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  <title>TDP 1469: #Torchwood release 99 Curtain Review</title>
  <description> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Villain-Venice-Steampunk-Adventure-Expanded/dp/B0GYVW1ZM3/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;amp;dib_tag=se&amp;amp;amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.zAFjvxdIVP0NajbIc-mtzu0FD5ro02XhYTavKJ3P7vs.T9sQrNnsvEeityKLDFJW-mEYohVaxA0jd3pcXRVcAUw&amp;amp;amp;qid=1777810600&amp;amp;amp;sr=1-1-catcorr &amp;amp;nbsp; This title was released in&amp;amp;nbsp;March 2026. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until&amp;amp;nbsp;31 May 2026, and on general sale after this date. Many years ago, the Palace Theatre burnt down during a performance that accidentally summoned the devil. Now the cast have been invited back to the grand reopening by a mysterious figure. Who is Bilis Manger? Please note: the collector’s edition CDs are strictly limited to 1,000 copies each and will not be re-pressed. &amp;amp;nbsp;  Robert Bathurst&amp;amp;nbsp;(Roger Cartney) Sarah Douglas&amp;amp;nbsp;(Mathilde Balfour) Cyril Nri&amp;amp;nbsp;(Dermot Lacey) Colin Ryan (Bilis Manger)  ecorded on:&amp;amp;nbsp;11 February 2025 Recorded at:&amp;amp;nbsp;The Soundhouse &amp;amp;nbsp; Director&amp;amp;nbsp;Scott Handcock&amp;amp;nbsp;said:&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;The influence of Bilis Manger stretches far and wide throughout Torchwood - and&amp;amp;nbsp;Curtain&amp;amp;nbsp;is no exception. It's a play about performances and the masks people wear, consciously and subconsciously, and it was a delight to work with such a talented band of actors on a script about acting! &amp;quot;We had the best of times with Murray Melvin, and I know the idea of one more story with Bilis after he'd gone always tickled him. We all miss him a very great deal.&amp;quot; Writer and producer&amp;amp;nbsp;James Goss&amp;amp;nbsp;added:&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Curtain's the release you listen to if you want a slice of horror - three people trapped in a haunted theatre with the devil playing deadly tricks on them. &amp;quot;It's a release that we'd have absolutely loved Murray Melvin to be around for; indeed, he suggested the notion of Bilis Manger in a theatre, as he loved lighting up a green room with theatrical anecdotes. Actors adored Murray, and it seemed irresistible to do a story in which Bilis sunk his teeth into three actors - a success, a has-been and a never-quite-was, all broken in their own ways. &amp;quot;Sadly, of course, Murray died before we could get a script ready, and we were left with a corking idea and the burning need to give Bilis a soaring send-off. Bilis was such a great part of the Big Finish Torchwood range, he couldn't just go out without a big bang. And so we came up with the notion of&amp;amp;nbsp;Curtain&amp;amp;nbsp;- there is a character called Bilis Manger in it, but who is he? &amp;quot;The recording was a blast - there's nothing actors love so much as taking the mick out of themselves and each other. Honestly, it's a great curtain call for Bilis Manger, and he truly deserves this one last ovation.&amp;quot; &amp;amp;nbsp; </description>
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