The attraction in writing audio drama has grown out of my fascination with deception – how a studio can become a space ship, a Parisian brothel or a medieval prison cell in the mind of the listener. This aspect, I have to say, is not my skill – I work with a soundscape designer called Alex Bennett and I set him all kinds of challenging sounds to reproduce when I write the scripts.
Another plus is that audio drama lasts. A while back, I helped to found a pop-up theatre company in Glasgow. We performed in basements and coffee shops; we dragged our props in from our car boots and changed in tiny, smelly toilets. I loved it. But live theatre is ephemeral; it's gone forever once you've packed up on your last night. I love audio drama and history and most things French, so I decided to write plays based on characters from French history. I called my series L'Histoire, which can mean either history or story in French. Production is a team effort. You can find out more about the talented folk involved in my work as you navigate around this site. I’m indebted to them all. |