https://oar.org.nz/shows/dark-dunedin/ (C)Otago Access Radio en-nz When a young woman’s body is discovered in the Dunedin Town Belt, Louise Hepburn is haunted by both the case and her past. From Ōtepoti, the Edinburgh of the south, Prospect Park Productions NZ presents the multi-award-winning thriller, Dark Dunedin. Dark Dunedin When a young woman’s body is discovered in the Dunedin Town Belt, Louise Hepburn is haunted by both the case and her past. no Otago Access Radio admin@oar.org.nz Prospect Park Productions Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:27:16 +1200 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:27:16 +1200 Prospect Park Productions NZ is proud to present Dark Dunedin: Heaven Looks On, a three-part thriller podcast, with a Gothic Dunedin as its beating heart. As you accompany the protagonist on her journey, you’ll discover – or re-discover – nostalgic, historic, and supernatural features of and in the city; the whoosh of Lamson pipes at Penroses Department Store, twinkling stars in the St James theatre, and Kēhua, sprites, and demons dancing under the moonlight in the Town Belt. When a young woman’s body is discovered in the Dunedin Town Belt, Louise Hepburn finds herself haunted by both the case and her past. A single woman of middle age, she likes to believe that she is an invisible woman in the Edinburgh of the south. Identified as a potential witness, Louise must now unlock the mystery, following different paths of light that pass through the prism of Ōtepoti, the place of the steep points at the bottom of the world. Produced entirely in Dunedin with a star cast and original music, we invite you to join us for the Dunedin Fringe Festival launch event and/or tune in for the premiere, which will be aired exclusively for Otago residents before the podcast is made available for download worldwide. All three episodes of the podcast will then be available for download from 9pm 12 March, allowing you to take the mystery with you whenever, wherever you go. You could even take it to the next level and listen while you explore the sites in the story... Cast: Julie Edwards, Dougal Stevenson, Phil Vaughan, Marama Grant, Robert Shand, Terry MacTavish, Matt Wilson, Brian Kilkelly, Margo Latton, Dimitri Latton, Cheryl Amos, Mark Neilson, Phoebe Smith, Lani Swann, Simon Anderson. Prospect Park Productions is writer Emily Duncan and producer H-J Kilkelly, and was formed in 2016. Their first production Hold Me (dir: Tabitha Arthur) opened at BATS theatre to sell-out houses and Emily was nominated for Best New NZ Playwright at the Wellington Theatre Awards for the script. Prospect Park Productions NZ is proud to present Dark Dunedin: Heaven Looks On, a three-part thriller podcast, with a Gothic Dunedin as its beating heart. As you accompany the protagonist on her journey, you’ll discover – or re-discover – nostalgic, historic, and supernatural features of and in the city; the whoosh of Lamson pipes at Penroses Department Store, twinkling stars in the St James theatre, and Kēhua, sprites, and demons dancing under the moonlight in the Town Belt. When a young woman’s body is discovered in the Dunedin Town Belt, Louise Hepburn finds herself haunted by both the case and her past. A single woman of middle age, she likes to believe that she is an invisible woman in the Edinburgh of the south. Identified as a potential witness, Louise must now unlock the mystery, following different paths of light that pass through the prism of Ōtepoti, the place of the steep points at the bottom of the world. Produced entirely in Dunedin with a star cast and original music, we invite you to join us for the Dunedin Fringe Festival launch event and/or tune in for the premiere, which will be aired exclusively for Otago residents before the podcast is made available for download worldwide. All three episodes of the podcast will then be available for download from 9pm 12 March, allowing you to take the mystery with you whenever, wherever you go. You could even take it to the next level and listen while you explore the sites in the story... Cast: Julie Edwards, Dougal Stevenson, Phil Vaughan, Marama Grant, Robert Shand, Terry MacTavish, Matt Wilson, Brian Kilkelly, Margo Latton, Dimitri Latton, Cheryl Amos, Mark Neilson, Phoebe Smith, Lani Swann, Simon Anderson. Prospect Park Productions is writer Emily Duncan and producer H-J Kilkelly, and was formed in 2016. Their first production Hold Me (dir: Tabitha Arthur) opened at BATS theatre to sell-out houses and Emily was nominated for Best New NZ Playwright at the Wellington Theatre Awards for the script. Prospect Park Productions NZ is proud to present Dark Dunedin: Heaven Looks On, a three-part thriller podcast, with a Gothic Dunedin as its beating heart. As you accompany the protagonist on her journey, you’ll discover – or re-discover – nostalgic, historic, and supernatural features of and in the city; the whoosh of Lamson pipes at Penroses Department Store, twinkling stars in the St James theatre, and Kēhua, sprites, and demons dancing under the moonlight in the Town Belt. When a young woman’s body is discovered in the Dunedin Town Belt, Louise Hepburn finds herself haunted by both the case and her past. A single woman of middle age, she likes to believe that she is an invisible woman in the Edinburgh of the south. Identified as a potential witness, Louise must now unlock the mystery, following different paths of light that pass through the prism of Ōtepoti, the place of the steep points at the bottom of the world. Produced entirely in Dunedin with a star cast and original music, we invite you to join us for the Dunedin Fringe Festival launch event and/or tune in for the premiere, which will be aired exclusively for Otago residents before the podcast is made available for download worldwide. All three episodes of the podcast will then be available for download from 9pm 12 March, allowing you to take the mystery with you whenever, wherever you go. You could even take it to the next level and listen while you explore the sites in the story... Cast: Julie Edwards, Dougal Stevenson, Phil Vaughan, Marama Grant, Robert Shand, Terry MacTavish, Matt Wilson, Brian Kilkelly, Margo Latton, Dimitri Latton, Cheryl Amos, Mark Neilson, Phoebe Smith, Lani Swann, Simon Anderson. Prospect Park Productions is writer Emily Duncan and producer H-J Kilkelly, and was formed in 2016. Their first production Hold Me (dir: Tabitha Arthur) opened at BATS theatre to sell-out houses and Emily was nominated for Best New NZ Playwright at the Wellington Theatre Awards for the script. 