COMA - Radio Drama Series One man in a coma and the whole town wants to talk to him. by Maccana.ie

‘RADIO ARTISTRY AT ITS VERY BEST’ – SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

2015 PPI National Award winner for Radio Drama (Ireland)

Produced in 2015 by Maccana Teoranta, this drama series for national radio explores 10 inner dramas from 5 Irish women and 5 Irish men.

'One man in a coma and the whole town wants to talk to him'.

1 A doctor who has betrayed her childhood dreams defends her high status as she is too invested to turn back.
2 A butcher tells the coma victim ‘I really enjoying inflicting misery on people’, then considers an apology to his wife and customers.
3 A young girl next door confesses to becoming a school bully in order to survive in her new school.
4 A once-popular priest seeks forgiveness for causing the suicide of one of his sinful flock.
5 A mother of a coma victim whispers her sin in his ear, that her wish to be rid of him may indeed have come true in a cruel way.
6 A father apologises to his son for neglecting him and hopes for a cycle of paternal abuse to be ended.
7 On their anniversary, a coma victim is told by his loyal girlfriend that she has been tempted by infidelity for the first time at a recent disco.
8 A selfish mé-féiner reveals to his best friend who lies in a coma, his plan to once again get out of trouble.
9 A psychiatric patient with a new lease of life visits her friend in a coma to reveal that she is discarding her old friends, starting with him.
10 A football manager who blames one of his substitution decisions for John’s coma, finally absolves himself from the years of guilt.

Created, Written and Produced by Kevin McCann
Series 1 : Story consultant - Peter Murphy
Editor : Séamus Callagy