Man Afraid
by Kevin Daisley
The Play:
Man Afraid was a winner in the Woolwich Young Radio Playwrights' Competition in 1996/7.
Kevin was 24 when he wrote this play, and comes from Coatbridge near Glasgow. He says that his Catholic upbringing influenced the subject of this play, with its themes of persecution and martyrdom. The main character, Arnold, hears imaginary voices which confine him to a life of confusion and isolation.
The judges said this was 'an intriguing and powerful play with a disturbing twist.....Kevin displays an impressive understanding of the radio medium'.
Man Afraid is also being broadcast on LBC's Sunday Playhouse programme and was our Internet Play of the Month in February 1999.
The Cast:
Arnold: Francis Morrisey
Doctor: Anita Dobson
Announcer: Richard Shannon
Shopkeeper / inmate / medic: Stephen Ley
Devil: Don McCorkindale
Miss Murray: Nadine Hanwell
Arnie: Stephen Webb
Direction and sound design by: Richard Shannon
