Armidale Radio Theatre Society

Armidale Radio Theatre Society

Join ARTS as they perform your favourite plays live on radio. If you're interested in hosting a production over the airwaves contact tunefm@une.edu.au or visit our team in studio. See tunefm.net for more information.

Episodes

December 24, 2025 60 mins

Welcome to our special 2025 Christmas broadcast!

This year we explore the classic Christmas tale of "The Nutcracker & the Mouse King". 

Written in 1816 by E.T.A Hoffman, The Nutcracker & the Mouse King follows little Marie Stahlbaum as she receives a Nutcracker for Christmas.  From there the narrative follows your classic princess and the frog style storyline when Marie learns of the Nutcracker’s plight...

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    Welcome to our special 2025 Christmas broadcast!

    This year we explore the classic Christmas tale of "The Nutcracker & the Mouse King". 

    Written in 1816 by E.T.A Hoffman, The Nutcracker & the Mouse King follows little Marie Stahlbaum as she receives a Nutcracker for Christmas.  From there the narrative follows your classic princess and the frog style storyline when Marie learns of the Nutcracker’s plight...

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    November 2, 2025 109 mins

    A rehearsed reading of Karel Čapek's 1920 science fiction play, R. U. R or - Rossum's Universal Robots. 

    Directed by: Jake Hunt

    Cast:

     Tim Banks as Harry Domin,

    Sally Williams as Helena Glory,

    Francie Finn as Dr. Gall

    Tyler Dean Brinkley as Mr. Fabry.

    Jacob Hunt as Dr. Hallemeier

    Lisa Quast as Mr. Alquist

    Ash Taylor as Consul Busman.

    Chloe Green as Nana

    Kelly Jones as the female robots

    and Ben Lewis as the male robots

     

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    September 19, 2024 22 mins

    Welcome to our 2024 production of Charley's Aunt!

    This year WORK300 student, Nicholas Troon, decided to experiment with the classic radio theatre format by including a live audience in his production of Brandon Thomas' "Charley's Aunt".

    Charley's Aunt is a hilarious play which follows two lovestruck boys attempting to propose to their respective loves.  Trouble blocks their way in the form of the girls’ melancholic guardian Sir Steph...

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    September 19, 2024 1 min

    Welcome to our 2024 production of Charley's Aunt!

    This year WORK300 student, Nicholas Troon, decided to experiment with the classic radio theatre format by including a live audience in his production of Brandon Thomas' "Charley's Aunt".

    Charley's Aunt is a hilarious play which follows two lovestruck boys attempting to propose to their respective loves.  Trouble blocks their way in the form of the girls’ melancholic guardian Sir Steph...

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    September 19, 2024 39 mins

    Welcome to our 2024 production of Charley's Aunt!

    This year WORK300 student, Nicholas Troon, decided to experiment with the classic radio theatre format by including a live audience in his production of Brandon Thomas' "Charley's Aunt".

    Charley's Aunt is a hilarious play which follows two lovestruck boys attempting to propose to their respective loves.  Trouble blocks their way in the form of the girls’ melancholic guardian Sir Steph...

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    September 19, 2024 39 mins

    Welcome to our 2024 production of Charley's Aunt!

    This year WORK300 student, Nicholas Troon, decided to experiment with the classic radio theatre format by including a live audience in his production of Brandon Thomas' "Charley's Aunt".

    Charley's Aunt is a hilarious play which follows two lovestruck boys attempting to propose to their respective loves.  Trouble blocks their way in the form of the girls’ melancholic guardian Sir Steph...

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    Welcome back to our special 2023 Christmas broadcast!

    This year we've decided to take this broadcast to another level with a full rehearsed reading with a cast of UNE students, staff, and alum.  We'll be taking you back to 19th Century England with Charles Dickens' classic tale "A Christmas Carol".

    Our show is suitable for all audiences young and old, with some supernatural spooky elements.  

    This is chapter five of five, but more imp...

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    Welcome back to our special 2023 Christmas broadcast!

    This year we've decided to take this broadcast to another level with a full rehearsed reading with a cast of UNE students, staff, and alum.  We'll be taking you back to 19th Century England with Charles Dickens' classic tale "A Christmas Carol".

    Our show is suitable for all audiences young and old, with some supernatural spooky elements.  

    This is chapter three of five, and introdu...

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    Welcome back to our special 2023 Christmas broadcast!

    This year we've decided to take this broadcast to another level with a full rehearsed reading with a cast of UNE students, staff, and alum.  We'll be taking you back to 19th Century England with Charles Dickens' classic tale "A Christmas Carol".

    Our show is suitable for all audiences young and old, with some supernatural spooky elements.  

    This is chapter four of five, and introduc...

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    Welcome to our special 2023 Christmas broadcast!

    This year we've decided to take this broadcast to another level with a full rehearsed reading with a cast of UNE students, staff, and alum.  We'll be taking you back to 19th Century England with Charles Dickens' classic tale "A Christmas Carol".

    Our show is suitable for all audiences young and old, with some supernatural spooky elements.  

    This is chapter two of five, and introduces us ...

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    Welcome to our special 2023 Christmas broadcast!

    This year we've decided to take this broadcast to another level with a full rehearsed reading with a cast of UNE students, staff, and alum.  We'll be taking you back to 19th Century England with Charles Dickens' classic tale "A Christmas Carol".

    Our show is suitable for all audiences young and old, with some supernatural spooky elements.  

    This is chapter one of five, and introduces us ...

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    December 24, 2022 13 mins

    Nick is back again with another Christmas Broadcast.

    So settle in and get excited for Christmas day as Nick reads you through some of his favourite Christmas poems.

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    December 24, 2021 24 mins

    Join Nick for as he reads you through a series of Christmas poems.  

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    June 15, 2019 146 mins
    ARTS' second production is William Shakespeare's classic Twelfth Night, directed by Nick Troon!

    Starring:
    Amy Showell as Viola
    Patrick Lee as Sebastian
    James Murray as Duke Orsino
    Ellen Coote as Olivia
    Matthew Whittingham as Malvolio
    Freya Bartlett as Maria
    Bob Thompson as Sir Toby Belch
    Jacob Hunt as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
    Chris Esplin as Feste
    Alex Evans as Fabian/Olivia's servant

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    April 13, 2019 132 mins
    The Armidale Radio Theatre Society presents its very first production, "The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People" written by Oscar Wilde in 1895. Produced by Jake Hunt, this production features a wonderfully talented cast of some of the best actors in Armidale and the tremendously witty directing style of James Murray.

    Cast List:
    Jack Worthing - Patrick Lee
    Algernon Moncrieff - Jono Luki...

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