Constance Lloyd was born into a wealthy family. She wrote and published children's stories. She was an advocate of the dress reform movement. She married the love of her life and had two children. The love of her life was Oscar Wilde. It did not end well.

Lexi Wolfe has written and performs in the play "A Forgotten Woman: Mrs Oscar Wilde", which is on tour and playing the Edinburgh Festival Fringe..

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Elizabeth Blake has written -and performs in "Fossil Mary", a new play celebrating the life and remarkable discoveries of Mary Anning, the pioneering fossil hunter who found her first dinosaur skeleton at the age of 12 and whose skills led to the discovery of nearly every important dinosaur fossil of the early 19th Century. Her work changed the way people thought about the evolution of life on earth but she was poor, working class and a woman, and men took the credit for her discoveries. However, in 2010 the Royal Society recognised her as one of the 10 most influential female scientists in British history.

In this episode Elizabeth chats to Lottie about Mary and the play. Our "last word" is from Brenda Longman, who directed "Fossil Mary".

The play started life at the Phoenix Arts Centre in Hampshire, where Elizabeth is an associate artist. The Phoenix champions new writing. Check out what they're up to here:
https://www.phoenixarts.co.uk/

Host: Lottie Walker

Guests: Elizabeth Blake & Brenda Longman

Voice of Father: Nicholas Lumley

Voice of Mother: Brenda Longman

Voice of Angry Woman: Sally McIlhone

Editor: Gordon Vowles

Music: Courtesy Pond 5

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The Leaf Collective are presenting their play A Little Green Leaf a this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The play is inspired by the life of Odette Hallowes (MBE, Legion d’Honneur, George Cross), Britain’s most highly decorated spy of the Second World War. This play tells the story of Odette’s service as an agent of the Special Operations Executive, resilience in the face of Gestapo brutality, survival of Ravensbruck concentration camp, and her remarkable ability to retain her light, humanity and compassion in the face of unimaginable suffering. A Little Green Leaf is a poignant and timely reminder of sacrifice, courage and how one achieves peace.

find out more about the show:
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/a-little-green-leaf

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