Connections
Each drama looks at a different example or kind of isolation, connected to ‘disability’ within the widest definition of the word, physical or mental or emotional and explores how to connect. Sarah Daniels, leading radio writer, is providing series overview and script support, plus script consultancy from Graeae. The series is a lively sequence of dramas that offer entertainment, provoke thought and encourage optimism.
The writers are from across the UK – Manchester, Wolverhampton, London, Bristol and Birmingham. Recorded in line with government guidance about safe physical distancing, the actors all worked from their own home, linked online to the producer and fellow actors.
Each play stands alone as a satisfying listen, with the theme of connection; and between each play there are yet more subtle connections, for the listener to enjoy finding!
A Moment’s Paws, by Michael Southan
A lonely older man has a mystery to share with an unsuspecting insurance company cold caller….
Arthur – Jonathan Keeble
Shona – Philippa Cole
Tina – Liz Carr
Director – Jenny Sealey
Sound engineer – Louis Blatherwick
Sound design – Eloise Whitmore
Series advisor – Sarah Daniels
Exec producer – Celia de Wolf
Red Flags, by Anita Kelly
A divorcee comes to terms with her new life, but trying to get rid of her wedding rings proves surprisingly difficult
Tina – Liz Carr
Director – Jenny Sealey
Sound engineer – Louis Blatherwick
Sound design – Eloise Whitmore
Series advisor – Sarah Daniels
Exec producer – Celia de Wolf
To the Stars, by Leanne Allen
A young woman reaches out to her estranged mother, and inadvertently connects with a lonely stranger.
Tina – Liz Carr
Cassie – Nadia Albina
Directed by Polly Thomas
Sound engineer – Louis Blatherwick
Sound design – Eloise Whitmore
Series advisor – Sarah Daniels
Exec producer – Celia de Wolf
Bhavika, by Shaih Iqbal Khan
A woman newly diagnosed with Locked In syndrome reflects on her new life and how she can make herself heard
Bhavika – Arti Shah
Dr Hewitt – Cherylee Houston
Directed by Polly Thomas
Sound engineer – Louis Blatherwick
Sound design – Eloise Whitmore
Series advisor – Sarah Daniels
Exec producer – Celia de Wolf
My Time, by Kathryn Golding
Sitting out lockdown by sorting out her cupboards, a woman looks back at her failed marriage and refinds a friendship through her old mixtapes
Lizzie – Chloe Ewart
Directed by Polly Thomas
Sound engineer – Louis Blatherwick
Sound design – Eloise Whitmore
Series advisor – Sarah Daniels
Exec producer – Celia de Wolf
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