TravCast - Morna Pearson

TravCast is the Writer's Podcast from the Traverse, Scotland’s New Writing Theatre. Associate Director, Hamish Pirie, interviews well known playwrights whose work features in the year round programme at the Traverse. In this episode, Hamish Speaks to Morna Pearson. Morna is from Elgin and currently lives in Edinburgh. Her first full professional production was Distracted at the Traverse Theatre in 2006, which won the Meyer-Whitworth Award 2007 and was nominated for a CATS Award. Morna was given the inaugural Rod Hall Memorial Award in 2006. Her other plays include: Elf Analysis (Òran Mór); The Company Will Overlook a Moment of Madness (National Theatre of Scotland and Òran Mór); Skin; or How To Disappear (Agent 160) and Ailie & The Alien (National Theatre Connections, 2013). Radio work includes: McBeth’s McPets (BBC Radio Scotland); Side Effects (BBC Radio 3/Bona Broadcasting). This episode also features interviews with: (In order of appearance) Garry Collins (Geoffrey Buncher) Anne Lacey (Edie Buncher) Orla O’Loughlin (Director) Original music by James Iremonger www.jamesiremonger.co.uk Produced and engineered by Cian O Siochain