Plays

Praise for Immaculate, Radio 4

Wonderful drama – Paul Donovan, Sunday Times

A profoundly uplifting story – Jane Anderson, Radio Times

There are shafts of light in Merryn Glover’s touching drama – John Bungey, The Times

Immaculate can be downloaded from Audible.

Through drama classes at school, teachers’ college and as a teacher, I have improvised, devised, written, performed and directed everything from mask to Shakespeare to contemporary theatre. This flowed into my work as a freelance performer and workshop leader with several companies in Scotland including The MacRoberts Arts Centre, Borderline Theatre Company and The Ramshorn Theatre. The focus of my drama work then became play writing and, since attending a Radio Drama Lab with BBC Scotland in 2005, I have worked closely with producers there.

Plays:

My Life and Other Stories, BBC Radio 4 – A romantic comedy of tall tales and false identity

A Nepali Nativity, school musical, Kathmandu – the Christmas story reborn in a Nepali village

Immaculate, BBC Radio 4 – A troubled teenager claims an immaculate conception

The Colour of Light, BBC Radio Scotland – A mother’s journey when her adult son cuts off contact

The Long Way Home, BBC Radio Scotland – Caring for a sister with dementia, a woman discovers secrets, inner strength and love

The Long Way Home, performed across three theatres in Central Scotland in 1997

I am grateful for the input of the team at BBC Scotland Radio Drama, the Playwrights Studio and the Scottish Society of Playwrights.