The Desire Series

short stories written and performed by Linda Manning
(created in 2021 in response to the Covid epidemic)

Evelyn - making a connection (watch on YouTube)

​"...loveloveloved the concrete look of realization that falls on her face...too much! Spot on!"
"A very creative idea and quickly goes from light hearted and perverse to expressions of what matters."

Lorena - looking for the road not taken (watch on YouTube)

​"This piece is suffused with deep and true emotion. It's a beautiful vignette"
"Your raw directness as both an actor and writer, stops me in my tracks. Every. Single. Time."

Crystal - clearing the fog (watch on YouTube)

"I actually bark-laughed out loud three times."
"The range of emotions was grip-the-crossbar-rollercoaster-level!"
"I'm laughing and crying AT THE SAME TIME."

Imogen - ​falling in love again (watch on YouTube)
"I just cried the whole way though...I don’t even know where to start..."
"This was brilliant, moving and interruptive in ways that the soul needs every so often."