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Fresh storytelling from first time writers and producers as part of Â鶹Éç Introducing Arts supported by Â鶹Éç Arts and Arts Council England.

Writer, broadcaster and musician Paul Dodgson presents two thought provoking short dramas from the next generation of dramatists.

Self-Checkout by Bridie Squires. At the supermarket, Cath always puts the heavy bits in first. When she’s faced with a tin-of-broad-beans anomaly at the self-checkout, things go a bit west. She meets shelf-stacking Billy, who leads her on an adventure she’s not sure she’ll ever come back from, or that she even wants to. The pair cause a ruckus in a pub before Billy reveals his glovebox stash of stolen goods in the middle of a car wash and launches Cath into outer space.

Starring Radhika Aggarwal, Eoin Slattrey and Bridie Squires. Sound design by Martyn Harries. Original music by Chris Reed. Produced by Anna Campbell and Paul Dodgson

‘Night Comes On’ is written and directed by Simon Wade. This play is a thriller set in real time. It centres around Sarah, a mother, who is plunged into a living nightmare when her son Matt calls to tell her he has been involved in a hit and run. Sarah is then forced to confront her own morality in order to help her son in his time of need.

Kacey Ainsworth: Sarah
Brenock O Connor: Matt
Simon Wade: Writer/Director
James N Mabbett: Composer
Alison Vernon-Smith: Executive Producer
Iain Hunter: Sound Design

New Creatives Dramas is presented and produced by Paul Dodgson for Â鶹Éç Radio 4 Extra