Another glowing review for The Cricket on the Hearth/The Haunted Man from Audio Theatre Central: www.audiotheatrecentral.com/2025/12/revi...

The Haunted Man: "Another excellent adaptation of a lesser known work. 9/10". scifibulletin.com/books/audiob...

The Cricket on the Hearth: "A thoroughly enjoyable hour... 9/10." scifibulletin.com/books/audiob...

Well, that was time well spent. Listening to The Cricket on the Hearth / The Haunted Man from @averageromp.bsky.social is like sitting by the fire with eggnog and your favourite seasonal music. With impeccable sound design, music, and acting, and stories by Charles Dickens, what's not to like?

I've written a blog about my audio adaptation of Dickens' The Cricket On The Hearth, available now from @averageromp.bsky.social: eddierobson.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/t...

Check out this interview with producer Jonathan Morris about our latest release. scifibulletin.com/books/audiob...

Marley was dead, to begin with... The Cricket on the Hearth/The Haunted Man available now from www.averageromp.com Please repost and share!

The Haunted Man "an hour of audio heaven framed for all time." www.liverpoolsoundandvision.co.uk/2025/11/14/t...

Our first review! "The Cricket On The Hearth is a tale of unpretentious brilliance." www.liverpoolsoundandvision.co.uk/2025/11/12/t...

Be like Selim, my new best friend. ⬇️

Following the critically-acclaimed release of The Chimes in 2022, Average Romp presents two more full-cast adaptations of Charles Dickens’ Christmas stories; THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH & THE HAUNTED MAN. It will make your Christmas 100% more Christmassy! Order here: averageromp.com

Proud of these two gems...The Haunted Man & The Cricket of the Hearth. If you enjoyed The Chimes, try these two out for some good seasonal fireside listening. Fine casts, great adaptations and wonderful sound design. Enjoy. #Dickens #Christmas #averagerompproductions #audiodrama averageromp.com

I've written a new audio adaptation of one of Dickens' other Christmas books, The Cricket On The Hearth, and it's available now to buy as a bundle with The Haunted Man scripted by @jonnymorris.bsky.social. Mine stars Graham Fellows, his stars Paterson Joseph! averageromp.com/the-cricket-...

NEW RELEASE - OUT TODAY THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH & THE HAUNTED MAN Following the critically-acclaimed release of The Chimes in 2022, Average Romp presents two more full-cast adaptations of Charles Dickens’ Christmas stories; THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH & THE HAUNTED MAN. averageromp.com

Following The Chimes, two more Dickensian Christmas tales from @averageromp.bsky.social @jonnyauping.bsky.social @lisabowerman.bsky.social @eddierobson.bsky.social scifibulletin.com/2025/11/06/a...

Coming soon...

As a prelude to our next two releases, a free preview of the first 14-minutes of our critically acclaimed production of The Chimes by Charles Dickens is now available on YouTube (as well as being available on streaming services). Time to start getting in the Christmas mood... youtu.be/RR6xUpVzu08

Our highly-praised Dickens adaptation, available from www.averageromp.com and www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/t...

Our next two productions have now been recorded. Fantastic casts, absolute magic in the studio. Please follow this account - details to follow in due course!

"Trotty is played by Toby Jones, brilliant as ever; indeed, every character is portrayed with verve and warmth. The pacing is great: not hurried, not slow; the filmic music works well... A lovely Christmas treat, easy listening at its best." www.theguardian.com/culture/2023...

Now available from Big Finish (as well as directly from www.averageromp.com, of course!) youtu.be/UpOeOpTqDrw?...

The Chimes resound at Big Finish scifibulletin.com/2023/11/25/t...

Charles Dickens’ The Chimes comes to Big Finish cultbox.co.uk/news/charles...

You can stream the first 14 minutes of The Chimes for free from Spotify and all good streaming services. open.spotify.com/episode/5bzt...

Our adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'The Chimes' starring Toby Jones is now available from Big Finish productions! Follow the link below for details: www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/t...

An audio adaption of THE CHIMES, with Toby Jones too! One for any lurking Dickensians.

Werry much weckomended for your hactual top notch Dickensian hacting, himmersive sound design, stirring music hand henduring social relewence.

You can stream the first 14 minutes of The Chimes for free from Spotify and all good streaming services. Visit averageromp.com to purchase the full 95-minute play. open.spotify.com/episode/5bzt...

Please note we are 'experiencing website issues' at the moment. Will let you know when it's fixed.

Out now! THE CHIMES is a feature-length, full-cast adaptation of the Christmas book by Charles Dickens, starring Toby Jones with David Horovitch, Lucy Speed, Laura Aikman and Victoria Alcock. For more details and to order, visit averageromp.com