An anxious patient consults with a therapist about a problem that threatens to destroy him. But, as the session progresses, the patient starts to wonder whether the therapist might be part of the problem.

The Barrell of Laughs  was written by Charles Macpherson and performed by David Verrey and Sam Thorpe Spinks. 

It was directed by Max Elton with sound design by Piers Sherwood Roberts.

Through The Painkiller Project, Bitter Pill has been collaborating with emerging playwrights since April 2020. 

This is our last episode of the podcast and we want to thank everyone who has listened over the last couple of years – it has been a special experience.

You have been listening to Slippy Maggie, written by Miranda Langley, and starring Lesley Sharp as Jeanette. 

Slippy Maggie was directed by Alice Fitzgerald with sound design by Nicola T Chang.  

It was produced by Hew Rous-Eyre.

Through The Painkiller Project, Bitter Pill has been collaborating with emerging playwrights since April 2020. Visit our website or follow us on Twitter for updates of upcoming submission windows.

If you would like to support the work we do, please consider pledging to our Patreon to make a donation that would be repeated each time a new play is released. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation through PayPal.

Any donation made would mean the world to us.

For more information, follow the links in the description.

You can also support the project by sharing it with your friends and giving us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts.

Thank you for listening.

The problem with theory is that once you’ve started, you can’t stop.”

A student sits down to begin work on her dissertation. She has things to say but she’s finding it difficult to say them, and before long she begins to spiral.
 
You have been listening to Serve, Fault, Ace  by Lucy Curtis, starring Rebekah Murrell. 

Serve, Fault, Ace was directed by Goerge Nichols with sound design by Alice Boyd.

Through The Painkiller Project, Bitter Pill has been collaborating with emerging playwrights since April 2020. Visit our website or follow us on Twitter for updates of upcoming submission windows.

If you would like to support the work we do, please consider pledging to our Patreon to make a donation that would be repeated each time a new play is released. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation through PayPal.

Any donation made would mean the world to us.

For more information, follow the links in the description.

You can also support the project by sharing it with your friends and giving us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts.

Thank you for listening.