Short Works Episode 3
鈥楲ove is Mortifying鈥� written by Gina Donnelly, read by Catherine Rees
鈥楽he Named Us鈥� written by Matthew McDevitt, read by Nigel O鈥橬eill
鈥楲ove is Mortifying鈥�
A chance encounter one night leads to a surprising connection and relationship. As time passes, the couple faces challenges and their story takes an unexpected turn.
The Author
Gina Donnelly is a multi-award winning writer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Along with her writing partner Se贸n Simpson, she has gained recognition for their play 鈥楾wo Fingers Up鈥� after winning the Abbey Theatre Dublin Fringe Creative Thinking Award in 2019 and the Summerhall Lustrum Award in 2022 at the Edinburgh Fringe. Her other writing credits include 鈥楳aybe If We'd Stayed Angry鈥� for Origins First Irish Festival New York, 'Tea' as part of Now for the North and 'Don't Tell Me to Smile' for Fortnight Magazine's 50th Anniversary special. As writing partners, Gina and Se贸n were both part of the 2022 大象传媒 Writersroom Belfast Voices. Produced by Geraldine Smyth
鈥楽he Named Us鈥� A musician looks back at the punk band he left weeks before they hit the big time.
The Author
Matthew McDevitt was the recent recipient of the Element Pictures NI Writer鈥檚 Award. He was a participant in the 大象传媒 Writersroom鈥檚 Drama Room and Belfast Voices schemes. His credits include 大象传媒 NI鈥檚 鈥楽oft Border Patrol鈥�, Radio Ulster鈥檚 鈥楲ock In鈥� and the Radio 4 short story 鈥楬andy Number鈥�. Matthew also has a series of failed musical projects behind him that may or may not have been "ahead of their time". Produced by Michael Shannon
Executive Editor Andy Martin
A 大象传媒 Northern Ireland production.
