Part 6: The Doorway
When the first astronauts to set foot on Mars go on an unexpected detour, what if they found exactly what they were looking for?
Perhaps something things that are buried are better left alone...
An unsettling ghost story. Lovecraft. Sci-fi.
The Doorway is Part Six in our science-fiction anthology, Cloud 9.
Content warning: This piece contains horror, threat of death, explosives, and existential dread.
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Floodland’s
Creative Team
Daniel Bradley
Writer
Daniel Bradley is an actor from Belfast, based in Scotland. He trained at LAMDA, and is very proud to call this his writing debut.
James O’Niell
Director
James O’Neill is a London based sculptor and writer, and director of ‘THE DOORWAY’.
For a decade he has written and produced several short form audio dramas with his sound designer partner Paul Freeman. Their first was a four part series titled ‘THE HUM’ in which an investigator describes his investigation into an unexplained audio phenomena. Their next was a one-off drama titled ‘B.I.L.I.’ about a young woman and the lifestyle app that slowly begins to take control of her life.
More recent works include two monologue pieces that were performed by Anton Lesser (The Crown, Wolf Hall, Andor). The first being ‘THE SCARLET CROSS’, an account of the Great Plague of 1665. The second being ‘BENCHMARK’, an old spy describes an event that destroyed his life. All of their work has been featured on numerous audio drama platforms, including Radiophrenia, The Sonic Society and Resonance FM.
Mason Parker
Sound Design
Mason Parker is a sound designer based in LA. He works regularly on dialogue editing, foley mixing, re-recording, and sfx editing.
JP Canal
Original Score
JP Canal grew up with a fascination of the night sky and the universe. He was actually on track to study astrophysics but he searched within himself to discover his true passion of composing instrumental music for visual media. JP still carries his scientific mindset and brought it to the realms of music and sound design. He studied for four years at Berklee College of Music earning a bachelor's degree in Film Scoring with a minor in Video Game Scoring/Sound Design. He hopes to utilize his natural curiosity to push the boundaries of sound and create music that stands out for a project. Immersive audio and experiences have always captured his attention and he would like to keep those experiences alive by contributing his compositional skills.
ADDITIONAL CREATIVES:
OLOF ROCKNER - Artwork
ThunderBird - Opening Theme Music
Haitch - Recording Engineer
Isiah Kendall - Audio Trailer
Tatiana Szewczuk - Visual Trailer
Noni Lewis - Trailer Voice Over
Special thanks to Jukebox Recording Studios
Shaun Mendum - Lead Producer/Curator
Jun Noh - Co-Producer
Floodland’s Cast
Charlotte East
Robin
Charlotte graduated from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2020 as one of the BBC Radio Drama Carleton Hobbs Winners. She's an actor and writer from Derbyshire. As a writer, her debut playThe King Stone is touring in Feb/March 2026 after a successful R&D period supported by Nottingham Playhouse, Mansfield Palace, ACE and the National Theatre.
As an actor; Theatre credits include: Henry V (as Henry, Insane Root) Sherlock Holmes: A Christmas Mystery (Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham), PAKIt In (Derby Theatre), Taking Love Pill At The End Of The World (Hope Theatre),Twelfth Night (Nottingham Playhouse), Nul Points! (Union Theatre), The Great Gatsby: A Live Radio Play (Blue Elephant Theatre), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Nottingham Playhouse), The Tempest (Nottingham Playhouse) & Earthquakes In London (Bristol Old Vic Studio).
Screen credits include: The Jacket (BBC Arts)
Radio credits include: Peking Noir (Radio 3), Life Is A Radio In The Dark (Radio 3), Gudrun (Radio 4), Franklin (Radio 4), Devils (Radio 4), Cornerstone (Radio 4), Pilgrim (Radio 4), Clash (Radio 4) London Particular (Radio 4) & Richard II (Shakespeare@, New York).
Rebecca Lewis
Ellis
Rebecca is a Welsh-Canadian actor, photographer and creative based in London. After graduating from LAMDA, Rebecca’s credits include The Snow Queen at Polka Theatre, The Little Prince with Vienna’s English Theatre, and Casualty. Rebecca is also the co-founder of PlayDates, an organisation that produces free tablereads to scripts in development.
Shaun Mendum
VESA/Derek
Shaun is the curator and lead producer of this anthology. He works extensively in theatre and as a voice artist.
His work as a voice actor includes BAFTA-winning video game Baldur’s Gate 3, BAFTA-nominated documentary Forced Out, Netflix’s anime Love Through a Prism, and the English dub of Netflix’s fantasy series Nero. He regularly attends conventions around the world for his work in video games, including Honkai Star Rail and Final Fantasy 14.
Shaun also wrote and directed short film The Jacket for BBC4/BBC iPlayer, and The Guest, which debuted at the Southwark Playhouse.
Meet the Producers!
Shaun Mendum
Co-Producer and Project LeadWith a background in theatre and audio, Shaun’s work includes working as an actor in video games, animation, radio drama, and writing and directing a short for the BBC.
Shaun’s vision was to provide a platform that brought emerging and established artists together, and to create a body of audio drama that captivated audiences in fresh, exciting, and unsettlingly real worlds.
Jun Noh
Jun is a writer-director and actor, passionate about the blend of cinema, theatre, and philosophy. He enjoys tension in stillness, and storytelling that confronts belief and grief. A Leverhulme Arts Scholar, with an MFA in Professional Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
Co-Producer