0:1:33 1f1dd7cc-69da-4ad3-bd03-0944afdc7244 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:00:00 +1200 episodic Louise’s escape plan takes a very wrong turn and nothing short of a miracle will save her now. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast: Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Regan: Kelly Hocking Terry MacTavish as Fenella Brian Kilkelly as Anthony Marion: Jessica Latton Nancy: Allison Horsley Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz Louise’s escape plan takes a very wrong turn and nothing short of a miracle will save her now. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast: Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Regan: Kelly Hocking Terry MacTavish as Fenella Brian Kilkelly as Anthony Marion: Jessica Latton Nancy: Allison Horsley Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz Louise’s escape plan takes a very wrong turn and nothing short of a miracle will save her now. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast: Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Regan: Kelly Hocking Terry MacTavish as Fenella Brian Kilkelly as Anthony Marion: Jessica Latton Nancy: Allison Horsley Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz 0:19:42 c1ad2df5-96fb-4356-97b8-dcc5765529d9 Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:03:00 +1200 episodic New hope and a ticket to escape arrives in the form of someone from Louise’s past. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast: Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson Marion: Jessica Latton Nancy: Allison Horsley Regan: Kelly Hocking Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz New hope and a ticket to escape arrives in the form of someone from Louise’s past. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast: Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson Marion: Jessica Latton Nancy: Allison Horsley Regan: Kelly Hocking Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz New hope and a ticket to escape arrives in the form of someone from Louise’s past. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast: Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson Marion: Jessica Latton Nancy: Allison Horsley Regan: Kelly Hocking Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz 0:14:55 d7738798-663a-415f-b955-7a58229e1066 Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:02:00 +1200 episodic Louise wakes up in hospital, lucky to be alive but unsure who she can trust. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast: Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Physio: Cheryl Amos Fenella: Terry MacTavish' Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz Louise wakes up in hospital, lucky to be alive but unsure who she can trust. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast: Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Physio: Cheryl Amos Fenella: Terry MacTavish' Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz Louise wakes up in hospital, lucky to be alive but unsure who she can trust. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast: Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Physio: Cheryl Amos Fenella: Terry MacTavish' Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz 0:11:57 ca5ba891-9ae1-4ee5-872d-411a337090ac Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Louise’s opportunity to address past wrongs results in devastating consequences. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Simeon: Dmitri Latton Simeon’s Dad: Rhys Latton Art Gallery Owner: Harriet Moir Sarah: Mārama Grant Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz Louise’s opportunity to address past wrongs results in devastating consequences. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Simeon: Dmitri Latton Simeon’s Dad: Rhys Latton Art Gallery Owner: Harriet Moir Sarah: Mārama Grant Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz Louise’s opportunity to address past wrongs results in devastating consequences. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Simeon: Dmitri Latton Simeon’s Dad: Rhys Latton Art Gallery Owner: Harriet Moir Sarah: Mārama Grant Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz 0:15:25 5b6860f1-9e31-451d-b6ca-aaefeeeb9391 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 21:03:00 +1300 episodic Louise takes the driver’s seat in her quest for independence, facing some unexpected detours along the way. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Fenella: Terry MacTavish Real Estate Agent: Kate Schrader Sarah: Mārama Grant Lawyer: Peter Hayden Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz Louise takes the driver’s seat in her quest for independence, facing some unexpected detours along the way. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Fenella: Terry MacTavish Real Estate Agent: Kate Schrader Sarah: Mārama Grant Lawyer: Peter Hayden Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz Louise takes the driver’s seat in her quest for independence, facing some unexpected detours along the way. