott Knight, Imbi Leili Ling, Jaclyn Lombardo, and Maree Shefford
Scene 2: The Constraints (cont.) Ruby continues the production meeting whilst River goes in search of Emerald
FEATURING: April Garreffa, Justin Groves, Axle Gunn,, Scott Knight, Imbi Leili Ling, Jaclyn Lombardo, and Maree Shefford
Scene 3: The Friend Edward receives a Skype call from Flora who is at the Swiss finishing school La Femme Rafinee
FEATURING: Jaq Avery and Scott Knight
Scene 4: The Friend (cont.) Flora introduces Edward to her new friend Sophia
FEATURING: Jaq Avery, Malaynee Hayden, and Scott Knight