An Abundance of Covers!

Happy February, people!

We've been very busy over the past month recording and editing and doing all of the things and now, to show off what we've been up to we have covers! First up we have the first episode of a series starring Scott McAteer as the Doctor with Caitlin Yolland as his companion Cecelia in The Art of Immortality.

And after that, coming later this month we see Tom Denham returning as the Doctor with his companions Luna (Nari Riis) and Penelope (Elice Rebecca) in the anthology release The Great Gameshow. This release has some wonderful guest stars in Steve Carnell, Lore Burns and Hayman Kent.

But that's not all - we have the covers for the first three episodes of the next season of the Robert Lloyd adventures coming in March/April. The first, Terror of Fear is written by Mr Lloyd himself and guest stars Chris Broadstock as Luke Smith. Next up is The Illusionist guest starring the incredible Matthew Hadgraft. And after that is La Cage aux Reine with a huge ensemble cast consisting of Suzy Markovski, Chris Lawson, Vicki Kyriakakis, David Innes and Hayman Kent.

It's going to be a fun ride!

Doctor Who Special Releases: The Doctor of Oz Trailer

Merry Christmas to all!

We've been working on something new for you all. In true Doctor Who spirit, for Christmas we've taken an old tale and given it a Doctor Who spin. This time it's The Wizard of Oz quite unashamedly being taken for a ride in The Doctor of Oz (aka. The Wiz of Niz) Set between Tales of Mystery and Imagination and The Flesh Monger, this episode stars Robert Lloyd as the Doctor.

Caught in a whirlwind of time, the TARDIS crash lands on Nizland, a planet curated by a mysterious wizard. When the TARDIS disappears, the Doctor seeks out the wizard for help but finds many obstacles on his way.

In true Wizard of Oz fashion, we have a number of familiar faces. From The Perfidious Alchemist and The Temporal Terrorists we have Jill Damerow as Brenda; from those and Eclipse we have Matthew Hocking as Tim Masters; from Mind the Gap! we have William R. Stone as the Record Keeper, from Mind the Gap!, Deep Freeze and The Flesh Monger we have Jessica Hayden as Skye Croweville and from a multitude of episodes we have W.D. Stevens as the Mayor of Ackbourn. In addition to that, our cast also has some new faces in Irena Vecris as Helen, Alex Haller as Leon Russell and Terry Bollod as the Wizard.

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It's out next week and we hope you enjoy!

Illusionist Productions: 2014 Soundtrack

Hello to all!

It's a very different one today as our release is not a story but a soundtrack. To celebrate our first year of productions (though we've got a couple more on their way to you with Hickory Banes and a couple of other surprises), we're releasing a soundtrack of all the original music we've used this year. And we have a cover wonderfully designed by Sam Woodhall and Tom Denham.

Thank you all for listening and have a wonderful Christmas!

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Track listing (all tracks composed by W.D. Stevens unless otherwise stated):

1. Doctor Who Theme by Ned Warren (Ron Grainer)

2. Alone in the Library
3. Ballad of the Argonians
4. The Perfidious Alchemist
5. The Time Lords Have Spoken
6. Luna's Theme
7. Dealing with Danger
8. Under the Water
9. Great Southern Rail (W.D. Stevens; Iva Davies)
10. Penelope's Theme
11. Fight for Your Life
12. An Audience with the Empress
13. The Robert Lloyd Theme by Timeshadow (Ron Grainer)
14. Scout's Theme
15. The Master Regenerates
16. A Hero Through the Ages
17. Theme of the Future (Ron Grainer)
18. The Legend of Tops Hill
19. Up Around Tops Hill (W.D. Stevens; J.C. Fogerty)
20. Things That Go Bump in the Night
21. Graverobbing
22. Roxanne's Theme
23. He Who Walks on Strangers' Tide (The Physician's Prayer) with Bec Johnston, Tom Denham, Therese and Michael Slee

Doctor Who: The Tops Hill Trilogy - "Borrowed Time"

"BORROWED TIME"

The Tops Hill Trilogy

Episode 3


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The Doctor is out of his depth. Surrounded by the companions of his past, present and future selves he must endeavour to save his other incarnations from almost certain death.

Written by W.D. Stevens

Directed by W.D. Stevens
Incidental Music by W.D. Stevens
Theme Arr. Ned Warren

Tom Denham, Robert Lloyd & W.D. Stevens (The Doctor),
Morgan Thomas-Connor (Scout), Nari Riis (Luna), Kristian Columbine (Roxanne),
Maggie Burns (Mary Bailey), Richard Bray (Henry Bailey), Martin Jewell (Priest)

Music from the Series: "Borrowed Time"

Ahead of this evening's release of Borrowed Time, the final part of our Tops Hill Trilogy, we bring you a piece of music from that episode. Composed by W.D. Stevens, it is called 'He Who Walks on Strangers' Tide (The Physician's Prayer)'.

