Bliss – can it get any better than this?
Given the choice would you rather live in a perfect world that isn’t real or fight to build something that is.

Bliss is very different from anything I have listened to from Theatrephonic before. I listened in two parts though I admit I did re-listen to a few bits to remind myself.

Jack meets Katy and it’s love at first sight for both of them. It’s pure ‘bliss’, just like the world has become in the future. A world of perfect happiness, free housing and medical treatment and no crime. And it’s all governed by Senator Bliss and the ’29’.

But is it all as perfect as it seems?
I’m not usually into this genre, but Bliss was brilliant and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Exciting story and some great characterisations, particularly Jack. And a warning for the future.

Written by Scott Peacock

Adapted for radio and directed by Emmeline Braefield

With
Rob Keeves as Jack Hoyte
Honey McKenna as Katy, the AI and Larkin
John Cooper-Evans as Senator Bliss, Commander Fitz, The Receptionist and Unit 30
and
Emmeline Braefield as Michelle Blake and Mrs White

Produced by Cat on a Piano Productions

The music was composed and produced by Honey McKenna

The Theatrephonic Theme tune was composed by Jackson Pentland
Performed by
Jackson Pentland
Mollie Fyfe Taylor
Emmeline Braefield

Cat on a Piano Productions produce and edit feature films, sketches and radio plays.

Their latest project is called @Theatrephonic, a podcast of standalone radio plays and short stories performed by professional actors. You can catch Theatrephonic on Spotify and other platforms.

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