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Fenella: Terry MacTavish Real Estate Agent: Kate Schrader Sarah: Mārama Grant Lawyer: Peter Hayden Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz 0:17:3 cdc1be7c-4710-44ae-8d40-fd060b5d07d9 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 21:02:00 +1300 episodic After a period of living incognito, Louise makes her first tentative steps back out into the city. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Supermarket Manager: Beth Waite Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson Fenella: Terry MacTavish Art Gallery Owner: Harriet Moir Regan: Kelly Hocking Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz After a period of living incognito, Louise makes her first tentative steps back out into the city. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Supermarket Manager: Beth Waite Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson Fenella: Terry MacTavish Art Gallery Owner: Harriet Moir Regan: Kelly Hocking Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz After a period of living incognito, Louise makes her first tentative steps back out into the city. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Supermarket Manager: Beth Waite Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson Fenella: Terry MacTavish Art Gallery Owner: Harriet Moir Regan: Kelly Hocking Broadcast on OAR FM Dunedin oar.org.nz 0:16:22 df041cc0-c6ee-43fc-97d9-d81eeb428b67 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 21:00:00 +1300 episodic Louise Hepburn takes matters into her own hands when disturbing clues about the case come to light. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Matthew: Robert Shand Great Aunt Fenella: Terry MacTavish Sarah: Mārama Grant Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson Broadcast on Otago Access Radio oar.org.nz Louise Hepburn takes matters into her own hands when disturbing clues about the case come to light. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Matthew: Robert Shand Great Aunt Fenella: Terry MacTavish Sarah: Mārama Grant Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson Broadcast on Otago Access Radio oar.org.nz Louise Hepburn takes matters into her own hands when disturbing clues about the case come to light. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Matthew: Robert Shand Great Aunt Fenella: Terry MacTavish Sarah: Mārama Grant Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson Broadcast on Otago Access Radio oar.org.nz 0:25:38 1f4b8370-bfe5-48d2-a732-18c011e1d527 Mon, 31 Dec 2018 23:48:00 +1300 episodic The case takes a turn when Louise Hepburn is identified as a potential witness. Is she being honest with us or even herself? Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Additional Music: Crystal Interference by Eliza Pickard Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Anthony Hepburn: Brian Kilkelly Gavin: Matt Wilson Stallholder: Mark Neilson Students: Lani Swann, Phoebe Smith, and Simon Anderson Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson Broadcast on Otago Access Radio oar.org.nz The case takes a turn when Louise Hepburn is identified as a potential witness. Is she being honest with us or even herself? Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Additional Music: Crystal Interference by Eliza Pickard Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Anthony Hepburn: Brian Kilkelly Gavin: Matt Wilson Stallholder: Mark Neilson Students: Lani Swann, Phoebe Smith, and Simon Anderson Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson Broadcast on Otago Access Radio oar.org.nz The case takes a turn when Louise Hepburn is identified as a potential witness. Is she being honest with us or even herself? Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Additional Music: Crystal Interference by Eliza Pickard Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Anthony Hepburn: Brian Kilkelly Gavin: Matt Wilson Stallholder: Mark Neilson Students: Lani Swann, Phoebe Smith, and Simon Anderson Sargent Thompson: Mark Neilson Broadcast on Otago Access Radio oar.org.nz 0:24:4 1bcf909f-f82f-41f5-a7a3-c548421e5ff2 Mon, 31 Dec 2018 23:47:00 +1300 episodic When a young woman’s body is discovered in the Dunedin Town Belt, Louise Hepburn is haunted by both the case and her past. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Additional Music: Masquerades by Eliza Pickard Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Cricket Kids: Dmitri Latton and Margot Latton Newsreader: Dougal Stevenson Sarah: Mārama Grant Witch: Cheryl Amos Matthew: Robert Shand Richard: Phil Vaughan Great Aunt Fenella: Terry MacTavish Policeman: Mark Neilson Broadcast on Otago Access Radio oar.org.nz When a young woman’s body is discovered in the Dunedin Town Belt, Louise Hepburn is haunted by both the case and her past. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Additional Music: Masquerades by Eliza Pickard Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Cricket Kids: Dmitri Latton and Margot Latton Newsreader: Dougal Stevenson Sarah: Mārama Grant Witch: Cheryl Amos Matthew: Robert Shand Richard: Phil Vaughan Great Aunt Fenella: Terry MacTavish Policeman: Mark Neilson Broadcast on Otago Access Radio oar.org.nz When a young woman’s body is discovered in the Dunedin Town Belt, Louise Hepburn is haunted by both the case and her past. Writer and Director: Emily Duncan Producer: H-J Kilkelly Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli Original Music: Mārama Grant Additional Music: Masquerades by Eliza Pickard Cast Louise Hepburn: Julie Edwards Cricket Kids: Dmitri Latton and Margot Latton Newsreader: Dougal Stevenson Sarah: Mārama Grant Witch: Cheryl Amos Matthew: Robert Shand Richard: Phil Vaughan Great Aunt Fenella: Terry MacTavish Policeman: Mark Neilson Broadcast on Otago Access Radio oar.org.nz 0:26:41 5a8e7020-57d0-43a7-a253-9d08f84131ee Mon, 31 Dec 2018 23:46:00 +1300 episodic