The new Woman’s Hour Serial is entitled DO NOT ADJUST YOURSELF by Kate Perry – a collection of monologues by individuals facing unusual personal predicaments; predicaments which though minor in the scheme of things, threaten to ruin the little happiness they have left.

The Monologues first formed part of the Dublin Theatre Festival in 2004, but they are now brought to life by; Doreen Keogh, TP McKenna, Marion O’Dwyer, Tracy Ann Oberman and Sarah Dillon.

Monday, Sarah Dillon performs Mummy on the Brink
Triona, is smart, precocious and 12 years of age. She has decided that the only way to save her amphetamine-addicted mother is to dismiss the GP and to take control of her eclectic range of medication, with interesting results.

Tuesday, Swaying in the Breeze
Marion O’Dwyer plays Trisha, who married to a tight-fisted, football-obsessed boor, finally decides that enough is enough. She exacts a delicious revenge then retreats to the compost heap, preparing to be transformed into a sunflower – swaying in the breeze.

Wednesday, Alfie Flies Again,
TP McKenna is Alfie, an ex-Air Force fitness instructor, who driven demented by TV’s blaring all over Golden Slumbers Nursing Home, is forced to strike a deal with an overbearing, snack-obsessed matron.

Thursday, Marley
Tracy Ann Oberman is Marley - 9 months pregnant, delusional and smitten with her TV repair man. There’s a chance her marriage to Ben might survive, but only if that baby will hurry up and be born.

Friday, Corrie with Carmel,
Doreen Keogh plays Carmel, a Coronation St obsessive who shares a birthday with Ken Barlow. But as she settles down to celebrate their anniversary; the TV goes on the blink, with distressing results.