Most Recent Review

  • The Harbingers Review

    The Harbingers Review

    Going into this series — a Tribeca official selection from 2025 — after finding it on LinkedIn, I expected something like “The Prestige” book or movie. What I got was something far more nuanced, emotional and not a simple revenge story. Also no dead women. With season two starting in a couple of days, it’s…

    Continue Reading

  • Sweeney Todd: A Bit More Polishing Off From Olde Sweeney Todd

  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Strikes

  • Hothouse Bruiser

    This audio drama attempts to walk the line between episodic content and one full-length audio production. It doesn’t do a fantastic job, but it isn’t bad. The way this audio drama plays out, the chapter-by-chapter structure hurts the impact of the overall story. One episode will focus on one thing and introduce a mystery all…

    Continue Reading

  • The Lost Elevator

    The second audible drama from Northern Lights Media is an adaption of a play. This is the very definition of a full-cast production. I could picture the stage and the actors who inhabited it, making this an enjoyable experience. Even if you aren’t a fan of live theater—though from my experience most audio drama fans…

    Continue Reading

  • Neverwhere

    Disclaimer This review was written before the Neil Gaiman allegations came to light and were corroborated by many people interviewed by Vulture writer, Lila Shapiro. We at Audio Drama Reviews do not condone what Gaiman has done or said in his defense. Most notably blaming his actions on his autism and downplaying the claims. All…

    Continue Reading

  • Trophy Case

    A tale from 19 Nocturne Boulevard, “Trophy Case” is a story of extremely dark and graphic detail. Depending on who you ask, it’s a bit too graphic. That’s the camp I considered myself to be in while listening to this story. I’m all for a dark tone, but this just pushed it over the line.…

    Continue Reading

  • Politicise Me

    Politics is its own inherent conflict and conflict=story. It takes a lot of guts to write a political drama. Emphasis on the drama, meaning this isn’t a political thriller. In fact the conflict is based on real life, not extrapolation. I don’t know much about the politics over in the UK. So “conservative” and “liberal” will…

    Continue Reading