Professor Bernice Summerfield in the Masquerade of Death (audio story)

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Professor Bernice Summerfield in the Masquerade of Death

Key crew

Publisher:

Big Finish Productions

Writer:

Stewart Sheargold

Director:

John Ainsworth

Producer:

Gary Russell

Music:

Jane Elphinstone

Sound:

Jane Elphinstone

Cover by:

Adrian Salmon

Release details

Story number:

Release number:

Release date:

March 2005

Format:

1 CD

Production code:

BFPCD23

ISBN:

ISBN 1-84435-075-4

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Professor Bernice Summerfield in the Masquerade of Death was the final audio story of the fifth season of the Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series.

Publisher's summary

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another in our exciting series of adventures with the witty, irreverent and courageous heroine, Professor Bernice Summerfield. In tonight's story, our daring adventuress and her sidekick, Adrian, find themselves imprisoned in a crumbling palace in the Prison Season of Spring, replete with an imperious queen and prissy but rather sweet AI gaoler. How did they arrive? And why doesn't anyone know who the famous Bernice Summerfield is? Before too long, there is a murder — as there always is — and Benny is accused. Who might possibly be setting her up for a fall? Could it be the Player — a mysterious figure of rhyme and chaos? And why is everybody so obsessed with his plays? Benny may find that her only way out of this prison is to play along with the fiction. But is there someone behind the scenes manipulating her strings? Could she end up a mere "costume" in someone's disturbing game of dress-ups? After all her adventures, could this be the final episode?

Plot

Bernice and Adrian find themselves trapped in a theatrical world where nobody is who they seem to be.

Cast

References

to be added

Notes

This audio drama was recorded on 22 July 2004

Continuity

The Player mentions that Benny is a self-professed professor. (PROSE: Love and War)

External links

Official Masquerade of Death page at bigfinish.com
Masquerade of Death at the Doctor Who Reference Guide

Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series

Audio stories

The original series of Bernice Summerfield ran from 1998 to 2013, followed by The New Adventures.

Series 1

Oh No It Isn't! • Beyond the Sun • Walking to Babylon • Birthright • Just War • Dragons' Wrath

Series 2

The Secret of Cassandra • The Stone's Lament • The Extinction Event • The Skymines of Karthos

Series 3

The Greatest Shop in the Galaxy • The Green-Eyed Monsters • The Plague Herds of Excelis • The Dance of the Dead • The Mirror Effect

Series 4

The Bellotron Incident • The Draconian Rage • The Poison Seas • Death and the Daleks

Series 5

The Grel Escape • The Bone of Contention • The Relics of Jegg-Sau • The Masquerade of Death

Series 6

The Heart's Desire • The Kingdom of the Blind • The Lost Museum • The Goddess Quandary • The Crystal of Cantus

Series 7

The Tartarus Gate • Timeless Passages • The Worst Thing in the World • Summer of Love • The Oracle of Delphi • The Empire State

Series 8

The Tub Full of Cats • The Judas Gift • Freedom of Information • The End of the World • The Final Amendment • The Wake

Series 9

Beyond the Sea • The Adolescence of Time • The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel • The Diet of Worms

Series 10

Glory Days • Absence • Venus Mantrap • Secret Origins

Series 11

Resurrecting the Past • Escaping the Future • Year Zero • Dead Man's Switch

Epoch

The Kraken's Lament • The Temple of Questions • Private Enemy No. 1 • Judgement Day

Road Trip

Brand Management • Bad Habits • Paradise Frost

Legion

Vesuvius Falling • Shades of Gray • Everybody Loves Irving

New Frontiers

A Handful of Dust • HMS Surprise • The Curse of Fenman

Missing Persons

Big Dig • The Revenant's Carnival • The Brimstone Kid • The Winning Side • In Living Memory

The New
Adventures
of Bernice
Summerfield

The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield	The Revolution • Good Night, Sweet Ladies • Random Ghosts • The Lights of Skaro

The Triumph of Sutekh	The Pyramid of Sutekh • The Vaults of Osiris • The Eye of Horus • The Tears of Isis

The Unbound Universe	The Library in the Body • Planet X • The Very Dark Thing • The Emporium at the End

Ruler of the Universe	The City and the Clock • Asking for a Friend • Truant • The True Saviour of the Universe

Buried Memories	Pride of the Lampian • Clear History • Dead and Breakfast • Burrowed Time

Lost in Translation	Have I Told You Lately? • The Undying Truth • Inertia • Gallifrey

