Audio plays
I've written and produced two audio plays: The Last Nuns, about an isolated and dwindling religious community which receives an unexpected royal guest, and Love for Menabilly, which has been licensed by Wireless Theatre and commended for its bold and imaginative approach to Daphne du Maurier's obsession with her rented house in Cornwall. A third script, A Tailor of Florence, has been produced by Towton Audio and is a romantic drama which has as its theme the 'fashion police' laws of Renaissance Italy.
Love for
Menabilly
Menabilly is a house with a past, but seemingly no future. Hidden away from prying eyes on a Cornish peninsula, Mena's been abandoned by its owners and left to rot. It's hurting and lonely, and embarrassed by its shabby appearance.
But everything changes when a young Daphne du Maurier seeks out Menabilly and is instantly entranced ...
Photo credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
It's 2068. King George is on the throne, the NHS is a distant memory, and religious orders have closed down due to dwindling numbers. But in one decaying English convent, three nuns have been left behind ...
Credits for The Last Nuns
Sister Flo ... TANYA ALEXANDER
Sergeant Bostock ... RUSSELL BILES
Alix/Sister Bronagh ... ELLIE BROOKS
Sister Marnie ... JULIA SAVILL
Sister Candice ... NAOMI UNWIN
Sound design by STEVE RAFTER
Written and produced by JO-ANN CHALLIS
Photos (right): Recording Love for Menabilly at Bournemouth University
