IN TRAFFIC by Claire-Marie Perry

Sometimes it's easier to hide behind the silence than to face up to the truth. But Joanne can't keep pretending as she visits her mum's home once more...

The second reaction piece to our new production "Pod" coming up in Autumn 2021 - more details on www.coracleproductions.com

Performed by Judi Earl and Sarah Lewis Obuba
Directed by Matt Jamie
and Music by Ketsa freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa (used under Creative Commons creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

When Izzy goes online for a gift for Mother's Day, she's surprised to discover one particular item on Facebook Marketplace...
The fist reaction piece to our new production "Pod" coming up in Autumn 2021 - more details on www.coracleproductions.com

Written by Alison Carr
Directed by Matt Jamie
with Arabella Arnott and Mahsa Hammat Bahary
and Music by Ketsa freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa (used under Creative Commons creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Mum has arranged a surprise road trip for her and her daughter. But her idea of a chance to bond under the stars in Kielder forest isn't met with as much enthusiasm as she'd hoped for from her social-media-addicted daughter.
A short comedy drama by Arabella Arnott
Starring Arabella Arnott and Skyla Pearce
Directed by Matt Jamie

"It's a semicolon....It's a break. A pause. It's not the end"
A true story about how a walk home might have been the difference between life and death.

*Content Warning: Contains themes which may be triggering for some listeners - themes of suicide, self harm, depression.

Semi Colon is a short radio drama written by Ali Pritchard
Performed by Declan Wilson and Jake Jarrett
Adapted for audio and directed by Matt Jamie
With thanks to Nick Tyler for additional sound effects.

An excerpt from How Did We Get To This Point?
Funded by HomeGroup & Art Council England
first performed at Alphabetti Theatre in December 2016
Original production directed by Ben Dickenson
With research support by Allie Davies & Pip Chamberlin
and dramaturgy by Steve Byron
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Music Credits (Creative Commons Licence)
Blear Moon, "Town of Two Houses", "Cold Summer Moon"
Meydan "Please Wake Up"
Ketsa "Tired Thoughts"
all from https://freemusicarchive.org
and
Paul Fowler - "Stormchaser" (facebook)
Ruby Amanfu - "Lover’s Road" (Facebook)
from business.facebook.com/creatorstudio/

A Play by Wendy Errington
Directed and adapted for Audio by Matt Jamie

**Content Warning** - some listeners may be disturbed by some of the themes in this play. Head to www.writelonger.co.uk for more information and support.​

Cast: Janine Leigh as Ruby
and Lucy Curry as Young Ruby
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with additional voices from
Jacqueline Phillips, Katie Powell, Arabella Arnott, Amelia Loulli, and Sam Neale.

"I didn’t need to bury it. I had less years of her blanking me... less of her just looking right through me. I had a few years of being happy... I remember what that feels like.

You’ll forgive her... them... one day."
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What if we could talk to our younger self, how would that sound? Would we understand how we've become the person we are today? Or would we wish we'd somehow never grown up?
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Saluting Magpies is a tale of trauma, superstition, stories, and survival.

Produced by Coracle / Matt Jamie
in association with Alphabetti Theatre / Ben Dickenson
Supported by Arts Council England

MUSIC
used under Creative Commons Licensce from the Free Music Archive
Click links for details and license info

--Meydan--
Various tracks from their album "Havor"

freemusicarchive.org/music/Meydan/Havor

“The Beauty of Maths"

freemusicarchive.org/music/Meydan/T…eauty_of_Maths

--Ketsa--
“Maypole” / Above and Below
freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Above_and_Below

“Hip Hop Instrumental 2” / Emotive Music for Film and Radio
freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Em…Film_and_Radio

“Reflective” / Different Angles
freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Different_Angles

"Warm Morning" / Metamporphasis
freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis

--Pictures of the Floating World--

"Waves"

freemusicarchive.org/music/Pictures…528/Waves_1217

With excerpts from the books
"Milly Molly Mandy" by Joyce L Brisley
"Charlotte's Web" by E B White
"Skellig" by David Almond

“A sharply written meditation on age, race, and fear” (The Stage*) by Degna Stone.

Half-way through life and the answer to most questions always seems to be the same. Should I stop drinking? Is the planet really f@*ked? Have we left it too late? Did 17-year-old me know more than I do? Maybe I’m asking the wrong questions...

Produced and edited by Matt Jamie
Music by SIMRIT www.facebook.com/simritmusic
Seydina Mboup www.facebook.com/kolektivomusic
and Jeff McIlwain www.facebook.com/lusine.official

(*review from original live production in 2019 produced by Coracle as a reaction piece to "Down to Zero" by Lizi Patch. Updated and adapted for radio in 2020.)

Kath is trying to write her blog, while Matt is trying to pack up their flat so they can finally move out. But it's not just the apple tree in the garden which Kath will miss.

A short drama about moving in, moving on, and apples.

Written by Arabella Arnott
Performed by Katie Powell and Adam Donaldson
Directed and Edited by Matt Jamie
Music by Sleeping Lion

"A lot of people won't shop in Charity shops becuase of the smell..."

But Amy loves working in the Charity shop - despite her mum's warnings about odours and that they're just full of "dead men's clothes". Meet some of the colourful characters she works with in this touching story about old clothes, old memories, and friendship.

Written by Arabella Arnott
Performed by Jude Nelson
Directed by Matt Jamie
Music by Kieth Thomas and J D Meyer
www.coracleproductions.com

Tom has been in the car for hours. Well, it feels like hours. He doesn't know where his mum is taking him and his sister Maisey. Or why his dad isn't with them this time. "Because he's not" is all his mum says. And that's not a proper reason.

A short story about feeling trapped, and the hope of escape.

Written and performed by Arabella Arnott
Edited by Matt Jamie.
(c) Arabella Arnott / Coracle 2020

Our second podcast response play accompanying Lizi Patch's "Down To Zero" which ran at Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle, in July this year....Karen has taken up dozens of classes, including Zumba and she's dragged her daughter Izzy along to join in. Is Karen trying to "better herself" or is she running away from something... and maybe Izzy will get more out of this Zumba class than she imagined.
A comedy about being true to yourself.

Written by Anne-Marie Draycott and Charity Trimm
Directed by Matt Jamie
Cast: Zoe Lambert, Alice Blundell
with Arabella Arnott and Skyla Pearce.

www.coracleproductions.com
Thanks to Arts Council England and Alphabetti Theatre