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JACK BOWMAN

INDEPENDENT TO STUDIO LEVEL. ORIGINALS TO LICENSED. AUDIO TO TRANSMEDIA.

GLOBAL AUDIO FICTION & SCRIPTED PODCAST PRODUCTION

Multi Award-Winning Online Audio Fiction Director-Producer, Acclaimed Scripted Podcast Creative, Accidental New York Times Bestselling Writer.

Jack Bowman’s premiere release under AudioMarvels® is here! LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT, Halloween 2023, starring ART MALIK.

Jack Bowman has been nominated for an APA Award as best Audio Drama & Fiction Producer, 2023. Click above to find out more.

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ABOUT

 

“It’s very simple. I learnt the most important lesson at Wireless Theatre. You live or die by the quality of your work.”

- Jack

Jack is an experienced, multi-award-winning Audio Fiction Writer, Director and Producer with sixteen years experience across the disciplines of Audio Fiction and Scripted Podcast Production. He also has extensive experience of theatre direction and venue management as well.

Development. Scripting. Directing. Producing. Exec Producing. Consulting.

Jack has done it all, and more, at every level.

Sci-Fi. Horror. Fantasy. Children’s. Comedy. Drama. Crime. Thriller. Documentary. Mockumentary.

Jack has done them all, and more, at every level.

Studio. Live. Binaural. Dolby Atmos.

Jack has done them all, and more, at every level.

Original. Adapted. Licensed.

Jack has done them all, and more, at every level.

Awarding winning, gold standard audio drama?

That’s every day for Jack. At every level.

He has been called “the Steven Speilberg of audio” (2011). The “Danny Boyle of audio genre hopping creativity” (2020). An “Edgar Wright-like visionary for audio fiction” (2022).

If you are a high-level studio, thriving production company or individual starting out, looking for serious expertise and creative vision to bring onboard a producer who understands the medium and executes any IP to the highest possible standards, makes your audio fiction content stand out and offers you potential routes to monetising it, then Jack is THE producer you should speak to.

Jack works as a Freelance Audio Creative across the UK and develops projects for global audio platforms. He has a keen interest in genre-based audio drama and digital podcast story-telling, specifically Science Fiction, Fantasy, Comedy and Horror. He lives near Elstree Studios, feeling the spirit of John Steed, Jim Henson, Luke Skywalker, Indiana Jones and Alfred Hitchcock everyday he walks the streets.

He has served as the Associate Director of LOST Theatre, directing notable in-house productions such as JERUSALEM and LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (2014 - 2016), in parallel as a Senior Producer and Kids Producer for The Wireless Theatre Company (2009-2014), before the company’s transformation into Wireless Theatre Ltd. 

There, he worked as a Senior Producer, primarily as the Creator and Co-Producer of THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA and was Acting Head of Production during 2015 and 2017-2018 respectively. During this period, he also produced leading Audible UK tentpoles like MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, ARABIAN NIGHTS, THE SOUL-BREAKER and THE DARKWATER BRIDE. He left Wireless Theatre Ltd in September 2018 to undertake a new role, working with DAGAZ MEDIA LLC to explore joint US-UK audio drama opportunities in the podcast space and beyond.

Their first project together saw Jack co-script and co-create the pilot for a new dystopia series, ULTIMATE SOLUTION, with Fred Greenhalgh, which won him the opportunity to co-script EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: HOMEFRONT. Based on the award-nominated book series, Jack worked with its creator, author CRAIG ALANSON and PODIUM PUBLISHING, to craft HOMEFRONT for release on AUDIBLE June 2019. It became a NY Times bestseller. Additionally, ULTIMATE SOLUTION, recorded and produced first was released second, in late July 2019 via Drabblecast. 

July 2019 also saw Jack have the good fortune to join BBC Studios, London, as an Audio/Podcast Producer, to work with modernising the Radio Comedy Department and look at podcast opportunities for the UK’s leading radio production unit. It also fulfilled a lifelong dream to work with the BBC, and after assisting BBC Studios Business and BBC Studios Digital, Jack completed his work for the newly rebranded BBC Studios Audio department in March 2020.

During the Pandemic, Jack worked with or assisted a variety of production companies or studios globally as an audio drama producer, exec producer or consultant, and established his AudioMarvels® brand. 

Under this new banner, dedicated to quality over quantity, Jack produced the acclaimed, award-winning CIRCLES, the World War II audio movie thriller UNSINKABLE, starring Thomas Brodie Sangster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Brian Cox and John Malkovich, with Datura Studios and North Atlantic Ridge's and B7 Media. This was followed by the enhanced audiobook BRIGHTON’S KNOCKERS. Jack then, through AudioMarvels®, commissioned a new audio movie version of LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT, based on the “Holy Grail” of lost Hollywood Silent Movie classics, starring Art Malik, as a full cast Dolby Atmos production.

Additional AudioMarvels® titles in development include a sci-fi chiller mini-series, A TOWN CALLED AMBER LYNN, a ripping Spy-Fi thriller returner, THE ASTONISHERS, and an audio adaptation of Mike Grell’s classic comic book, SHAMAN’S TEARS, to be co-produced with Pocket Universe Productions.

Outside of AudioMarvels®, between 2021-2022 Jack also directed and produced SMILE, IT'LL BE OVER SOON for Harpy Productions, based on the Creepypasta legend Laughing Jack, the multi-lingual Violet Hour Media horror thriller, LONG NIGHT IN EGYPT, produced an audio adaptation of Stefan Zweig’s THE WORLD OF YESTERDAY, and lead studio produced two podcast series for Moonbug Entertainment, based on LITTLE BABY BUM and LELLOBEE CITY FARM.

In 2023 alone, he produced a historical drama adaptation of MRS DALLOWAY and two audio pilots. The first was BIN JUICE, a UK audio comedy in Dolby Atmos, and exec produced TWILIGHT MERIDIAN, a US fantasy noir for Wrong Dimension.

By the end of 2023, Season 2 of both LELLOBEE CITY FARM and LITTLE BABY BUM will launch on Audible.

ABOUT AUDIOMARVELS®

AUDIOMARVELS® is a registered UK trademark owned by Jack Bowman and is designed to be used as a mark of quality across Jack’s various productions and projects. 

The AudioMarvels® label is only given to an audio fiction production by Jack when it succeeds in being a thrilling, immersive, audio fiction experience. When you hear or see this logo attached to a production, it is a mark that Jack has been actively involved in making it the highest quality HD Audio listening experience possible.

Finally, he is a father to two small children, who regularly steal his headphones.

To connect with Jack via the Contact Form here.

POSITIONS HELD:

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, LOST Theatre (2014-2016)

PRODUCER, Wireless Theatre Company (2010-2013)

SENIOR PRODUCER, Wireless Theatre Ltd (2013-2016)

PRODUCER, Agent November Ltd (2016-2017)

PRODUCER, Undead Escapes (2016)

STUDIO MANAGER / PRODUCER, Wireless Theatre Ltd/Audible Originals UK (2016-2017)

ACTING HEAD OF PRODUCTION, Wireless Theatre Ltd (2017-2018)

UK PRODUCER, DAGAZ MEDIA LLC (2018-2021)

PRODUCER, BBC Radio Comedy, BBC Studios (2019)

PRODUCER, BBC Studios Audio (2019-2020)

PODCAST CONSULTANT PRODUCER, Spiteful Puppet (2020)

PRODUCER, 555 Films/Rainshine Entertainment (2020-2022)

AUDIO DRAMA PRODUCER, Famous Writers Dramatic Company (2022)

PODCAST PRODUCER, Moonbug Entertainment (2022-PRESENT)

CCO, AUDIOMARVELS® (2020-PRESENT)

 
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The way we enjoy our audio is changing rapidly. It’s time to HD audio drama for the 21st Century. It’s time to set a new standard.

- Jack

PREPARE FOR NEW ADVENTURES IN SOUND

AUDIOMARVELS® is a registered UK trademark owned by Jack Bowman.

As we got into the 2020’s this logo is designed to be used as a mark of quality across Jack’s various productions and projects. The AUDIOMARVELS® label is only given to an audio production by Jack when it succeeds in being a thrilling, immersive, contemporary, modern audio fiction experience. When you hear or see this logo attached to a production, it means Jack has been actively involved in making it the highest quality HD Audio listening experience possible.

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AUDIO DRAMA | PODCAST DRAMA

AS WRITER...

After writing his debut play, FROZEN, Jack was approached by Mariele Runacre Temple to adapt the piece as an audio production. It became the first production commissioned by the fledgling Wireless Theatre Company, and remained its most popular download for six months. Afterwards, he was commissioned to write SEASONS specifically for Prunella Scales and Timothy West. Around this time, additional commissions began for 3DHorrorFi and the London Festival Fringe. Around 2007, Robert Valentine and Jack began developing a new audio series for Wireless Theatre. The concept was simple - a Victorian Detective hunting a notorious monster through the streets of London, which became the multi-award-winning THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA...  

Since then they have co-authored the complete SPRINGHEEL SAGA series, PHONOPHOBIA and the award-winning HG Well's-inspired DEAD LONDON and co-created the acclaimed RED MOON.

Since then, Jack co-scripted EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: HOMEFRONT, with NY Times Best Seller author CRAIG ALANSON, and the pilot of ULTIMATE SOLUTION, entitled WHOLESALE SOLUTION, for Dagaz Media LLC. 

AUDIO WRITING CREDITS:

FROZEN (adaptation), The Wireless Theatre Company, 2007.

SEASONS, The Wireless Theatre Company, 2008.

THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA - Series One: The Strange Case of Springheel’d Jack*, The Wireless Theatre Company, 2010-2011.

THE INTRUDER (3D), 3DHorrorFi, 2010.

PHONOPHOBIA*, The Wireless Theatre Company, 2010.

AUTOPSY (3D), 3D HorrorFi, 2011.

STAGE FRIGHT (adaptation), Wireless Theatre Company, 2011.

BEAR WITH ME, The London Festival Fringe, 2011. 

THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA - Series Two: The Legend of Springheel'd Jack*, The Wireless Theatre Company, 2013.

DEAD LONDON*, The Wireless Theatre Company, 2013.

THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA - Series Three: The Secret of Springheel'd Jack*, The Wireless Theatre Company, 2015-2016

RED MOON* - (Story, Co-Creator) The Wireless Theatre Company, 2017

EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: HOMEFRONT** - Dagaz Media LLC/Podium Publishing/Odd Origin, 2019

ULTIMATE SOLUTION: WHOLESALE SOLUTION*** - Dagaz Media LLC/Drabblecast, 2019

*Co-Written with Robert Valentine

**Co-Scripted with Craig Alanson

***Co-Written with Fred Greenhalgh 

AS DIRECTOR...

Eighteen months after writing and performing in audio productions for Wireless Theatre, Jack was offered the opportunity to direct his first audio piece, SPOOK SQUAD, which featured DAVID BENSON (Boris: World King, Think No Evil Of Us). After that, he directed several pieces for Wireless Theatre Kids, and was engaged to direct WE ARE NOT THE BBC with CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY (All Creatures Great and Small, Doctors).  The sequel, WE ARE THE BBC, featured STEPHEN FRY and NICHOLAS PARSONS (Just A Minute).  He also directed BRIAN BLESSED and JO BRAND in two LIFE AT DEATH'S DOOR documentaries, and JULIET STEVENSON in THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD.

In 2017  he directed A CHRISTMAS CAROL for Wireless Theatre Ltd., and 2018 saw him undertake SPID Theatre’s PIG AND WHISTLE: A GRENFELL STORY, written and performed by young people directly affected by the 2017 tragedy.

SELECTED AUDIO DIRECTING CREDITS

SPOOK SQUAD, The Wireless Theatre Company, 2009.

WE ARE NOT THE BBC, The WirelessTheatre Company, 2011.

WE ARE THE BBC, The Wireless Theatre Company, 2013.

LIFE AT DEATH'S DOOR, The Wireless Theatre Company, 2013.

THE SPRINGHEEL FILES, The Wireless Theatre Company, 2013, 2014.

LIFE AT DEATH'S DOOR II, The Wireless Theatre Company, 2014.

SWEATBOX, Wireless Theatre Ltd, 2015.

PLUS ONE, Wireless Theatre Ltd. / Actor's Guild of Great Britain, 2015.

THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD, Wireless Theatre Ltd., 2015.

THE PIG AND WHISTLE: A GRENFELL STORY, SPID Theatre, 2018.

AS PRODUCER...

After the commissioning of the first series of THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA, Jack became a Co-Producer of the property alongside Robert Valentine and Mariele Runacre Temple. At the Wireless Theatre Company, from 2011, he was In-House Producer of Wireless Theatre Kids productions. During the post-production hiatus of Series 1 and 2, Jack served as producer of Moving Theatre's CARMEN, featuring cast members from the West End's SHOWSTOPPERS! Between Series 2 and 3, both Robert and Jack produced DEAD LONDON and its associated transmedia footage, all directed by GEORGE MADDOCKS. When the company transformed into Wireless Theatre Ltd in 2014, he became a Senior Producer. 

In 2017, he joined the Wireless Theatre’s Audible production team, where he assisted with the production of TREASURE ISLAND (starring Philip Glenister, Daniel Mays, Catherine Tate and Owen Teale) before producing Murder On The Orient Express with Tom Conti, Sophie Okonedo, Art Malik, Jane Asher, Rula Lenska, Paterson Joseph, Ruta Gerdmintas and Eddie Marsan. Both were directed by David Beck.

For Wireless Theatre, he oversaw in-house productions including the 2017 Christmas release I HEART AMY and THE NIGHT OF THE ORCHID and BLUE SKY for Autumn 2018.

For Audible in 2018, he further produced ARABIAN NIGHTS Volume 1, THE SOUL-BREAKER and THE DARKWATER BRIDE.

With DAGAZ MEDIA LLC, he produced WHOLESALE SOLUTION, the pilot of ULTIMATE SOLUTION.

2019 also saw him announce the AUDIOMARVELS brand… more soon.

 AUDIO PRODUCING CREDITS:

THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA - Series One: The Strange Case of Springheel’d Jack*, The Wireless Theatre Company, 2010-2011.

SHARED, Wireless Theatre Company, 2011.

THE DIARY OF A MADMAN, Wireless Theatre Company, 2011.

CARMEN, Moving Theatre / The Wireless Theatre Company, 2012.

THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA - Series Two: The Legend of Springheel'd Jack*, The Wireless Theatre Company, 2013.

DEAD LONDON, The Wireless Theatre Company, 2013.

THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA - Series Three: The Secret of Springheel'd Jack*, The Wireless Theatre Company, 2015-2016.

MURDER, REVOLUTION AND TRAFFIC WARDENS, Funny Women / Wireless Theatre Company, 2016.

LONG NIGHT IN EGYPT, Violet Hour Media/Realm Media, 2022

LITTLE BABY BUM, Moonbug Entertainment/Audible, 2022

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AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

Jack's most awarded production to date: LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FROZEN: 

Best Writing Nomination, Special Commendation, 2007, LOST One Act Festival

SEASONS:

Nominated for Best Direction, Best Writing, Best Overall Play, 2010, LOST One Act Festival.

THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA - SERIES ONE:

Nominated for Best Drama Production, Radio Production Awards, 2011;

Nominations for Best Creative and Best Radio Drama Producer, Radio Production Awards, 2011. 

Winner of the Silver Mark Time Ogle for Best Horror/Fantasy Audio In The World, Mark Time Awards, 2011; 

Twenty Best Radio Dramas of 2012, Radio Drama Review; 

Festival Selection for WorldCon, USA, 2015;

Nominated for Best Drama Production, British Public Radio Awards, 2013.

LIFE AT DEATH'S DOOR: 

Winner of Best Documentary (Long-Form), British Public Radio Awards, 2013.

DEAD LONDON: 

Winner of Best Production (Gold Award), War Of The Worlds 75, USA, 2013.

THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA - SERIES TWO: 

Winner of the Gold Mark Time Ogle for Best Horror/Fantasy Audio In The World, Mark Time Awards, 2013; 

Best Non-Doctor Who Audio Drama, Outpost Skaro, 2014. 

Festival Selections for WorldCon, London, 2014; WorldCon, USA, 2015; Prix Nova, Romania, 2014; HEARNow Festival, USA 2014; long-listed for Geekie Awards 2014, USA.

THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA - SERIES THREE:

Winner of the Silver Mark Time Ogle Award for Best Fantasy Audio In The World, 2016;

Festival Selections for WorldCon, USA, 2015, Prix Nova, Romania, 2017; HEARNow Festival, USA 2017;

Finalist for Best Podcast Drama, New York Festival Radio Awards, 2017.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd:

Winner of the Silver Award for Best Drama Special, New York Festival Radio Awards, 2016. 

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS:

Winner of the first CAMEO Award for Best Audio Adaptation, 2018.

APA Finalist, 2018.

RED MOON:

Winner, Best Online Drama, BBC Awards, 2019.

EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: HOMEFRONT

Nominated for Outstanding Audiobook Production, SOVAS Awards, 2019.

CIRCLES

Winner, Best Scripted Podcast, 2021

GETTING BETTER: THE FIGHT FOR THE NHS

Silver Award, Best Audio Drama Production, 2022

JACK BOWMAN

Nominated: Best Audio Drama and Fiction Producer, APA Awards, 2024

LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT

4theatre Selection – WINNER: London After Midnight, 4Theatre Best Podcast, 2024

Mexico Film and Creativity Festival – WINNER: London After Midnight, Best Podcast, 2024

Zepstone International Film Festival – WINNER: London After Midnight, Best Fictional Podcast, 2024

FilmNest Film Festival – Winner: London After Midnight, Best Podcast, 2024

Elegant Film Festival – Winner: London After Midnight, Best Podcast, 2024

EdiPlay International Film Festival – WINNER: London After Midnight, Best Audio Podcast, 2024

Zeal International Film Festival – WINNER: London After Midnight, Best Podcast, 2024

IndieFare International Film Festival – WINNER: London After Midnight, Best Audio Drama, 2024

Springtime Film Festival (Bengal) – WINNER: London After Midnight, Best Podcast, 2024

Movie Play International Festival (UK) – WINNER: London After Midnight, Best Audio Drama, 2024

Beyond the Curve Film Festival (France) – WINNER: London After Midnight, Award In Excellence, 2024

Swedish International Film Festival – WINNER: London After Midnight, Best Audio Drama, 2023

TESTIMONIALS, REVIEWS AND COMMENTARY

 

FROZEN:

"A hell of a play... excellent,” Adrian Brown, Director and Theatre Critic. 

“A strong piece...”, The Stage.

 

The Shakespeare Conspiracy:

“A stellar cast with faultless comic timing.... a comedy, a tragedy and the greatest love story ever told, doused with humour and nimbly choreographed sword fights... what’s not to like?” Public Reviews (* * * * and 1/⁄2).

“An almost perfect play... The Shakespeare Conspiracy is a triumph. RUN to get a ticket for this show.” ShineSquad.

"Witty and intelligent... Jack Bowman is successful in portraying the story..." One Stop Arts (* * * *).

"A fast-paced, melodramatic and meta-theatrical delight that draws its audience in with a constant blend of glowing pop- culture references and intelligent narrative... fast-paced direction and genius concept." What's Peen Seen (* * * *)

“There is much to enjoy... performances are wonderfully exuberant and the production as a whole is a lot of fun.” Exeunt. 

 

Night of the Hellhound: LIVE!

“A blast from start to finish and something that’s unique and wonderfully enjoyable.... Bowman’s direction is meticulous... inventively original.”, Grumpy Gay Critic (* * * *).

“Worth a spooky night out...”, Off West End (* * * *). 

“Four-star evening of entertainment...”, Croydon Press (* * * *). 

 

Jerusalem:

“LOST Theatre's production of Jerusalem is wonderful”, Deborah Orr, Guardian Critic.

“Director Jack Bowman also tackles the play with fantastic precision... a successful revival of Butterworth’s play", Tessa Hart, Remote Goat (* * * *).

 

The Springheel Saga:

“Wonderful and full of bravura,” Dirk Maggs, BBC Radio Producer/Director.

"I have never heard a finer studio production," Richard Fish, Lodestone Media, USA

"Excellent writing, performances, sound design and music," Chatterblog

"I'm hooked... Fantastic acting, action and great effects..." Geek Syndicate

"A true find for all audio enthusiasts!" Regent Times

"Another good reason to visit The Wireless Theatre Company", Nebula One

"A lip smacking melodrama", Audio Drama Review.

“Writing and production of evident quality," Starburst Magazine.

"The Springheel Saga Series 2 is another triumph," Frost Magazine.

"An all-out success. Not to be missed!" The Morgue of Intrigue.

"Among the best mysteries we’ve heard in recent memory," Radio Drama Revival.

"Compelling writing and strong characters on display in this brilliantly crafted thriller,” Hammer Horror Podcast.

"The Legend of Springheel’d Jack has the fun, richness, grit and grandeur of a high-budget film..." Tim Prasil

“Look up the Wireless Theatre Company, search out The Springheel Saga... Series Three is out and looks to be a great finish to the Saga... if you like classic stories classy told, this will be right up your street.” Starburst Blue Box Podcast

“With a shock cliffhanger ending to this first half hour episode, I’m eager to see how the story will now unfold and to finally discover the Secret of Springheel’d Jack...” Susan Oman, Garbage File.

“In many ways it’s the best and most entertaining instalment of the series so far... if you’re minded to enjoy Victoriana, audio drama and the supernatural, it is well worth seeking out the Wireless website to partake of the story... 9/10” JR Southhall, Starburst Magazine.

“With an explosive opening and several major twists early on, the stage is being set for a grand finale and the end of Jonah Smith’s personal war with the supernatural killer.” Callum Shephard, Starburst Magazine.

“Fun in a truly believably Victorian setting... events have grown and the stakes are higher than ever... It leaves you wanting more – exactly as it should. It’s every bit as polished and well produced as the best” Derek Dunnington, Outpost Skaro.

“I'm very impressed so far... dark and very atmospheric... very suspenseful and atmospheric.. it's very good. Well worth taking a chance on...” The Divergent Universe. 

THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD

“Terrifically entertaining!” Lord Julian Fellowes, Creator of Downtown Abbey, on The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

“This new dramatisation, narrated by Art Malik with Tom Conti and Jane Asher, allows the listener to appreciate to the full the ingenuity of Hercule Poirot’s “little grey cells””. The Times, naming Murder On The Orient Express as their second best audio book of the 2017.






 

Press & PR

For Press and PR enquiries only, please contact Jack’s reps here. This form is not for work enquiries.

 

Media and interview AppearAnces:

Giancarlo Ghedini talks to Jack about Audio Drama.

Jack Bowman and Kenton Hall on London After Midnight

Jack Bowman talks London After Midnight.

Jack Bowman on the HodgePod podcast talking London After Midnight.

Interview with Jack Bowman on writing and directing for Audio Fiction.

London After Midnight Panel Conversation

Jack Bowman - Interview Pt 2

Jack Bowman discusses London After Midnight

TBM and Jack Bowman discussing his APA Award nomination, Circles and London After Midnight.

Jack Bowman talks to the Horror Fan Club of Kenya about London After Midnight.

Part 1 - Jack Bowman talks about his early career days.

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Wireless Theatre - 10 Years Strong.

A BBC News feature on the SPID Theatre play "Pig & Whistle" http://spidtheatre.com/

BOOKS FEATURING JACK BOWMAN 

Listen In Terror, by Richard J. Hand.

Listen In Terror, by Richard J. Hand.

LISTEN IN TERROR

By Richard J. Hand

This groundbreaking book is the first full-length study of British horror radio from the pioneering days of recording and broadcasting right through to the digital audio cultures of our own time. The book offers an historical, critical and theoretical exploration of horror radio and audio performance examining key areas such as writing, narrative, performance practice and reception throughout the history of that most unjustly neglected of popular art forms: radio drama and 'spoken word' auditory cultures. The volume draws on extensive archival research as well as insightful interviews with significant writers, producers and actors. The book offers detailed analysis of major radio series such as Appointment with Fear, The Man in Black, The Price of Fear and Fear on Four as well as one-off horror plays, comedy-horror and experimental uses of binaural and digital technology in producing uncanny audio

Order from Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Listen-terror-British-Broadcasting-Digital/dp/0719081483

 
The Mystery of Spring-Heeled Jack by John Matthews

The Mystery of Spring-Heeled Jack by John Matthews

THE MYSTERY OF SPRING-HEELED JACK

By John Matthews

Exploring the vast urban legend surrounding this enigmatic figure, John Matthews explains how the Victorian fascination with strange phenomena and sinister figures paired with hysterical reports enabled Spring-Heeled Jack to be conjured into existence. Sharing original 19th-century newspaper accounts of Spring-Heeled Jack sightings and encounters, he also examines recent 20th and 21st-century reports, including a 1953 UFO-related sighting from Houston, Texas, and disturbing accounts of the Slender Man, who displays notable similarities with Jack. He traces Spring-Heeled Jack’s origins to earlier mythical beings from folklore, such as fairy creatures and land spirits, and explores the theory that Jack is an alien marooned on Earth whose leaping prowess is attributed to his home planet having far stronger gravity than ours.

Order from Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mystery-Spring-Heeled-Jack-Victorian-Steampunk/dp/1620554968

 
Revolution In The Echo Chamber, by Leslie McMurtry

Revolution In The Echo Chamber, by Leslie McMurtry

 
Pocasting, the Audio Media Revolution, by Martin Spinelli & Lance Dann

Podcasting - The Audio Media Revolution by Martin Spinelli & Lance Dann

 
 
 
 

REVOLUTION IN THE ECHO CHAMBER

By Leslie McMurtry


Revolution in the Echo Chamber is a sociohistorical analysis of British and US radio and audio drama from 1919 to the present day. 

Building on historical analysis, this book provides contemporary perspective, drawing on trends from the current audio drama environment to analyse how people listen to audio drama, including podcast drama, today – and how they might listen in the future.


Order from Intellect Books here:

https://www.intellectbooks.com/revolution-in-the-echo-chamber

 
 

PODCASTING - THE AUDIO MEDIA REVOLUTION

By Martin Spinelli & Lance Dann

Born out of interviews with the producers of some of the most popular and culturally significant podcasts to date (Welcome to Night Vale, Radiolab, Serial, The Black Tapes, We're Alive, The Heart, The Truth, Lore, Love + Radio, My Dad Wrote a Porno, and others) as well as interviews with executives at some of the most important podcasting institutions and entities (the BBC, Radiotopia, Gimlet Media, Audible.com, Edison Research, Libsyn and others), Podcasting documents a moment of revolutionary change in audio media. The fall of 2014 saw a new iOS from Apple with the first built-in "Podcasts" app, the runaway success of Serial, and podcasting moving out of its geeky ghetto into the cultural mainstream. The creative and cultural dynamism of this moment, which reverberates to this day, is the focus of Podcasting. Using case studies, close analytical listening, quantitative and qualitative analysis, production analysis, as well as audience research, it suggests what podcasting has to contribute to a host of larger media-and-society debates in such fields as: fandom, social media and audience construction; new media and journalistic ethics; intimacy, empathy and media relationships; cultural commitments to narrative and storytelling; the future of new media drama; youth media and the charge of narcissism; and more. Beyond describing what is unique about podcasting among other audio media, this book offers an entry into the new and evolving field of podcasting studies.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc


Purchase at: https://www.waterstones.com/book/podcasting/martin-spinelli/lance-dann/9781501328688

 

THE STRANGE CASE OF MR PELHAM

By Anthony Armstrong


First published in 1957 The Strange Case of Mr Pelham is Anthony Armstrong's masterclass in suspense, a slow-burning examination of one man's descent into paranoia.


Filmed several times for television in both the UK for the BBC, and in the US as an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Armstrong's Pelham eventually hit the big screen in 1970 as the movie The Man Who Haunted Himself, starring Roger Moore.



Reissued here for the first time in more than half a century, this classic period piece is set to bring one of the great 20th-century thriller writers to a new generation of admirers.


Purchase at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strange-Case-Mr-Pelham-Psychological/dp/1914169328/ref=asc_df_1914169328/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=535899408642&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6990263523367141408&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006698&hvtargid=pla-1456420578121&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

 
 

THE TIME THAT NEVER WAS – Book One of the Swidgers Series

By Steve Nallon

HE CAN’T LIE, HE CAN’T HARM, BUT HE CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.

You see, William Arthur, our young hero in THE TIME THAT NEVER WAS, is no ordinary teenager – for he is a Swidger! Yes, William, and others like him, can sense future catastrophes and so alter your timepath to certain peril.

However, little does William know that his time-bending powers go way beyond just accident prevention. Only as this unexpected gift begins to be revealed to him, a life-saving endeavour goes mind-bogglingly wrong, and everything that William thinks he knows about himself and his world is put into question.

Luckily though he is joined by a wise yet slightly dotty lady by the name of ‘Granny’, whose antics in the tale are often hilarious! But Granny comes with a warning too, for she explains to William that now there’s been “an attack” he’s not longer safe.

After a visit to a very odd chap called ‘Echo’ and a bewildering and laugh-out-loud funny evening at a Parent Teacher Meeting, Granny and William embark on a mystical journey to the strange and terrifying Old Coach Inn. And it’s here where our young hero must defeat the menacing Aloysius in order to save all who live there from being trapped in Time itself.

Will William learn the true nature of his gift? And can he evade the dark force that would use his powers for evil? All will be revealed… IN TIME.

More at: https://www.swidgers.com/

 

DESTINATION TIME TRAVEL

By Steve Nallon & Dick Fiddy

Where are we going? 

The future, Doc! 

Great Scott! 

Not forgetting the wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey past. 

That’s right, ticket holders, Destination Time Travel is your journey into the many worlds of the time travel tale – exploring its tropes, its rules, its devices, its science, its values, its plots, its characters and, most importantly, its enduring – and timeless – appeal.

