Lost Souls Monologues
Fictional monologues exploring the idea that we're all a little lost from time to time. Beautiful new writing, performed by an impressive cast including Maggie Wheeler (‘Friends’, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’), Tamla Kari (‘The Inbetweeners Movie’, ‘The Musketeers’) and voiceover superstar Rupert Degas (‘Red Dwarf X’, ‘Pope Joan’).
Episodes
30 episodes
Slow Dating
Ester tries a geriatric version of speed dating – finding that letting go is so much harder than holding on. Written by Adam SzudrichDirected by Matt GibbsPerformed by Avril Gaynor
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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11:11
Listen
Vodka helps with post-traumatic stress disorder, so says a soldier. So does being listened to. But which works best? Written by Matt FoxDirected by Caitlin IncePerformed by Matt GibbsNHS Mental Health resources fo...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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16:55
The right to a view
A new development in the neighbourhood will ruin Betty’s view. She must find her voice, but will it be heard? Written by Paul StimpsonDirected by Jane Quill Performed by Anne Rutter
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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17:34
Down by Dry Dock: Sunday
A curtain-twitcher spies on her neighbours, finding fault. It can be such fun looking at others’ flaws as a way of avoiding our own... Written by Trevor John SmithPerformed by Sioned Jones
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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14:02
Torched
Amelia, fifteen, and her little brother, Mo, are in a council tower block. They can smell smoke. But someone is coming to help, right? Written by Jodi GrayDirected by Caitlin IncePerformed by Jessica Hayles
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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20:39
Flight
Some people are invisible to others. They don’t know why. And when they make themselves seen everything falls apart.Written by Julia DonnellyDirected by Caitlin IncePerformed by Tamla Kari
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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13:20
Vespers
A young novice nun is different. She feel things: unbidden heat, unnatural tightness, empathy for mice… And her seniors do not trust her.Written by Christine FosterSound direction by Matt GibbsPerformed by Hannah Genesius
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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8:12
Thin Air
Bird, a tightrope walker, faces her moment of truth. She is trying to regain her balance on the wire after a life-changing evening. It's just one step, Bird. One step... Written by Tom CoashDirected by Caitlin IncePerforme...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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14:25
Today
For the first time, a wife tells her husband what she thinks and what she wants. And for once, he can’t control the situation. She can hardly believe her luck. Written by Lucy FlanneryDirected by Jonathan CrippsSound direct...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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25:55
Black Swan Sunrise
Dough is reliable, responsive and honest. It offers no surprises. It is full of life. And in the outback of Australia it is an escape for a man who grieves. Written by Samuel L RobertsonDirected by Hannah GenesiusPerformed ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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11:23
Confinement
Does having a baby always make you a mother? Some young women are forced to do battle with maternal instinct.Written by C.A. SteedDirected by Liam SheaPerformed by Hannah Genesius
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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14:01
How long have I known?
We love people for their flaws, their uniqueness. And that’s why we hate them too. Is the mark of true love holding on or letting go? Written by Irene L PynnDirected by Caitlin IncePerformed by Jamie McKie
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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7:52
The Art of Suffering
A jobbing actor is always up against it. But is she the only one who understands that actors need to stand a little apart from everyone else? Written by Lee KnightDirected by Scott Le CrassPerformed by Josephine Rattigan&n...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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19:02
Sex with your ex
Lily, an aspiring country music singer, can see that her ex is her ex for a reason. But that bond is hard to break and she finds herself living a country song that she just can’t get out of. Written by Judy KlassDirected by Cai...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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21:22
The unusual conversation
Sooner or later someone is going to have to tell you exactly what happens to your soul… you know… when the time comes. And you’re not going to like it.Written by Tom HarveyDirected by Matt GibbsPerformed by Clive Moore
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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16:15
First Love
Pats is sixty-five years old, living off the South West coast of Ireland. And he is waiting. Waiting for the great, mysterious love of his life to return from the depths. Written by Emma MoohanSound direction by Caitlin Ince
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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9:56
Just like giving blood
Sophie loves her husband and wants to have a baby more than anything in the world. Making IVF more affordable presents her with other possibilities. How important is biology to motherhood? Written by Judy UptonDirected by Hanna...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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27:11
Lost and Found
85-year-old Mary smokes, but she is not supposed to. It’s just another way to stop her missing her daughter. Hoarded memories and keepsakes crowd her. And whose hand is in hers when she most needs it? Written by Ann HawkerPerfo...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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19:46
Vous
Lovely Jared is in a throuple with two other men. Love abounds but, as Jared explains to their newborn baby, love in the plural is… tricky. Written by Christopher AdamsDirected by Hannah GenesiusPerformed by Edward Kaye&nb...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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13:35
Monologue
In the mid-west of America, she would do everything to put her daughter first. But what she can’t do is to make life neat. Ex-lovers, children and pets are never tidy. Written by Sylvia ReedDirected by Caitlin IncePerformed...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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16:32
Penguins, Coco-pops and the end of the world
It is the Armageddon and no one is answering the radio. The insistent caller is cross. She was promised cocoa pops and penguins. But where are they?Written by Matthew WixeyDirected by Caitlin IncePerformed by Hannah Genesius
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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17:13
Beauty Parlor
Angie is getting herself dolled up for her date with Bud, but why is she even bothering? Can loneliness be cured with hairspray and chutzpah? Written by Andrea ApteckerPerformed by Maggie Wheeler
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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8:25
Soul Sisters
A lonely, 40-something Mancunian woman, Suman Bakshi, discovers a beautiful connection to an author. If only they could meet... Written by Reshma RuiaDirected by Liam SheaPerformed by Avita Jay
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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26:59