Wednesday 16 April 2008

Carmilla by J Sheridan Le Fanu. Narrated by Louisa Thornton. Chapter 4 - Her Habits, A Saunter


A new podcast from Radio Theatre Group
The Classic Vampire Story -
Carmilla
by J Sheridan Le Fanu
Narrated by Louisa Thornton

Chapter 4 – Her Habits, A Saunter

Listen to or download Chapter 4 using the following link

Carmilla - Chapter 4 - Her Habits, A Saunter

Chapter 5 of Carmilla – A Wonderful Likeness - will be available on Thursday 16th April

An excerpt from Chapter 4 of Le Fanu’s novel –

Sometimes after an hour of apathy, my strange and beautiful companion
would take my hand and hold it with a fond pressure, renewed again and
again; blushing softly, gazing in my face with languid and burning eyes,
and breathing so fast that her dress rose and fell with the tumultuous
respiration. It was like the ardor of a lover; it embarrassed me; it was
hateful and yet over-powering; and with gloating eyes she drew me to
her, and her hot lips traveled along my cheek in kisses; and she would
whisper, almost in sobs, "You are mine, you _shall_ be mine, you and I
are one for ever." Then she had thrown herself back in her chair, with
her small hands over her eyes, leaving me trembling.

Introducing, as Laura, the narrator of Carmilla
Louisa Thornton


A talented and versatile performer, Louisa’s theatre credits include lead roles in Sharman McDonald’s When We Were Women, Liz Lochead’s Perfect Days and Muriel Spark’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

Louisa has also performed in previous productions for Radio Theatre Group, most recently, as the deadly femme fatale Cora Papadakis in The Postman Always Rings Twice and in 2004, as Red Riding Hood in A Company of Wolves.

Louisa can be contacted on Casting Call and on MySpace

Each chapter of Carmilla will be available to download or as a podcast on from the following sources - MySpace, Blogger, Glasgow Theatre Underground and itunes

To contact Radio Theatre Group, please e-mail radiotheatregroup@hotmail.co.uk

No comments: