David Beck
Director & Producer
David is a director and producer working predominantly in audio.
Some exciting news coming soon about a new drama project and a brilliant new kids book!
By Jane Austen
The Austen Collection
David production managed several of the dramas featured in this new collection from Audible. Recording for these dramas was done mostly remotely!
Renowned as much for her wit and satirical social commentary as for her stories of love and romance, Jane Austen remains one of Britain’s best-loved authors. In this Audible Original collection featuring dramatisations of her six beloved novels, Austen's pin-sharp humour and tone is perfectly captured by an all-star list of narrators (Claire Foy, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Billie Piper, Florence Pugh and Emma Thompson), each accompanied by a full cast.
Hell Cats
By Carina Rodney
Directed by Kate Saxon, David was the production manager on this HUGE drama, with 59 actors recorded under strict Covid Guidelines!
Lovers. Outlaws. Hell Cats.
This Audible Original Podcast tells the lost story of history’s most progressive pirates, Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Their tale of cutthroat adventure and an enduring love affair remains largely forgotten – overlooked by historians who prioritised the achievements of their male peers. Until now.
Starring Erin Doherty as Mary Read, Michelle Fox as Anne Bonny, Fisayo Akinade as Pierre Bouspeut and Jonathan Bailey as Captain Jack Rackham.
Sherlock Holmes: The Voice of Treason
By George Mann and Cavan Scott
Don your deerstalker and break out your magnifying glass, Queen Victoria is missing and the British Empire needs you. Join Holmes and Watson in this gripping Audible Original drama as they battle to rescue the Queen with the help of an unusual ally, arch-nemesis Moriarty. Brought vividly to life by a full cast, including Audible favourites Nicholas Boulton and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith. Directed by David Beck.
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"Brilliant, Gripping, Atmospheric. What a brilliant piece of work. Had me engrossed from the start. Wish it was longer than only 8 hrs. Will be looking for more of these to spend my credits on."
LISTENER REVIEW
Albion: The Legend of Arthur
By Robert Valentine
Join Britain’s greatest legend on a journey like no other in this immersive Audible Original Drama set in the brutal world of the distant Dark Ages. As the fight for Albion intensifies, traditions and bitter rivalries threaten to destroy the land, and a name to give hope in the face of tyranny is born – ‘Arthur’.
Powerful performances from Owen Teale (Game of Thrones), Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Peaky Blinders) and Craig Roberts (Submarine), plus a full cast, bring this mythical realm of warlords and witchcraft alive. Directed by David Beck for Wireless Theatre.
Inseperable
By Elizabeth Burton-Phillips
& Hugh Costello
A courageous and heart-rending true story following the lives of two inseparable twin brothers, Nick and Simon, in the 1990s. Bonded by brotherhood, they went on to battle heroin addiction together, frequently undermining each other’s desperate attempts to become drug-free. Featuring a full cast, this important drama reveals the devastating impact on their family and the gut-wrenching day when Nick would pay the ultimate price.
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Directed by David for Whisteldown Productions.
The Three Musketeers
Adapted By Marty Ross
The Three Musketeers is an 8.5 hour audio drama directed and produced by David summer 2019.
Starring David Ahmad, Rachel Atkins, Catherine Bailey, Ed Barry, Timothy Bentinck, Nicholas Boulton, Eliza Butterworth, Gunnar Cauthery, Stephen Critchlow and Adetomiwa Edun.
"Fantastic dramatisation of this classic... What a superb dramatisation of Alexandre Dumas' classic. A great story retold beautifully, with some fantastic acting alongside perfectly placed sound effects and music to really do justice to such a wonderful tale." LISTENER REVIEW
Arabian Nights,Vol 2
Adapted By Marty Ross
After the success of David's Audible Originals multi-cast production of Arabian Nights, he was delighted to direct Volume 2, with many returning cast from Volume One.
The production features the tale of Sinbad the Sailor, and is available to download from Audible NOW.
Once again, with sound design by Joe Richardson and music by Francesco Quadraropolo.
"So bloody good. Loved it again and again. I really hope there will be volume 3. The story line and the accents are just mesmerising."
LISTENER REVIEW
The Darkwater Bride
By Marty Ross
David directed Audible's Halloween drama release, an original script by Marty Ross entitled 'The Darkwater Bride' - this gothic old fashioned horror story stars Jamie Glover, Adrian Scarborough, Claire Corbett, Freya Mavor and newcomer Donal Finn. David worked on this production with Joe Richardson on sound design and Francesco Quadrararuopolo's music.