Monday, April 17, 2006

New Dark Shadows Audio Dramas

On April 10, 2006, Shadowgram Update #149 announced that new Dark Shadows audio dramas will be produced by Big Finish Productions, a British company who is also behind a Dr. Who audio drama series.

Dark Shadows cast members first reunited to produce an audio drama continuation of the series at the 2003 Dark Shadows Festival in Brooklyn. Return to Collinwood, written by Jamison Selby, son of David Selby (Quentin Collins), was performed live at the Festival and then recorded in a studio for release on compact disc from MPI Home Video, the company behind the Dark Shadows video releases.

Jamison Selby penned a sequel, Vengeance at Collinwood, which was performed at the 2005 Dark Shadows Hollywood Weekend. It has not been released on compact disc.

On April 15, 2006, Big Finish Productions announced the new Dark Shadows audio drama series on their web site. Four single-disc audio dramas are slated to be produced, and the first two will debut at the 2006 Dark Shadows 40th Anniversary Celebration in Brooklyn in August. You can read the complete release here. The official web site for the new audio series is www.darkshadowsreborn.com. It will launch on June 5, 2006.