THE GLAD GIVER

The Glad Giver is an audio drama about the medieval anchoress and holy woman, Julian of Norwich. Julian published the first known book by a female author in English, called ‘Revelations of Divine Love’.

‘In 30 minutes you brought together a lot of what spiritual writers try to impart in many thousands of words in mountains of books. This needs to be shared widely. It imparts a powerful message of faith embedded in realism. I think it will have a huge impact on those who hear as it has done me.' (Brigid, Franciscan Lay Associate)

“This is a lovely story that speaks to a person. It is also one of hope. A commodity in short supply these days.” (Kenny Burnham, Playwright and Dramaturg)

Julian of Norwich was a remarkable woman. When she was 30 years old and ill to the point of death, Julian had a series of visions she called ‘shewings’. She recovered and chose to spend the rest of her life as an anchoress, confined to an enclosed cell adjoining Saint Julian's church. Over the following years, she contemplated her visions, and wrote the first known book in English by a woman, ‘Revelations of Divine Love’.

In ‘The Glad Giver’, I have imagined one day in the life of the anchoress as an older woman, who has lived most of her life in one room, devoted to her faith. Julian’s written words resonate with people across the world; I would have liked to meet her.