No One Is Listening - Podcasts
In 2024 I directed and dramturged No One is Listening (a ghost story) by performer and writer, Vic Llewellyn. In it, an actor realises he is losing his prize possession; his memory. It asks the question; How do we preserve what is beginning to fade, how do we perceive our friends who no longer know who we are?
The show contains original songs and sound design by Sam Halmarack, lighting by Chris Collier and set and puppet designs by Ruby Brown. As part of the show I created with Sam Halmerack and Vic Llewellyn a series of 12 podcasts. Working with memory cafes and using historical research they explore ideas of ghosts, fear, grief and memory loss.
Season 2
The Phantasmagoria
An investigation into the first great ghost shows of the 1700’s and the impresarios who made them. |
The Ghost Train
Emma looks into the history of the ghost train and celebrates the joy of Buckfastleigh memory café. |
Dogs!!
The good the bad and the ones that disappear. |
The Ghostly Door
Dickens and scary doors. |
The Ghost Hunters
What's on the other side, an investigation into the investigators. |
Fred Butt
We talk about Fred Butt the singing spirit guide and his song all my friends are dead. |
Season 1
Judge John Popham
Emma and Vic go in search of the ghost of Judge John Popham. |
My Sister's Ghost
Emma talks about grief, memory loss, and the ghosts that we long to see. With a contribution from writer and performer, Karen Hayes. |
We're Going On a Ghost Hunt!
Unsuspecting memory café participants go on a spooky journey. |
The Fear-O-Metre
What is it? How does it work? Is a graveyard scary at night? |
Songs Heard Through a Thick Wall
Is it a Ghost? Is it a Phantom? No!...it’s Alan from next door. |
The Void
Where is the hippocampus ? And what does it feel like to forget your lines on stage and fall into the void. |
Reviews
Audience feedback on live show
"Saw it last night in Ashbrittle, oooh, loved it all, the acting, the dancing, the singing,
the puppets, the lights, the FEAR, the laughter! Thanks Vic and team for putting on a
fabulous show, long may it haunt venues near and far!..."
"Bloody brilliant, thanks..."
"Awesome. So impressed! It was so good and truly inspirational!"
Podcast Feedback
"Oof. Eden Rock. Your dear sister. Karen’s voice. Numinous, transfixing, beautiful."
Tim Crouch
"Beautiful, tender and quietly devastating."
Lucy Catherine
"Saw it last night in Ashbrittle, oooh, loved it all, the acting, the dancing, the singing,
the puppets, the lights, the FEAR, the laughter! Thanks Vic and team for putting on a
fabulous show, long may it haunt venues near and far!..."
"Bloody brilliant, thanks..."
"Awesome. So impressed! It was so good and truly inspirational!"
Podcast Feedback
"Oof. Eden Rock. Your dear sister. Karen’s voice. Numinous, transfixing, beautiful."
Tim Crouch
"Beautiful, tender and quietly devastating."
Lucy Catherine
