Joe O'Byrne Yardstick

Drama on One: RTE Radio 1

Yardstick Written and directed by Joe O'Byrne A sonic journey into the world of teenage bullying, where text messages and facebook updates are deployed like weapons and self esteem is in short supply. Joe O'Byrne vividly depicts the teenage imagination as Laura's phone takes on a personality of its own and dream worlds collide with the heart-breaking reality of teenage self-harm. Saoirse Ronan stars as Laura in this sonic journey into the world of teenage bullying, where text messages and facebook updates are deployed like weapons and self esteem is in short supply. Joe O'Byrne vividly depicts the teenage imagination as Laura's phone takes on a personality of its own and dream worlds collide with the heart-breaking reality of teenage self-harm. With an all star cast including Saoirse Ronan, Paul Ronan, Amy Huberman, Emma Bolger, Rachel Pilkington, Kate Minogue, Una Kavanagh, Maebh Butler and James Killeen.  Choir: Skylarks Girl Guides, Portmarnock under the Music direction of John Mckeon. Sound design by Guillaume Beauron, Mark Dwyer and Kevin Brew Sound Supervision: Mark Mcgrath Series Producer: Kevin Reynolds RTÉ ARTS:  Drama on One: RTE Radio 1  Sunday 3 April 2011

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.