Massive congratulations to everyone involved in producing The Listener which has just picked up a Gold at the IMRO Awards for Best Drama.
You can listen to it here, or press play up top now!
This beautiful audio theatre story from RTÉjr Podcasts will guide you to a faraway cave beyond the last crashing wave. A place where the Earth speaks.
RTÉjr's Nicky Coghlan tells us how it all came about: "Supported by The Arts Council and The Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny, The Listener was originally planned as a stage production but due to Covid the makers changed course and shaped it into this wonderful, standalone sonic journey.
I met Kareen and Jim of Monkeyshine at the Earth Rising Event at IMMA in September 2022 and we spoke about the play and the possibility of us playing it to greet the New Year. Which we did!
For a children's radio drama to win Gold in the IMRO Best Drama category is huge. But this programme is a gorgeous listen, for anybody."
The Story
"My name is Awenydd, I am your guide. Hold my hand tight, we are going to fly fast."
Join Awenydd, Fox, Crow, Spider and all the little Keepers as they try to understand why the Earth won't release a new story seed. There is a problem to be solved and they need your help. Are you ready to become The Listener?
You can also download a special activity sheet here.
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Nicky has some breaking new too: "Excitingly, the world of The Listener is about to be expanded into a full radio and podcast series by the same team to be called The Cave of Stories. It won funding from C na M and the IRP in the last round of Sound and Vision. I can't wait for people to hear it."
