Après is a new and riveting psychological thriller radio drama written and produced by Emily Gillmor Murphy and directed by Ciaran Gallagher.

A warning that strong language is featured in this drama, as well as themes of violence and coercive control.

The production stars Marty Breen (Three Sisters Dublin Theatre Festival, BITCH, Dublin Fringe Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Winner Best Performer, Dublin Fringe Festival and Say Nothing FX. Marty was recently announced to join the cast of the National Theatre’s upcoming production of The Playboy of the Western World premiering in London later this year) and Seán Doyle (Normal People Element Pictures, BBC & HULU, Bad Sisters Apple TV and The Dry Element Pictures and ITV Studios).

Additional cast includes Evie May O’Brien, Joanna Kelly and Odhran McNulty. Peter Dunne of the internationally acclaimed horror-anthology podcast ‘Petrified’ served as script editor.

About the Story

What if you were trapped in the French Alps in the dead of night? What if the only sounds you could hear were those of the harsh winter wilderness and the not-so-distant avalanche bombs? What if you were afraid, truly afraid?

Lee and Baz are a middle-aged married couple whose relaxing ski vacation is shattered by the revelation of Baz’s deepest secret. Desperate for forgiveness; he claims to still love Lee, but his mistakes and past choices are closing in on him just like the “controlled” avalanches that crash around them.

Après charts the death of a relationship, but as the night grows darker and the wilderness more dangerous, the ghosts of their pasts can no longer be ignored.

About the Creators

Emily Gillmor Murphy and Ciarán Gallagher are co-founders of Ryots Productions (ryotsproductions.com), an Irish theatre company dedicated to telling stories in new and unique ways.

Their previous audio work includes The Horror Writer (RTÉ Radio), We Need to Talk About the Ducks (Dublin City FM), They’re Only Stories (HeadStuff Podcast Studios) and BLIND (thelockinn.io).

Après was made with the support of Coimisiún na Meán and the television licence fee.