{"id":29379,"date":"2018-11-20T19:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T19:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=29379"},"modified":"2018-11-21T08:52:06","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T08:52:06","slug":"desert-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=29379","title":{"rendered":"Desert Island – Episode 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Desert Island<\/em>, a three part radio drama by John Casey. Directed by Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Loughlin.<\/p>\n

Trapped by her size, Trish Collins has to rely on her ne\u2019er do well husband as her link to the outside world. With one good son, the other a violent thug, she never sees her grandson and her caustic brother-in-law is about to re-enter her life. Her happy memories are fading as she sits in the same room listening to old records waiting for something to change. Perhaps it\u2019s time she made some changes herself.<\/p>\n

PART I<\/strong><\/p>\n

We get an insight into Trish Collins\u2019s daily routine. Alone in the house while husband Noel idles away his time in the bookies, along with clandestine meetings with his confidant, Ruth. Trish\u2019s interior life is revealed, she talks fondly of her youth and early marriage to Noel, their two sons and how post-natal depression led to her extreme weight gain. We also meet their sons, eldest Paul and Shane, a seemingly bottomless pit of rage.<\/p>\n

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Podcast: Play in new window<\/a> | Download<\/a> (Duration: 29:03 — 66.5MB)<\/p>

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Cast<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Trish\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Diana O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n

Noel<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mick Nolan<\/p>\n

John\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Pat Nolan<\/p>\n

Shane<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adam Traynor<\/p>\n

Peter<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Edwin Mullane<\/p>\n

Annie<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Debbie Bligh<\/p>\n

Ruth<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Susanne Carey<\/p>\n

Steph<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Tara Egan Langley<\/p>\n

Trevor\/Francis<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Kevin Shorthall<\/p>\n

Artwork by Chris Timms\u00a0 @chriscotimms<\/p>\n

Desert Island is supported by the Broadcasting authority of Ireland Sound and Vision scheme with the television licence fee.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Desert Island, a three part radio drama by John Casey. Directed by Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Loughlin. Trapped by her size, Trish Collins has to rely on her ne\u2019er do well husband as her link to the outside world. With one good son, the other a violent thug, she never sees her grandson and her caustic brother-in-law is […]<\/p>\n

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Podcast: Play in new window<\/a> | Download<\/a> (Duration: 29:03 — 66.5MB)<\/p>

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