Alongside their upcoming film seminar at the British Film Institution in October, join Steve Nallon and Dick Fiddy as they explore the world’s obsession with time travel in film and television. From the classics of Doctor Who and Back To The Future to the Netflix hit Dark, Nallon and Fiddy explore just what it is about time travel that makes us tick. 

This book will be a guaranteed hit with fans of time travel and the different film and television series that Nallon and Fiddy explore. It will also be key to film buffs and those interested in the medium. 

Jack was a consultant to Steve Nallon during the writing of this wonderful tome.

 
 

LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT - THE BOOK OF THE AUDIO MOVIE

By Jack Bowman, Kenton Hall & Lance Roger Axt

A hardcover and paperback book looking behind the scenes of the acclaimed Audio movie remake of LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT, containing the original script by Lance and Kenton Hall, exclusive Production Diaries from Jack Bowman and Hall, and a brand new novelisation of the story by co-writer Hall.

NOW AVAILABLE!

Signed Editions - Strictly Limited!

https://londonaftermidnightaudio.bandcamp.com/merch

Standard Edition / eBook / Kindle:
https://www.amazon.co.uk

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The Springheel Saga

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Originally beginning life in 2000 as a sketchy Television outline based on an obscure entry found in an encyclopaedia of the Paranormal, THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA was properly developed in 2007, this time for audio. It marked the first collaboration between Robert Valentine and Jack Bowman (writing under his pen-name Gareth Parker). A series pitch was presented to Mariele Runacre Temple at The Wireless Theatre Company, initially as a potential pilot commission. However, all three episodes of Series One were commissioned and recording began in 2010...

SERIES ONE - THE STRANGE CASE OF SPRINGHEEL'D JACK

Clapham, 1837. A terrifying apparition stalks the night! Constable Jonah Smith must avoid a pair of vicious killers in his hunt for the mysterious figure who will come to be known as… Springheel Jack!

Formal development of THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA began in 2008, with scripting and workshops undertaken during 2009. During this period, distinguished voice actor Christopher Finney (Wizards Versus Aliens, In The Flesh) was approached about taking the lead role of Jonah Smith. Securing a vocally versatile performer was an important step - the series lead would potentially pursue Springheel Jack over a forty year period, should the entire saga be produced!

Additional casting was taken from the workshops, including Matthew Jure as Toby Hooks, Jessica Dennis as Charlotte Fitzrandolph and Colin Holt as the Chief. Finally, the casting was completed with the addition of Julian Glover - a legendary actor of many cult gems including Doctor Who, For Your Eyes Only, The Empire Strikes Back and Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade - taking the role of Lord Septimus Wayland. They lead a cast of over 36 actors who contributed to the finished three-part series!

Released between 2010 - 2011, Series One was greeted with critical acclaim, award recognition and instantly found its place within the audio audience community as a 'must-listen to' production. Series Two and Series Three were then commissioned in 2011 for back-to-back production before Series One completed release... 

SERIES TWO - THE LEGEND OF SPRINGHEEL'D JACK

LONDON, 1845. When a fire-breathing maniac kills 13-year-old Maria Davis, Springheel Jack is blamed. Detective Inspector Jonah Smith is hot on the trail but soon finds himself accused of an equally terrible crime…

Series Two and Three were written and (mostly) produced back-to-back during 2010-2012. Due to the ambitious nature of the schedules, THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA used four separate studios across London. Both Christopher Finney and Jessica Dennis returned, joined by newcomers Andrew Shepherd, Josephine Timmins and Neil McCormack, along with guest star appearances from Nicholas Parsons (Just A Minute, Doctor Who), Jeremy Stockwell, Ashley McGuire (Derek, David Brent: Life On The Road). 

Series Two was released in 2013 to coincide with The Wireless Theatre Company's relaunch as Wireless Theatre Ltd, and received unanimous critical praise. THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA was also awarded its second Ogle Award, selected for the Prix Nova Audio Festival in Romania and named Best Non-Doctor Who Audio Drama by the readers of Outpost Skaro. But while most of Series Three had been recorded at the same time, there was still work to do... 

SERIES THREE - THE SECRET OF SPRINGHEEL'D JACK

UNITED KINGDOM, 1877. When Aldershot Barracks is attacked by the flame-wreathed ‘Night Terror’, Jonah Smith is called out of retirement by Her Majesty’s Government and sent on one final, deadly mission – to capture Springheel Jack!

While the majority of regular and support cast recording work had been undertaken in 2012, the team had to wait a little longer for some special guest stars to join Series Three in separete recording sessions. These were Jenny Runacre (Jubilee, The Witches), Louis Tamone (Hollyoaks, NTA Award-Nominee), David Benson (who has appeared in every single series), Shane Rimmer (Thunderbirds, The Spy Who Loved Me, Batman Begins) and Matthew Kelly (Olivier Winner for Best Actor).

However, the wait went on a little longer as the production awaited a royal visit - its very own Queen Victoria in the form of Doctor Who legend Katy Manning! Upon completion of her scene-stealing cameo, post-production began, completing nearly half a decade of work bringing Springheel Jack to life for the 21st Century. Series Three won acclaim once more and completed the hat-trick - a third US Ogle Award.

It remains Wireless Theatre's most critically acclaimed, downloaded and awarded series production to-date.

 

BEYOND THE AUDIO SERIES

THE SPRINGHEEL SAGA during Series Two was accompanied by it's only 'making of' podcast series, called THE SPRINGHEEL FILES, narrated by Cameron K. McEwan, while it has been celebrated in special online features, conventions (including two successive WorldCons in 2014 and 2015) and in print. It is heavily featured in John Matthews book, The Mystery of Springheel Jack, where Matthews declares it, "so densely is it woven that it... remains the most fully worked-out story of Jack to date." 

Despite interest in the series venturing into film or television, sadly several issues will forever prevent The Springheel Saga from returning. At least we have the audio version to enjoy as “an early podcast classic” - Ella Watts. 

DAGAZ MEDIA LLC - A UNIQUE US-UK AUDIO COLLABORATION

CROSSING THE POND:

In mid-2016, Fred Greenhalgh and Jack Bowman had a Skype call to have a chat about the state of the audio scene, and after the completion of The Springheel Saga, whether there would be any opportunity to work together. It wasn’t long before the first opportunity was offered by Starburst Magazine. They were in the planning stages for a Starburst Convention in 2017, and wanted to know what Jack would do if given the opportunity.

The initial idea was to do a Wireless Theatre/Dagaz Media co-production, performed in front of a live audience in Salford, UK. Unfortunately, due to financing issues early in the process, it wasn’t possible to undertake a US-UK co-production as planned, and the project was shelved. However, the idea of working together on an audio production stuck with Fred and Jack, and a few months later talked about the idea of independently creating a spec script for an audio pilot for fun between them.

Creating unique workflow (certainly for independent audio drama) between the US and UK, they developed an outline and then a brief script, which they continued to refine in time. This became their first official collaboration, (although it ended up being released second after Expeditionary Force: Homefront). This story became known as:

WHOLESALE SOLUTION:

As humanity battles to outlive its own extinction, one man sets out on a desperate quest to save the woman he loves, only to find himself caught between wildly different, and deadly, worlds.

SCRIPTING A “STAND-ALONE” SHOWCASE… (THAT WASN’T TO BE A STAND-ALONE SHOWCASE, BUT WAS):

This script initially became a stand-alone Sci-Fi/Horror, designed as a transatlantic audio drama showcase. However, after the script was completed, a chance to produce it was offered, as long as it was part of series. So Jack set to work drafting a new concept around the spec script, developing an initial six-part outline, which has since been expanded to ten episodes (including Wholesale Solution).

