"Nature Calls"
Set in and around the male and female toilets of a Dublin jazz bar. A drama concerning the trials and tribulations of two lowly paid toilet attendants and the people they serve.
Social & External
The people behind it
Liam O Mochain
Jack
Julia Wakeham
Katya
Adam Goodwin
Brian
Mary Murray
Elaine
Julie Hale
Tracy
Karl Shiels
Rodney
Eamonn Hunt
Dylan
Charlie Kranz
Mike
Tim Ruddy
Joe
Sean McDonagh
Rory
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