Hear First Productions

The State Written by Craig Busek Edited and produced by Craig Busek and Gareth Wood Sound Design by Gareth Wood   Cast: Atwood - Clare Fettarappa Snyder - Alex Walton Georgia - Roisin Fahey

Telephoneys Written by Elliott Campion & Teddy Robson Edited and produced by Craig Busek and Gareth Wood Sound Design by Gareth Wood   Cast: Elliott Campion Teddy Robson Lucy Bell

Man, Having Fallen Written by Jack Michael Stace y Edited by Craig B usek and Gareth Woo d Produced b y Jack Michael Stac ey Sound Design by Gareth Wood   Cas t: Alex - Jac k Michael Stacey C arole - Em ily Laura Windham Man - Conr ad Willia mson Language App - Elena Val entine   First pe rforme d at The Arcola The atre in 2017 as part of PEN, which was directed by Simon Mattacks

Welcome to the seventh edition of Let's Chat for Hear First Productions. Every time we publish an episode of Hear First we intend to speak to the people that wrote it. We want to know the motivation behind the lines and find out how these scripts came to be...  This month we speak with the writer of our 10th episode - Dan Bottomley We chat about Dan's perceived obsession with Edgar Allan Poe...

The Legend Of The Black Pigeon - A darkly twisted comic horror Written by Dan Bottomley Produced and Edited by Craig Busek and Gareth Wood Music by Dan Bottomley Sound Design by Gareth Wood   Cast: Edgar, Detective Griswald - Dan Bottomley Alex - Eleanor Toms Rufus - Matthew Burns Kenneth, Newscaster - Ollie Gyani

Welcome to the sixth edition of Let's Chat for Hear First Productions. Every time we publish an episode of Hear First we intend to speak to the people that wrote it. We want to know the motivation behind the lines and find out how these scripts came to be...  This month we speak with the writer of our 9th episode - Nia Powell We talk about how this episode was inspired by Nia's experiences at...

If We Are Moses... - A political fantasy drama Written by Nia Powell Produced and Edited by Craig Busek and Gareth Wood Sound Design & Music by Gareth Wood Cast in order of appearance: Mother Nature - Meaghan Martin Clem - Nia Powell Jake - Oli Higginson Special thanks to The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA)

Welcome to the fifth edition of Let's Chat for Hear First Productions. Every time we publish an episode of Hear First we intend to speak to the people that wrote it. We want to know the motivation behind the lines and find out how these scripts came to be...  This month we speak with the writer of our 8th episode - Dan Le Friec We talk about how this episode was inspired by Dan's real life ex...

With Love - A poignant drama between a man and his Grandson   Written by Dan Le Friec Produced and Edited by Craig Busek and Gareth Wood Sound Design by Gareth Wood   Cast in order of appearance: Grandad - Simon Mattacks Daniel - Rhys Ashcroft

The Elaborate Lie - A warts and all sitcom pilot   Written by Holly Rose Hawgood and Sonny Poon Tip Produced and Edited by Craig Busek and Gareth Wood Sound Design by Gareth Wood   Cast in order of appearance: Daisy - Holly Rose Hawgood Matt - Sonny Poon Tip Ms. Truman - Carole O'Conner

Welcome to the fourth edition of Let's Chat for Hear First Productions. Every time we publish an episode of Hear First we intend to speak to the people that wrote it. We want to know the motivation behind the lines and find out how these scripts came to be...  This month we speak with the creators of our 6th episode episode - Jack Michael Stacey & Roisin Fahey. We talk about how the true...

Roxy Likes Cats - A story of love, nostalgia and regret...   Written by Jack Michael Stacey Developed by Jack Michael Stacey and Roisin Fahey Produced and Edited by Craig Busek and Gareth Wood Sound Design by Gareth Wood   Cast in order of appearance: Roxy - Roisin Fahey

Welcome to the third edition of Let's Chat for Hear First Productions. Every time we publish an episode of Hear First we intend to speak to the people that wrote it. We want to know the motivation behind the lines and find out how these scripts came to be...  This month we speak with the creator of our 5th episode episode - Rowan Jacobs. We talk about the development of this experiential epis...

.OM, an immersive meditation experience, with a didactic twist.   Written by Rowan Jacobs Produced and Edited by Craig Busek and Gareth Wood Sound Design by Gareth Wood Cast in order of appearance: Teddy Robson - App Alice May Simpson - Advert Angus Berryman - Listener Elliott Campion - Helpline

The Brasserie Part 2 - We return to the kitchen for this seasonal episode where sparks fly on and off of the hob! Musical sitcom based on a situation many creatives have had to endure: A part time job at a restaurant...   Written by Patrick Stockbridge & Henry Regan Produced and Edited by Craig Busek and Gareth Wood Cast in order of appearance: JP - Harry Belcher Sue - Katy Daghorn Mark -...

Unexpected Beautiful, an abridged version of Sevan K Greene's melancholic Christmas encounter. Written by Sevan K. Greene Produced & Edited by Craig Busek and Gareth Wood Cast in order of appearance: Phineas - Alex Walton Daphne - Clare Fetterappa

Welcome to the second edition of Let's Chat for Hear First Productions Every time we publish an episode of Hear First we intend to speak to the people that wrote it. We want to know the motivation behind the lines and find out how these scripts came to be...  This month we speak with the creators of our second episode; Luke Shelley, Shelley Snyder & Michael Kennedy. We talk about the orig...

Storey - A comedy-drama fuelled by office politics, gender inequality and one man's assumed illiteracy...   Written by Luke Shelley and adapted for podcast by Craig Busek, Shelley Snyder and Michael Kennedy Cast in order of appearance: Daniel Beck - Michael Kennedy Joan Whitlock - Shelley Snyder Bradley Sterling - Nigel Barber Additional Voice from Katy Daghorn Music by David McLaughlin

It's our first chat! Every time we publish an episode of Hear First we intend to speak to the people that wrote it. We want to know the motivation behind the lines and find out how these scripts came to be...  This month we speak with the writers of our opening episode; Patrick Stockbridge & Henry Regan. We talk about the struggles of making ends meet as a young creative, the process of w...