Alice

"My temper's too short and I break down like its a hobby, and the thought of being that responsible for any other living thing, that much of the time, just turned me to... I don't know. Flame."

Australia, 2019. Alice reflects on school bus bullying, a life-altering decision, and the one person who just might change everything. Part one of Minola Theatre's BEGOTTEN.

A sceptic. A paranoiac. A criminal. A migrant. A hostage.

Minola Theatre presents BEGOTTEN, a five-part audio drama by award-winning playwright Bianca Butler Reynolds. Join us each week as we meet five generations of women: Alice, Eileen, Clea, Hazel and Laoise. Hear a century of their stories, encompassing grief, war, sanity, loss and revenge. Listen as they grapple with powerful questions about heredity, and what is passed down family lines. Are we doomed to make the same mistakes our parents did? Can we heal a wound that is generations old? How much do the secrets of the past haunt us in the present?


Stage Whispers calls BEGOTTEN “a fascinating tapestry” with “superb sound design” and “visual images that sing”. Audiences praise it as “emotional”, “raw”, “powerful”, “spellbinding” and “heart touching”. Listen each week wherever you get your podcasts, or download the full drama on demand from minolatheatre.com.au/begotten.

Written and performed by Bianca Butler Reynolds

Directed by Kat Dekker

Post-production sound design by Siobhan Finniss

Podcast hosted by That’s Not Canon Productions

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Licensing and attribution

Begotten by Minola Theatre featured the following songs: 

Spring Heartbeat by His Rawest Majesty is purchased and licensed under a Music Standard License

Source: https://audiojungle.net/item/spring-heartbeat/25888573

Indie Rock by Alex Grohl is purchased and licensed under a Music Standard License

Source: https://audiojungle.net/item/indie-rock/25962092

Blue Sizzle- Madness Paranoia by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100385

Canon in D Major by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source:https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Classical_Sampler/Canon_in_D_Major

She Moved Through the Fair by Slainte is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte/Cup_of_Tea/slainte_-_10_-_she_moved_through_the_fair

Lark in the Morning: The Atholl Highlanders by Slainte is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte/Cup_of_Tea/slainte_-_09_-_lark_in_the_morning_the_atholl_highlanders

The following sounds are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)