Summary
By Gareth Farr
On Christmas Eve 2002, a girl is born in a seemingly ordinary family-run Northern pub. That baby is Amy and from the moment of her birth the fate of the pub is inextricably linked with her own. Cracks that have always existed break wide open and as she grows, the foundations of this legendary local pub start to shake.
Narrated by Amy, through intimate and lyrical language, we are guided through the first twenty-one years of her life to a point where she alone must decide the future of those closest to her.
Sally . . . . . Siobhan Finneran Amy . . . . . Sophie Cox Brendan . . . . . Pearce Quigley Karen . . . . . Leah Brotherhead Mark . . . . . Matthew Durkan Jack . . . . . David Hounslow Younger Amy . . . . . Maddie Evans Even Younger Amy . . . . . Miriam Mitic
Sound design: Peter Ringrose Production coordinator: Gaelan Connolly-Davis
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
Gareth Farr is an award-winning playwright. He started work as an actor, working at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Court and West End as well at several regional theatres and on many TV roles. Gareth’s first stage play Britannia Waves the Rules (Manchester Royal Exchange) won a judge’s award at the Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting. His other works include The Quiet House (Birmingham Rep Theatre and Park Theatre London), Biscuits For Breakfast (Hampstead Theatre) and A Child of Science (Bristol Old Vic – nominated for Best New Play at UK Theatre Awards 2024.). Shandyland started life as a stage play but was cancelled during rehearsals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was shortlisted for the George Devine Award in 2021.
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| 0:00.0 | In today's digital world, it's easier than ever to invade someone's life and far harder to escape. |
| 0:08.7 | Anyone, determined enough to do harm, can find a way to do harm. |
| 0:13.0 | I'm Carol Cadwalader, an investigative journalist. |
| 0:15.8 | In this podcast, I followed a story of Hannah, whose life was turned upside down by an anonymous stalker. |
| 0:21.7 | I no longer know who I can trust. |
| 0:23.6 | What began as one woman's nightmare became a chilling investigation into deception, control and the faceless power of the internet. |
| 0:32.3 | Stalked. Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:36.1 | BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. |
| 0:40.4 | Welcome to Drama of the Week. |
| 0:48.0 | Shandiland by Gareth Farr. |
| 1:00.0 | There's far. There's a place with a name like a heartbeat. Ah! |
| 1:01.0 | Come out! |
| 1:02.0 | Hub. |
| 1:03.0 | Hub, pub. |
| 1:05.0 | Hub, pub. |
| 1:07.0 | Christmas Eve 2002, it's a big one. |
| 1:12.6 | The biggest night of the year. |
| 1:14.6 | They don't know it yet. |
| 1:18.6 | They're all too dumb from drink to feel it. |
| 1:21.6 | But something's on its way. |
| 1:23.6 | Something's about to burst through those doors and make the wall shape. If they listened, if they all just shut their gobs and listen for a second, |
| 1:33.3 | they might just hear it. They might just catch it on the wind. |
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