The Boy in the Basement written by Rían Smith
The play took 3rd place in the PJ O'Connor Radio Drama Awards 2019.
Set in Dublin, The Boy in the Basement is a comedy centering around would-be-writer, 30 something Luke, who finds a 9 year old boy living in his basement. As the boy shows no signs of moving out and going to the guards isn't an option, the presence of the boy initiates a remarkable change in Luke.
Listeners are advised that the play contains strong language
Luke was played by Stephen Jones
The part of Rachel was played by Séana Kerslake
Louise Lewis played Mrs Wilson
Enda Oates was Niall
The part of Jim was played by David Pearse
Susan O'Loughlin played the guard
Christian Schlaubitz was The Boy
Sound Supervision was by Ciarán Cullen
The Boy in the Basement by Rían Smith was directed by Gorretti Slavin
1st TX 23rd Feb 2020
Duration 37m07sec