Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Hettie Meets Hyde
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Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale follows Dr. Henry Jekyll, a respected London physician whose experiments unleash the violent and increasingly independent Mr. Hyde. The story explores the divided self, the pull of forbidden desires, and the danger of trying to separate the darker parts of human nature from the rest.
In this radio adaptation, the title “Hettie Meets Hyde” points to an encounter at the heart of this installment. Spoken performances, dialogue, and sound bring the Victorian mystery to life, shifting between Jekyll’s respectable world and the menace associated with Hyde.
The result is a compact Gothic drama built around suspense and moral unease. Stevenson’s familiar premise gives the story its unsettling force: the threat is not simply an outsider, but a transformation rooted within a seemingly ordinary man.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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