The Love of Small Appliances

The Love of Small Appliances, was broadcast on NearFM at 6 pm on Friday, 28 June 2019. It’s a story about AI, love, and the evolution of ‘helpful’ devices all connected to the Internet.

You can listen to it here:

Cast
Siobhan Callaghan: TARA
Ashleigh Dorrell: MARY
Julie Maguire: ITA
Donna Nikolaisen: JAHZARA
Suzie Seweify: SIVE

Production
Director – Nicola Murphy
Series and script advisor – Lisa Tierney-Keogh
Series Producer – Paul Loughran
Sound recording and post production – Gavin Byrne

The artwork for this episode was also created by Gavin.

This is part of a series of audio dramas which received funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland‘s Sound and Vision scheme.

An excerpted version of the original two-act play had a staged reading at the Galway Theatre Festival in April 2016, directed by Justine Nakase.