Pauline MacLynn

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Tonight on Drama on 1, Nothing Ever Happens Around Here, written by Robert Barrett.

Reflecting on village life, mortality, poverty, opportunity, futility and ultimately hope, this comedy for radio focuses on a day in the life of Cortland Alexander, a third-generation craft butcher in a small rural town in Ireland.

Discombobulated by thoughts of growing older and the death of a school friend, he suffers an existential crisis.

The play took first place in the PJ O'Connor Radio Drama Awards 2020.

This is Nothing Ever Happens Around Here by Robert Barrett.

And that was Nothing Ever Happens Around Here, written by Robert Barrett.

The play took first place in the 2020 PJ O'Connor Radio Drama Awards.

Pauline MacLynn played the narrator.

Frankie McCafferty played the part of Cortland Alexander.

John D. Ruddy was Willie.

Phyllis was played by Joan Sheehy.

Joe Taylor was Father Circumspect.

Noni Stapleton was Nancy Smullen.

Other voices were played by members of the company.

Sound design and sound supervision were by Gar Duffy with thanks to Pather Kearney.

Nothing Ever Happens Around Here by Robert Barrett was directed by Goretti Slavin.

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