WORDTheatre: Seasons of Yearning: Selections from Best British Short Stories, 2011-2025

Dubbed the “short story specialists” by The Sunday Times, WORDTheatreUK will bring together an ensemble of actors to perform all new selections from Nicholas Royle’s annual publication, Best British Short Stories.

All proceeds will go towards their schools initiative, WORDTheatre Campus, which brings live and digital performances of celebrated stories to historically under-resourced schools, encouraging students to experience the joy of reading, the power of language, and the impact of great literature.

Tanya Moodie (Silo) & Ayesha Antoine (Artemis Fowl) will be joined by more actors, authors & musicians TBA.

Five Stories, Five Actors, One Singer & One Plano Player

With all authors attending: David Bevan, Tom Bromley, Catrin Kean, Claire Dean & Leone Ross

Paul Cook on Piano

For more information about WORDTheatreUK, please visit their website: wordtheatreuk.org.

Please note that all appearances are subject to final availability.

What previously featured authors have to say…

“She [Tallulah Greive] certainly had a lot of people in the audience crying, and a lot of people coming up to us afterward telling us how much they connected with the work.”
– Anneliese Mackintosh

“It was so special to see this story read aloud. It was important to me that it be read by a duo of black actors to give an authentic voice… Kayla [Meikle] and Leemore [Marrett Jr] told me afterwards how much this story meant to them, and we all felt quite emotional about it. There were hugs, they said it felt like a gift, and that, too, is what I always intend.”
– Leone Ross

“I had a particular voice in my head, but when I saw Con [O’Neill] performing the story, it was a completely different voice. And my words were made new and strange to me, which was a really kind of wonderful and interesting experience.”
– Ben Tufnell