The script and series option was passed on, but neither wanted to give up at the first rejection and in January 2019, Fred had the opportunity to record the pilot script in South Portland, Maine, US, while Jack began preparing post-production back in London, UK. Engaging Tom Maggs as Sound Designer, Fred provided Jack with the session files, who then crafted the dialogue edit. Post-production was taken in parallel with Expeditionary Force: Homefront, and continued for four weeks after Craig Alanson’s opus was delivered.

ENTER DRABBLECAST:

With the pilot produced, it needed an outlet, and Fred struck an agreement with Drabblecast for them to publish the pilot in July 2019 on their main website feed. Run by Norm Sherman, they are publishing "Strange Stories, By Strange Authors, for Strange Listeners," Drabblecast is a weekly audio fiction podcast featuring short and flash fictions from a variety of authors, writers and sources. Their singular focus is off-beat, funny, eclecticism in science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

Wholesale Solution was released on July 21st 2019, both delighting, dizzying and horrifying audiences online alike.

DAGAZ MEDIA PRESENTS:
ULTIMATE SOLUTION - WHOLESALE SOLUTION:

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SYNOPSIS:

A crippled starship outside Jupiter. A colony emergency room in chaos. An unknown place of violence and horror.

This is the day that Clay Orts will awake to find himself trapped in three dangerous realities, unsure of the truth of his existence. As humanity battles to outlive its own extinction, one man sets out on a desperate quest to save the woman he loves, only to find himself caught between wildly different, and deadly, worlds. With just his implanted AI for company, no matter what happens, whatever horror he faces... Clay must get to Europa.

Warning. Ex-6. This Is Record 25567.

About Universal Solution: Wholesale Solution...

Ultimate Solution was intended to be the pilot for a series - WHOLESALE SOLUTION - that was greenlit by Dagaz Media in early March 2020. Sadly, the decision was taken by Fred Greenhalgh to cancel this series with the pandemic outbreak. The planned writing team included Zachary Fortais-Gomm, Jordan Cobb, Ella Watts, Faith McQuinn, Mac Rogers, Richard Appleby and Amber Miller.

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CO-SCRIPTING…

EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: HOMEFRONT

A spotlight on Jack’s work on Expeditionary Force: Homefront, and audio drama special set in the universe of New Yorks Times Best-Selling author, Craig Alanson.

Read More about Homefront, The Audio Drama here.

“When in doubt, because you have to be highly respectful of someone else’s universe and the characters they created with such love and care - and you should never ignore a doubt on someone else’s property - I would always turn back to the books and the comfort of R. C. Bray’s dulcet tones.. And it wouldn’t be too long before I heard the advice I needed - Skippy The Magnificent, always reminding me to ‘TRUST THE AWESOMENESS!’”

- Jack

Jack was approached by Dagaz Media in late 2018 to develop a new audio drama, based on a treatment from Craig Alanson and Fredrick Greenhalgh, for Podium Publishing. The ambitious plan was to create a stand-alone drama which would work within the existing NY Times Best-Selling book range.

From August to November, Jack worked with Richard Appleby on crafting an initial draft, which was sent to Craig. Craig then performed an author-led rewrite, as no-one knew his world better than him, which was returned to Jack for completion over Christmas. This meant substantial work on restructuring the work around a new storyline, producing nearly 200 pages over one week, all to make the script ready in time for the early January 2019 production schedule in Maine, US.

January 2019, Jack was then flown to Boston and on to Maine to visit the recording sessions, undertaken by director William Dufris and Fredrick Greenhalgh under the Dagaz Media banner.

If ever in doubt, Jack would refer questions to R.C. Bray, who had voiced the entire original book range for audio, and had been retained by the production team here as as Colonel Joe Bishop and, of course, Skippy the Magnificent. “If anyone knew Craig’s material the best outside of Craig, it would be R.C.. I would always ask him if the script I’d moulded felt right, to him. He simply said, “I honestly can’t tell what Craig wrote and what you wrote. Good job.”

Expeditionary Force: Homefront was in the can. A full cast drama now existed.

POST-PRODUCTION DEMANDS:

“I always wanted to work with the late, great Leonard Nimoy. Alas, that will never be, but this was the next best thing. Zachary Quinto is Brock Steele!”

- Jack

Work didn’t stop there, however, as additional sessions took place to record guest stars Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo and Zachary Quinto across three separate sessions, along with a LA session with Daniel Logan (Star Wars: Episode II). This saw Jack continue to adapt, polish and rework scripted material back in the UK to tailor it specifically for the guest stars voices, right up until late-March, with a June release date looming.

ABOUT PODIUM PUBLISHING:


“Since launching in 2012, Podium Publishing has become widely recognized as the preeminent source of bestselling award-winning indie content in audio. After exploding onto the publishing scene with the discovery of the massive cult and pop hit, The Martian, Podium’s Publisher, Greg Lawrence, followed that early success with a steady stream of mega-hits.

Not least among these was Craig Alanson’s epic sci-fi series romp, Expeditionary Force. With the first 3 installments of the series releasing in 2016, the epic and irreverent adventures of the everyman, Joe Bishop, and the intolerable arrogance and wit of Skippy the AI, proved to be a classic overnight success.

As with The Martian, Lawrence saw the audio format as the perfect medium for all the awesomeness that Alanson’s ExForce series had to offer. A partnership was struck, and Podium applied the mad stylings of the great R.C. Bray to give voice to these newfound heroes. Overnight success turned into a modern cult classic!

So when the opportunity arose for Podium to expand into the realm of audio drama, ExForce was an easy choice. Over the first half of 2018, Alanson worked with Podium and Dagaz Media to create the story, to write the script, and to plot the supporting casting for Homefront, with production following in the latter half of the year.”

 HOMEFRONT: NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLer…

After one week of release, The New York Times reported that Expeditionary Force: Homefront had broken into the Top Ten “Audiobook” Sales Charts. It was the second-highest audio drama in the US charts, only behind Alien III, directed by Dirk Maggs…

Expeditionary Force enters the New York Times Best-Selling Top Ten at number 7, and the second highest Audio Drama, behind only Alien III, by Dirk Maggs.

Expeditionary Force enters the New York Times Best-Selling Top Ten at number 7, and the second highest Audio Drama, behind only Alien III, by Dirk Maggs.

LISTEN TO A SAMPLE FROM EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: HOMEFRONT…

CIRCLES

Created by Brendon Connelly

 

Halloween 2020 - a new international podcast horror drama series.

Halloween 2020 - a new international podcast horror drama series.

Created by Brendon Connelly, Circles is a new multi-cast audio horror drama that was recorded during the global COVID lockdown.

When this was pitched to me, the concept, the story, and the core idea for executing Circles, I thought, "this will be brilliant." I could hear how it would sound.

So I said, "let's do it", which was the easy part - then I had to work out HOW to make it happen afterward. That was much, much harder...

- Jack

Developed by a Writer’s Room, led by Brendon during April, with four episodes directed and produced by Jack in May, Circles was recorded live across California, Florida, London and Reading, with post-production undertaken in the UK.

More to come soon, shining a light behind the scenes on this one-of-a-kind global production…

CIRCLES - TEASER TRAILER

CIRCLES - EPISODE 1: FRANKIE

Listen to Episode One - Frankie here.

All Episodes are available on Spotify, and you can find the RSS Feed here.