Performing on this track are:
W.D. Stevens
Bec Johnston
Tom Denham
Therese Slee
Michael Slee

We hope you're all looking forward to tonight's episode!

Doctor Who: Borrowed Time Art

Hello again everybody,

It's a big weekend for a Melbournians with Armageddon, one of Australia's largest conventions is taking place with special guest Jenna Coleman. Hoping everyone has a good time! For us, however, we have a little bit of artwork for you from next week's release, Borrowed Time, which is the final episode in the Tops Hill Trilogy. It will star Robert Lloyd, Tom Denham and W.D. Stevens as the Doctor. You'll have to guess what's going on in the picture.

You can listen to the first two episodes here:

Ghost Hunt

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Phantom Power

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Introducing the future Doctor!

This weekend saw the introduction of W.D. Stevens as a future version of the Doctor alongside Kristian Columbine as his companion Roxanne in their debut story Phantom Power. To give you a bit of a taste of their era, we've got a little bit of artwork featuring our actors (and a bit of Photoshop work). Enjoy!

You can still download or stream Phantom Power here:

Doctor Who: The Tops Hill Trilogy - "Phantom Power"

"PHANTOM POWER"

The Tops Hill Trilogy

Episode 2


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A future Doctor and his companion, Roxanne, are drawn by a psychic storm to an abandoned building populated by strange voices. As always, it is the Doctor's mission to liberate tortured souls - and this time he literally means souls.

Written by W.D. Stevens

Directed by W.D. Stevens
Incidental Music by W.D. Stevens
Theme Arr. W.D. Stevens

W.D. Stevens (The Doctor), Kristian Columbine (Roxanne),
with Cody Fullbrook, Demitra Sealy & Lore Burns as the ghosts

Doctor Who: The Tops Hill Trilogy - "Ghost Hunt"

"GHOST HUNT"

The Tops Hill Trilogy

Episode 1


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The Doctor's bad driving takes himself and his new companion, Scout, to a dwindling Yorkshire museum town called Tops Hill. But the boring first impressions are quickly dashed when stories of ghosts haunting the cake shop at the top of the hill.

Robert Lloyd (The Doctor), Morgan Thomas-Connor (Scout),
Maggie Burns (Mary Bailey), Richard Bray (Henry Bailey),
W.D. Stevens (Tops Hill Actor)

Written by W.D. Stevens

Directed by W.D. Stevens
Incidental Music by W.D. Stevens
Theme Arr. Time Shadow

Doctor Who: The Tops Hill Trilogy Trailer

Hello everyone,


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October is fast approaching and with it comes The Tops Hill Trilogy starring Robert Lloyd, W.D. Stevens and Tom Denham as the Doctor in a three-part epic spanning hundreds of years. Alongside them, we have Morgan Thomas-Connor as Scout, Kristian Columbine as Roxanne and Nari Riis as Luna.

Today we bring you a trailer for the trilogy which begins in just one week's time! Strap yourselves in, it's going to be quite the ride.

Doctor Who: The Tops Hill Trilogy Announcement

Hello once more,

It's nearing the end of September (where does the time go?) and we've got some exciting new stuff for you. In the coming weeks, we will begin to release the episodes of The Tops Hill Trilogy, a story that spans time, space and Doctors.

Episode 1 is entitled Ghost Hunt and stars Robert Lloyd as the Doctor alongside Morgan Thomas-Connor as Scout. The Doctor's bad driving takes them to a dwindling Yorkshire museum town called Tops Hill. But the boring first impressions are quickly dashed when stories of ghosts haunting the cake shop at the top of the hill.

Episode 2 is entitled Phantom Power and stars W.D. Stevens as a Doctor from the future with his companion, Roxanne, played by Kristian Columbine. They are drawn by a psychic storm to an abandoned building populated by strange voices. As always, it is the Doctor's mission to liberate tortured souls - and this time it literally means souls.

Episode 3 is entitled Borrowed Time and stars Tom Denham as the Doctor with Nari Riis as Luna. Surrounded by the companions of his past, present and future selves this Doctor must endeavour to save his other incarnations from almost certain death.

All that is coming very soon! And for anyone in Melbourne, do be sure to check out David S. Innes' Fringe Festival show, This Can't End Well at Club Voltaire directed by our own Robert Lloyd who is also currently performing in a geek rom-com called Who Are You Supposed to Be? at The Owl and Pussycat.

Have a good weekend, you Whovians!