"My country has just gained its independence. I have given up mine"Ireland, 1919. In the wake of the republican Rising, 19-year-old Laoise longs for a child she no longer recognises, a land she can no longer touch, and a lover who was never sup

Bonus episode 4

Aug 19th, 2020 21m 55s

Join Kat & Bianca in this final bonus episode! The team discusses Kat’s directing process, what it’s like to direct an actor in their own work, and what Kat has learnt during her time working with prison theatre projects. You can also hear a pr

Hazel

Aug 12th, 2020 17m 17s

"...If all of Hitler's planes are flying west, there must be somewhere east that's quite untouched. Somewhere far enough away that nothing reaches. Not even a war. Not even everybody knowing what you've done."England, 1941. Hazel spends the Bli

Bonus episode 3

Aug 5th, 2020 18m 4s

Join Kat & Bianca as they dig deeper into Bianca’s writing process, Jungian archetypal theory, and what it’s like being a writer-performer on a piece as personal as BEGOTTEN. Listen out for a sneak preview of next week’s episode: Hazel.Written

Clea

Jul 29th, 2020 18m 43s

"He was wearing his tan polo, the one with the blue stripes, and all I could think when the blood came up through it was how much it looked like tomato soup."Australia, 1970. The signs were there from the beginning, and Clea didn't act on them.

Bonus episode 2

Jul 22nd, 2020 20m 58s

Join Kat & Bianca with special guest Siobhan Finniss, the post-production sound designer for BEGOTTEN. Hear the team chat about navigating their first foray into audio fiction, and the discoveries made along the way. Plus, catch a sneak preview

Eileen

Jul 15th, 2020 15m 20s

"I threw all the knives away yesterday. Just in case the two of them get any ideas. Not that I think they'd really attack me, not normally, but maybe when they're angry, maybe the next time John gets mad because I say something irrational... Ma

Bonus episode 1

Jul 8th, 2020 16m 33s

Join Kat & Bianca, the creative team behind Minola Theatre and BEGOTTEN, as they chat about independent theatre and getting creative during a worldwide lockdown. Bonus: Hear a sneak preview of next week's instalment of BEGOTTEN: Eileen.Written

Alice

Jul 1st, 2020 15m 27s

"My temper's too short and I break down like its a hobby, and the thought of being that responsible for any other living thing, that much of the time, just turned me to... I don't know. Flame."Australia, 2019. Alice reflects on school bus bully

Preview

Jun 24th, 2020 1m 45s

A sceptic. A paranoiac. A criminal. A migrant. A hostage.Minola Theatre presents BEGOTTEN, a five-part audio drama by award-winning playwright Bianca Butler Reynolds. Join us each week as we meet five generations of women: Alice, Eileen, Clea,