Cracking
By Shôn Dale-Jones, with music by John Biddle. When Shôn playfully cracks an egg on his mother’s head, he has no idea the real-life internet trolls will appear on his doorstep.
"Legend of the Edinburgh Festival" ShĂ´n Dale-Jones is back with a brand new play. With original music by John Biddle.
When the world goes mad, do we inevitably go mad too?
CRACKING takes on the battle between love and hate, asking what’s funny and where we draw the line.
Shôn’s 83-year old mother is waiting for some test results from the hospital so he goes back home to the Isle of Anglesey to visit her. In a moment of joking around, he cracks an egg on his mother's head. All hell is let loose. Internet trolls appear in real life demanding that he stop abusing his mother and get off the island… CRACKING is a dark and comic story that blends fiction and reality into one seamless whole, a story about love and hatred that celebrates how searching for connection beats disconnecting.
"The Great Welsh Storyteller” Lyn Gardner
“The most generous of hosts…a mesmerising personality…a gifted storyteller…a natural comic”
The Guardian
Cracking by ShĂ´n Dale-Jones
Performed by ShĂ´n Dale-Jones
Original music by John Biddle
Violin by Ros Butler
Flute and Piccolo by Lindsay Ellis
Sound design by Cathy Robinson
Directed by John Norton
A ±«Óătv Audio Drama Wales Production
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- Thu 17 Aug 2023 14:15±«Óătv Radio 4
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