A multi-layered narrative drama about ordinary people and their struggles and joys with life. Blue Notes is composed of five tales about people who are "blue": a married man struggles by with depression; his son spends his days drifting; a young woman reacts to being abused by her partner; a heroin addict attempts to start a career in music; and a lonely man, bereft of family, looks for a way to connect with others.
Alan Rooney
Peter
Joyce Hossack
Peter's girlfriend
Trevor Rooney
Martin
Nicole Pratley
Susie
Sean Vassallo
Si
Mark Hughes
DMT guru
Ziggy Howden
Boy
Peter Lesley
Richard
Susan Strafford
Helen
A multi-layered narrative drama about ordinary people and their struggles and joys with life. Blue Notes is composed of five tales about people who are "blue": a married man struggles by with depression; his son spends his days drifting; a young woman reacts to being abused by her partner; a heroin addict attempts to start a career in music; and a lonely man, bereft of family, looks for a way to connect with others.
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