RTÉ’s Storyland have announced the six dramas that online audiences have voted through to the second round of the competition.
Storyland is RTÉ’s drama’s competition which aims to deliver new online drama to audiences. The six dramas that will continue in the competition are: ‘Cuckoo’, ‘Hysteria’, ‘Student Teacher’, ‘Talk It Out’, ‘The Begrudgers’ and ‘Trouble Times Three’. Both ‘Victory?’ and ‘Vidileaks’ received the least amount of votes and will not be continuing in the competition.
The six chosen dramas bring imagination and talent to the online platform with a number of well known faces seen in the webisodes, such as Bernard O’Shea (Republic of Telly), Carl Tobin (The Savage Eye) and Aoibhinn McGinnity (Love/Hate).
From stories of outlawed pregnancy to rivalries between therapist and hypnotherapist, a second round of webisodes have been commissioned for these chosen dramas and will be available to view online when voting reopens on March 19th.
Previous winners of Storyland include the IFTA nominated comedy series ‘Hardy Bucks’.
The overall winner of Storyland 2012 will be announced on June 5 after the eight finalists are whittled down to just two.
About the Storyland Six:
‘Hysteria’
The Sixsem Production Company
Producer John McKeown, Writer/Director Stephen Crilly
A lethal virus has wiped out millions of people worldwide. Pregnant women are the carriers. With no known cure, containment is the only option. Pregnancy is now outlawed. Starring Grace Kelley as Alison, Sam O'Mahony as Chris and Jenny Ni Chleirigh as Melanie.
www.facebook.com/hysteria.storyland
‘Student Teacher’
Spire Digital
Producer Damon Blake/Rory Walsh, Writer/Director Giles Brody
Conor Shaw didn't have a great time in school. A chronic overachiever, Conor decided to take his Leaving Cert when he was 15 and went straight to college. Now that he's finished his teaching degree the only place that will take someone so young and weird is his old school where he has to teach his old class who still hate him. Starring Conor O'Toole, Carol Tobin (The Savage Eye) Neil Molloy (Republic of Telly) and Kevin McGahern (Hardy Bucks)
www.facebook.com/studentteachershow
‘Talk it out’
Fail Safe Films Ltd
Producer Simon Doyle, Writer Darrach McGarrigle, Director Ian Hunt Duffy
A comedy centred around Martin (Mark Doherty, A Film With Me in It) a hapless therapist coming under pressure when a rival hypnotherapist moves in next door and begins stealing his business. When he starts taking advice from one of his own patients, Ray (Bernard O'Shea, Republic of Telly), things soon spiral out of control. Other main cast includes Peter Coonan and Aoibhinn McGinnity from Love/Hate.
More at https://www.facebook.com/talkitout.storyland
‘Trouble Times Three’
The Sixsem Production Company
Producer John McKeown, Writer Declan Reynolds, Director Eoin Cleland
Scott (Declan Reynolds) is getting out of dodge. But he won't tell his best friend and room-mate Emmalina (Gemma Leah Devereux) why. It's probably because he has within the last 24 hours found out that he has impregnated both American student, Katie (Audrey Hamilton) and his dole officer, Olivia (Michelle Beamish)! Before he goes though, there might be one more bundle of news to be delivered.
More at www.facebook.com/RTE.TroubleTimesThree
‘The Begrudgers’
The Sixsem Production Company
Producer John McKeown, Writer Philip Doherty, Director Finn Keenan
Nobby (Shane Carroll) and Snout (Ray Fitzsimons) spend their days perched on the bar-stool resenting, berating and, well, begrudging without any reason nor rhyme. But when Gemma (Brianne Fitzpatrick), an American and George (Will Govan), an Englishman, come into their lives overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement, the Begrudgers might finally get that reason and rhyme after all.
More at www.facebook.com/TheBegrudgers
‘Cuckoo’
Zanzibar Films
Producer Marie Caffrey, Writer Nicki Racklin, Director Danann Breathnach
Rebellious, copper-haired teenager Niamh Keegan feels like a spare part in her boring, staid family unit. When she sees a digitally 'aged' picture of a missing child in the newspaper that looks just like her, her imagination runs riot and she being to suspect that she and the snatched baby are one and the same... Are Niamh's suspicions just the delusions of a disaffected teenager, or has she inadvertently stumbled on to something more sinister?
www.facebook.com/cuckoo.storyland
