Jim Price has been blackmailed by a criminal gang and forced to work deep underground, a half mile from shore and protected by only 20 feet of rock that he’ll soon be drilling and blasting. All he can do is pray to God that it doesn’t cave in until he’s long on his way out.
But he’s not alone down here…
‘The Killer Mine’ is based on the novel of the same name by Hammond Innes. It was originally adapted into an episode of the 1951 CBS OTR radio series ‘Escape’ (the story from the novel heavily condensed to fit into the 30 minute format). It has been slightly re-written, edited and directed for 2023 by Peter Beeston. It has been remade for this years ‘Sonic Society’ summerstock festival in which modern audio-fiction groups take on the challenge of remaking classic ‘Old Time Radio’ shows.
The story is about Jim Price, a deserter from the British army who finds himself back in England working alongside criminals in an old abandoned tin mine. But they don’t want to mine any of this tin; instead they want to use the mine to illegally important liquor by exploding the main tunnel into the sea and flooding the mine.
Jim will have to fight for his life and escape the raging sea and a crazy old man if he’s to make it back to the surface and live another day.
The Full Cast of “The Killer Mine”
CAST:
Rhys Jennings as Jim Price
Fiona Thraille as Sam
Wayne Russell as Davey
Andrew Biss as Captain Manack
Tim Winters as Old Man Manack
And Bjorn Munson as Slim
MUSIC:
This production uses the following tacks from Fesliyan Studios to create it’s musical score
1. Detective Caution, 2. The Dark Castle, 3. Tensions, 4. Investigations, 5. Brink, 6. The Hero We Need, 7. Regrets, 8. Dying, 9. Identity Flashback
CREDITS:
Based on the original novel by Hammond Innes
Adapted by Antony Ellis For the 1951 CBS radio production of the OTR show ‘Escape’
Slightly Re-Written Again By Peter Beeston
Script Editing By Peter Richard Adams
Directed & Edited by Peter Beeston
Sound Effects via: www.freesound.org
This poduction is released under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License
The Full Script for This Production Is Available For Download Here.
You’re welcome to use it if you want to create your own version.
VIDEO TRAILER
ORIGINAL 1951 VERSION
Here is the original version of “The Killer Mine” from the 1951 episode of ‘Escape’. What do you think about the elements we left the same and those that we changed or added?
