Birthday Girl

First broadcast from 20060717 to 20060721.

Five short plays about men preparing to celebrate their partner's birthday.

 
 
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01 April In Ljubljana20060717 By Dominic Power.
A woman plans to mark her birthday by enjoying a break in Ljubljana, alone. Unfortunately her commitment-hungry younger boyfriend has other ideas.
April....Amanda Root
Murray....Jamie Ballard
Driver....Tomaz Slivnik
Director Pam Fraser Solomon 
02Gas And Hot Air20060718Rptoftoday10.45amBy Stuart Morris.
Ryan and Judy love adventure, so a ride in a hot air balloon seems the ultimate birthday gift - until Judy goes into labour 1000ft above the ground.
Ryan....Stuart McLoughlin
Judy....Kananu Kirimi
Hen....Elizabeth Bell
Director Pam Fraser Solomon.
03 The Birthday Gift20060719 By Anji Loman-Field.
Jonny is on a gap year in Cambodia. He is miserable about spending his birthday far away from home until he discovers that his new friend, Amara, has never had a birthday.
Jonny....Ben Crowe
Amara....Tina Chiang
Director Pam Fraser Solomon 
04 Dark Corners20060720Rptoftoday10.45amBy Anji Loman-Field.
It's Haley's birthday and she wants a special present from her husband; she wants him to talk to her, to tell her where he has gone to and to find out if there is any hope for them.
Hayley....Natasha Pyne
Geoff....Kim Wall
Jodie....Alex Tregear
Director Pam Fraser Solomon.
05 LASTThe Birthday Princess20060721Rptoftoday10.45amBy Tanika Gupta.
Munera is seriously ill. Her husband Nazim wants to celebrate her approaching birthday while they still can, but Munera is ready to fade away. So, Nazim struggles to fulfil his wife's wishes while stifling his own.
Munera....Shaheen Khan
Nazim....Vincent Ebrahim
Graham....Geoffrey Beevers
Director Pam Fraser Solomon.