Cashel Byron's Profession

In the quiet reaches of a rural schoolhouse, an unremarkable seventeen‑year‑old named Cashel is caught between the expectations of a demanding aunt and the indifferent guidance of a local doctor. The boy drifts through lessons with little ambition, his future reduced to a list of exams and a profession chosen by others. Yet beneath his idle exterior lurks a sharp, unexpected skill that the tight‑knit community scarcely perceives.

When an enigmatic visitor arrives, the tension between duty and desire sharpens, and Cashel is offered a chance to apply his peculiar talent in a way that could change his life. Shaw's dialogue crackles with wit as characters debate the value of work, respectability, and the hidden economies that sustain them. Listeners are drawn into a world where a seemingly harmless schoolboy might discover a very different calling, setting the stage for a clever, morally ambiguous drama.