AUDIOMARVELS  PRESENTS 

“CIRCLES”

STARRING 

TOM ALEXANDER 

BRYCE COOKE 

BETH EYRE 

TAL MINEAR 

SARAH PITARD 

WITH 

PETER BERKROT 

JOE DULEY 

SARAH GOLDING 

KARIM KRONFLI 

ALASDAIR STEWART 

AND  CHRIS FINNEY

CASTING BY  JACK BOWMAN  &  BRENDON CONNELLY 

EDITING & SOUND DESIGN BY  TOM MAGGS 

ARTWORK BY  RYAN FIELD 

WRITTEN BY  BRENDON CONNELLY  &  JAMES FIELD  &  JAMES MACDONALD 

PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY JACK BOWMAN

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER  BRENDON CONNELLY

CIRCLES: WEB COMIC PREQUEL

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 CONSULTANCY - PODCASTS and Audio fiction


As we enter the 2020s, Podcasting has finally become a form of media to be taken seriously as a global force.

Jack has over 15 years experience in podcast storytelling, including fiction and non-fiction productions, and is fast becoming a leading industry consultant for various institutions globally. His experience from learning at Wireless Theatre makes him one of the world’s most established podcast veterans. As he said recently, “it’s taken a decade and half for the world to catch up.”

He has undertaken this role for BBC Studios Audio since 2019, as well as for Spotlight UK, Podcast Movement: Evolutions (LA) and Podfest Expo (Orlando) in the US in the first two months of 2020 alone, with more appearances, talks and projects planned for this year. Additionally, he has consulted for two of the UK’s leading TV independent production companies, as well as soon consulting for two major international agencies for artist and production management.

Looking to get INTO Podcasting - Fiction or Non-Fiction?

Then drop Jack a line.


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THEATRE

AS A WRITER...

After graduating with a Degree in Drama, (including Acting and Theatre Administration), Jack started in the Industry as an actor, performing for five years. In 2005, he turned to writing, penning his first theatre piece entitled FROZEN, which premiered at the Etcetera Theatre in 2006. He has penned other theatre productions, (originally under his pen-name of Gareth Parker, which he retired in 2013) for venues such as Leicester Square Theatre, LOST Theatre, The Roundhouse and contributed to the Canal Cafe's NewsRevue as a Director and Writer. 

 

THEATRE WRITING CREDITS:

FROZEN, Etcetera Theatre, 2006.

FROZEN, LOST Theatre, 2007.

SEASONS, LOST Theatre, 2010.

PHONOPHOBIA*, Leicester Square Theatre / The Wireless Theatre Company, 2010.

THE FEARLESS YOUTH, Roundhouse Theatre / The Wireless Theatre Company, 2011.

NIGHT OF THE HELLHOUND: LIVE!*, LOST Theatre, 2014. 

*Co-written by Robert Valentine

AS DIRECTOR...

Jack began directing for theatre in 2010, with a stage adaptation of his audio play, SEASONS. In 2013, he was selected to direct the 10th Anniversary production of ACS Random's The Shakespeare Conspiracy, which was met with critical acclaim. After this, he directed NewsRevue for - the world's longest running satire theatre show - for Canal Cafe. In 2014, he was appointed the Associate Director of LOST Theatre after directing At Porlock Weir for their Five Minute Festival. As their Associate, he directed notable productions such as Jerusalem and Let The Right One In, before leaving in 2016, to pursue freelance production opportunities in Theatre, Film and Audio.

 

THEATRE DIRECTING CREDITS:

SEASONS, LOST Theatre, 2010.

THE SHAKESPEARE CONSPIRACY, ACS Random/Chelsea Theatre, 2012.

NEWSREVUE, Canal Cafe Theatre, 2013.

VALLEY HOUSE, London Horror Festival/Etcetera Theatre/The Wireless Theatre Company, 2013.

AT PORLOCK WEIR, LOST Theatre, 2013.

NIGHT OF THE HELLHOUND: LIVE! LOST Theatre, 2014.

HOSPITAL FOOD, LOST Theatre / National Theatre Connections, 2015.

HOSPITAL FOOD, Tricycle Theatre/National Theatre Connections, 2015.

JERUSALEM, LOST Theatre, 2015.

LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, LOST Theatre, October 2015.

ECLIPSE*, LOST Theatre / National Theatre Connections, 2016.

ECLIPSE*, Hammersmith Lyric / National Theatre Connections, 2016.

HAUNTED PEOPLE, Fred's Place, So & So Arts Club, 2016.

*Co-Directed with Marie Rabe

 

AS PRODUCER...

AGENT NOVEMBER, Producer for Agent November, July 2016 - Present.

UNDEAD ESCAPES 2016, Producer for Undead Escapes, October 2016.

HAUNTED PEOPLE by Richard Appleby. Directed and Co-Producer, Rehearsed Reading, So & So Arts Club, November 2016. 

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Industry tutor / CONSULTANCY

Industry Experience:

LAMDA, Voicereels Tutor (2012 – 2015).

BVE 'Radio Online' Debate (2012).

RADA, Voicereels Tutor (2013 – 2018).

BVE 'Radio of the Future' Debate (2013).

Prix Marulic Radio Festival, UK Jury Representative (2013).

SPID, Radio Drama Tutor (2014 – PRESENT).

New College Worcester, Audio Tutor (2013, 2015).

SPID, Audio Facilitator (2014 - Present).

So & So Arts Club UK, Mentor (2015 – 2016).

OCR Creative Forum (to HM Government), Audio Drama Consultant (2017 - PRESENT)

Stage Coach Creative Forum, Audio Drama Consultant (2018 - PRESENT)

Coventry University, Audio Drama Production Consultant (2019 - PRESENT)

If you would be interested in securing Jack’s services as a consultant, please reach out via the CONTACTS page.

VOICE REEL PACKAGES

“I genuinely believe that whatever achievements I’ve be lucky enough to have experienced mean that the opportunities need to be shared back. I started out knowing nothing about a fledgling industry that has only just begun, and want to be the person I wish I had to confide in as my career developed. This is one way of doing that.”

- JACK

Want a voice reel recorded with an award-winning Director/Producer who currently works in UK and has ties to US independent audio drama production?

With over a decade of experience working in audio production at all levels and different sectors, Jack offers actors and voice performers private Voice Reel services. For any actor looking to work in the various disciplines of audio work, a reel to showcase your abilities is essential, but more so is having the correct type of reel for the right type of casting. Jack has handled voice reel work for private clients, as well as for students at respected drama schools such as LAMDA and RADA. He can help you build a reel for all areas of the audio production world.

Please email him for prices (which have no additional VAT or hidden costs) and to check for availability (reels are currently recorded in London), with remote services coming soon.

REEL TYPES AND COSTS:

BASIC BBC - £349 (for BBC Radio Drama casting, 8 minute min reel)

BASIC DRAMA - £229 (for multi-voice independent sector drama producers, such as Audible).

BASIC COMMERCIAL - £189 (for radio/audio commercial advertising casting).

BASIC NARRATION - £229 (for audio book producers, such as Audible, RNIB, Harper Collins, Penguin).

BASIC CHARACTER/ACCENT - £249 (for animation, video games, toys, online or specialist accent castings).

BASIC NARRATIVE - £199 (for corporate clients, internal information footage).

(ALL COSTS ABOVE ARE BASED ON STANDARD TURNAROUND RATES AND ARE VAT EXEMPT - THE PRICE IS THE PRICE, NO HIDDEN COSTS!)

Full Details of How It Works, Each Reel Type Below (including what each package offers, what you may wish to consider when choosing a reel, and Special Rates for Students and Recent Graduates):

HOW IT WORKS:

PLEASE NOTE: This requires full reading by any potential client to help make your reel the most effective it can be.