Blood & Steel	Willkommen • Wulf • Übermensch • Auf Wiedersehen

The Story So Far

Volume One	Ever After Happy • The Grel Invasion of Earth • Braxiatel in Love

Volume Two	Every Dark Thought • Empress of the Drahvins • The Angel of History

The Christmas
Collection

Tap • Null Zeit • Glory to the Reborn King • Signifiers of the Verphidiae • The Frosted Deer • Collector's Item • Santa Benny at the Bottom of the Sea • Bernice Summerfield and the Christmas Adventure • White Christmas • Wise Woman

Special releases

Buried Treasures (Making Myths, Closure) • Silver Lining • Many Happy Returns • The Worlds of Big Finish • The Eighth of March: The Big Blue Book

Prose

Anthologies	The Dead Men Diaries • A Life of Surprises • Life During Wartime • A Life Worth Living • A Life in Pieces • Parallel Lives • Something Changed • Collected Works • Old Friends • Nobody's Children • Missing Adventures • The Vampire Curse • Secret Histories • Present Danger • True Stories • In Time

Novels	The Doomsday Manuscript • The Gods of the Underworld • The Squire's Crystal • The Infernal Nexus • The Glass Prison • The Big Hunt • The Tree of Life • Genius Loci • The Two Jasons • The Weather on Versimmon • The Slender-Fingered Cats of Bubastis • Filthy Lucre • Adorable Illusion

Webcasts

Dead and Buried • Transmission from Mars • A Visit from Prof. Summerfield

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 '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the final audio story of the fifth season of the [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series]].
 == Publisher's summary ==
-Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another in our exciting series of adventures with the witty, irreverent and courageous heroine, Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]]. In tonight’s story, our daring adventuress and her sidekick, [[Adrian Wall|Adrian]], find themselves imprisoned in a crumbling palace in the Prison Season of Spring, replete with an imperious queen and prissy but rather sweet AI gaoler. How did they arrive? And why doesn’t anyone know who the famous Bernice Summerfield is? Before too long, there is a murder -- as there always is -- and Benny is accused. Who might possibly be setting her up for a fall? Could it be [[the Player]] -- a mysterious figure of rhyme and chaos? And why is everybody so obsessed with his plays? Benny may find that her only way out of this prison is to play along with the fiction. But is there someone behind the scenes manipulating her strings? Could she end up a mere ‘costume’ in someone’s disturbing game of dress-ups? After all her adventures, could this be the final episode?
+Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another in our exciting series of adventures with the witty, irreverent and courageous heroine, Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]]. In tonight's story, our daring adventuress and her sidekick, [[Adrian Wall|Adrian]], find themselves imprisoned in a crumbling palace in the Prison Season of Spring, replete with an imperious queen and prissy but rather sweet AI gaoler. How did they arrive? And why doesn't anyone know who the famous Bernice Summerfield is? Before too long, there is a murder — as there always is — and Benny is accused. Who might possibly be setting her up for a fall? Could it be [[The Player (The Masquerade of Death)|the Player]] — a mysterious figure of rhyme and chaos? And why is everybody so obsessed with his plays? Benny may find that her only way out of this prison is to play along with the fiction. But is there someone behind the scenes manipulating her strings? Could she end up a mere "costume" in someone's disturbing game of dress-ups? After all her adventures, could this be the final episode?
 == Plot ==
+Bernice and Adrian find themselves trapped in a theatrical world where nobody is who they seem to be.
-''to be added''
 == Cast ==
 * [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
 * [[Adrian Wall]] - [[Harry Myers]]
-* [[The Player]] - [[Robin Sebastian]]
+* [[The Player (The Masquerade of Death)|The Player]] - [[Robin Sebastian]]
 * [[The Spinster]] - [[Joyce Gibbs]]
 * The [[Queen of Spring]] - [[Sunny Ormonde]]
 == References ==
+''to be added''
-* The Queen's prison is 1,000 square feet in total.
 == Notes ==
+* This audio drama was recorded on [[22 July (production)|22 July]] [[2004 (production)|2004]]
-* [[Joyce Gibbs]] (The Spinster) previously played the [[Seer of Yaldos]] in ''[[Dalek Empire I]]''.
-* [[Robin Sebastian]] (The Player) would later play [[Antimon|Commentator Antimon]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lies (audio story)|Lies]]'' and ''[[Imperiatrix (audio story)|Imperiatrix]]''.
-* [[Sunny Ormonde]] (The Queen) would later play [[Molly (Summer)|Molly]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Summer (audio story)|Summer]]''.
-* This audio drama was recorded on [[22 July (production)|22 July]] [[2004]].
 == Continuity ==
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 == External links ==
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