Neon Inkwell

Neon Inkwell: Inexplicables (2021) 6

Neon Inkwell

Show Notes

The ICS is in ruins. Friends are missing; enemies are rallying. As everything comes to a head, Meredith and Harold must both find their own ways forward. Content Warnings: Physical violence & injury Panic (inc. vocalisation) & anxiety Supernatural transformation (inc. SFX) Right-wing rhetoric & prejudice Fire (inc. SFX) Emotional abuse & manipulation Grief & loss (inc. vocalisation) Explicit language Discussions of: possessiveness, self-hatred & self-recrimination, childhood trauma (inc. parental neglect), kidnapping & dehumanisation Mentions of: police, food, hospitals, human remains, death, suicide, rehabilitation SFX: growling & animal sounds, coughing, distorted speech, whispering, phones ringing, glass, high pitched sound (40:50-40:56, 45:18-45:20)

A selection of resources pertaining to some of the issues & themes raised in the show is provided below the credits. Transcripts and SFX credit lists available here: https://shorturl.at/egBQ1

Written by Tom Critch and Alexander J. Newall Script Editing by Helen Gould Produced by Hannah Preisinger Directed by Maddy Searle Production Manager April Sumner Executive Producer Alexander J. Newall

Performances: -- Beth Eyre as Meredith Stonewell -- Harry Farmer as Harold Stonewell -- Safiyya Ingar as Shuhela -- Ian Hayles as Frank -- Fay Roberts as Cressida -- Mark Nicolson as Nick/Abraham Godbolt -- Karim Kronfli as John Belfrage -- Savy Des-Etages as Lily Jones -- Vera Chok as Suzy Broadbent -- Nicola O'Keeffe as Barbara -- Alexander Doddy as William Allen -- Alexander J. Newall as Ivan -- Hannah Raymond-Cox as Charlie -- Lydia Nicholas as Sharon -- Frank Voss as Len -- Tim Meredith, Mike LeBeau as Security Guards -- Amy Dickinson as News Reporter -- Lowri Ann Davies as Firefighter -- Marguerite Kenner as Journalist -- Ben Meredith as Bystander

Editing by Annie Fitch and Maddy Searle Mastering by Jeffrey Nils Gardner Music by Samuel DF Jones Artwork by Anika Khan

The world of Inexplicables can be a difficult one; please find below a selection of resources pertaining to some of the issues and themes discussed in the show. https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-support/ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/drug-addiction-getting-help/ https://www.talktofrank.com/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.shelter.org.uk/ https://www.swarmcollective.org/ https://uglymugs.org/um/about/ https://www.mind.org.uk/

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