CONSULTATION: You will get a pre-recording meeting or call to discuss the structure of your reel and what is required in terms of material. This is followed up by an email conversation where material is vetted before you step foot in the studio. This way, you are confident that the material is suitable for recording in advance. This means it is ideal for you to book a reel with at least a week’s notice.

RECORDING: Depending on your selected reel, you will work with Jack and a professional studio technician in London and be directed through your material over the course of at least an hour (depending on which reel you are recording). It may be possible to offer this as remote recording experience in the future as well, for those not able to travel to London.

EDITING: After recording, your reel will require post-production work, which may include the addition of spot FX, music or atmosphere. Each type of reel has its own demands in terms of post-production, so the turnaround period noted below will reflect this. NOTE: If you require a faster turnaround, this will involve a slightly higher price for the urgency of post-production. Please discuss this with Jack at the first opportunity to explore your options.

DELIVERY: After post-production, you will receive a near-finished draft for you to hear. Any practical suggestions and thoughts can be offered at this stage, before a final polished edit is delivered to you. You will receive your reels in WAV (high quality) and MP3 (compressed quality) formats. These can then be added to your website(s), your Spotlight, Mandy and Agency profiles, as well as in a format suitable to be sent via email on request to casting directors.

POST-DELIVERY SUPPORT: Once you have received your reel(s), then Jack will offer you additional follow-up advice and guidance when required, including insider-industry tips on how to sell and showcase your reel to.

USAGE: The reels remain your copyright to use as you wish, provided they are not manipulated in any way which affects the quality of them adversely. Also, your reels may be used for promotional purposes on this website. You will also receive a PDF document on what to do with your reel once you receive it.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SPOTLIGHT MEMBERSHIP (Information correct as of December 2018):

At the current time, Spotlight allow, under standard terms and conditions, for an actor to have up to 5 minutes of audio files/reels on your Spotlight Page. A BBC reel, which has to be 8 minutes long, is required by the BBC Casting Team to be on your Spotlight CV. To accommodate this difference, Spotlight will insist that an account holder pays an additional £9.99 per year on top of their annual fee, allowing that member an overall total of 15 minutes of audio material on their profile. Please note that you will need to contact them with regards to expanding your online audio allocation directly to accommodate a BBC reel.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT MANDY MEMBERSHIP (information correct as of December 2018):

At the current time, Mandy Actors allow free members to have ONE media file under 200Mb on your Mandy profile, which means an MP3 version of any of these reels, barring a BBC reel, should be suitable. If you upgrade Premium Membership on Mandy.com for actors at a monthly or annual rate, then you are allowed up to THIRTY media files, but all must be under 200Mb each. The same is also true of Mandy Voices UK. Please note that the BBC DO NOT accept BBC reels via Mandy Actors or Mandy Voices UK, but you may still wish to upload a BBC reel to your Mandy profile(s) regardless.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT VOICE AGENGY/ACTOR AGENCY USE:

Some agents will request the use of your voice reels on their website(s). If you have any specific requirements or information regarding how your agent would prefer these files, please let Jack know at the booking stage as, inevitably, each requirement for each agent will be bespoke in some way.

DISCLAIMER: Jack does not endorse the use of these third-party resources in any way, and the information above is presented only for full transparency on how and where a reel can be used and in what form. It is not presented for promotional purposes.

SPECIAL RATES:

STUDENTS - for third year undergraduate drama/performance students or final year post-graduate drama/performance students, Jack can offer a 10% discount on proof of student membership.

GRADUATES - for anyone who graduated from Drama School/University within a year of completing their course and needs a reel at the start of their career, Jack will offer a 10% discount on proof of a graduation date.

SO & SO ARTS CLUB MEMBERS - if you are a valid member of The So & So Arts Club, you can receive a 10% on any reel. As simple as that!

VOICE REELS AVAILABLE

BBC REEL

£349

The BBC have specific guidelines on what they expect to see on a voice reel for radio and their new podcast programming.

With this package, Jack will help you create an 8 minute reel suitable for their needs.

Includes: 2 Hour Consultation, 3 Hour Recording, Studio + Technician and Editing. Turnaround period is four weeks.

DRAMA REEL

£229

For a more general scripted drama reel, which showcases your dramatic range, this is a package more suited to non-BBC work such as Audible and the independent audio production sector.

This reel creates a 2-2.5 minute showcase suitable for you to showcase your work for multi-voice audio productions.

Includes: 1 Hour Consultation, 1 Hour Recording, Studio + Technician and Editing. Turnaround period is three weeks.

COMMERCIAL REEL

£189

Drama work is not the only source of potential income for a voice performer, there is also the world of podcast and radio commercials as well. This is a reel that will give you a calling card to the world of advertising.

This reel is a 1.5-2 minute showcase of your abilities to advertise products or organisations.

Includes: 1 Hour Consultation, 1 Hour Recording, Studio + Technician and Editing. Turnaround period is three weeks.

LISTEN TO A COMMERCIAL REEL DIRECTED BY JACK AND EDITED BY TOM MAGGS FOR US/UK ACTOR ERIC SIRAKIAN.

NARRATION REEL

£229

Multi-voice drama work for audio is a very different discipline from audio book narration, which is a rapidly growing market globally.

The reel is 3+ minutes long, and aims to showcase you reading a variety of printed novels, bringing them to life vividly in the listener’s mind and ears.

Includes: 1 Hour Consultation, 2 Hour Recording, Studio + Technician and Editing. Turnaround period is three weeks.

Character / ACCENT REEL

£249

More suited to the incredibly versatile vocal performer, this one is designed to be more of a showcase for those with incredibly strong range. Not for beginners or intermediaries, this reel should be for those with that exceptional ability to change - and recall - a multitude of high energy voices at the click of a finger.

The reel will be 1.5-2 minutes long and suitable for video games, cartoon, toys and animation work.

Includes: 2 Hour Consultation, 2 Hour Recording, Studio + Technician and Editing. Turnaround period is three weeks.

NOTE: You will need to prove your abilities before booking in for this package as it is the toughest type of reel to create; this is for the most hardened of voice performers only!

LISTEN TO A NARRATIVE REEL CREATED BY UK ACTOR TOM ALEXANDER.

‘Narrative’ REEL

£199

Perhaps what is considered the ‘driest’ style of reel, this is designed for corporation voice over work. Not to be confused with the narration reel for audio books, with Narratives think of internal staff videos, safety films and the like. While (definitely) not the most exciting type of voice work, it is part of the industry and brings its own demands.

The reel will be 2 minutes long.

Includes: 1 Hour Consultation, 2 Hour Recording, Studio + Technician and Editing. Turnaround period is two weeks.

COMBINATION Package

If you are looking for a couple, some or all of the above reels, then Jack can offer you a Pick ‘n’ Mix approach to combine any of the above reels into one package and/or one session. Or maybe you want to do them all!

As a slightly more bespoke service, turnaround times and costs will be unique to your demands.

Prices Vary - email for more details and Jack will talk it through with you.

VOUCHER SCHEME

Why not purchase a reel for someone? Drop Jack an email and we can make arrangements for the purchase of a voucher for a session to be arranged at a future date…

Prices Vary - email details of your preferred reel for more information.

Disclaimer:
It is important to note that no one reel is a guarantee that it can generate work. However, at every stage of the process you will have guidance and the support of Jack to ensure that you feel confident in your choices and how to market your reel(s). Jack takes this level of support for the quality of your reels seriously.

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PRODUCTION ENQUIRIES

To contact Jack Bowman directly regarding production matters, please use the web form below.

Any professional writing or directing engagement enquiries will be directed to Jack's representation at the current time.

Please do not submit unsolicited ideas and breakdowns for new content, as these emails will deleted. New content will only be discussed after an NDA is put in place between all parties.

 

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