Screenwriter, playright and storyteller Lynn Ferguson shares a mixed bag of offcuts that include a London love story, a nightmare foxhunt, a ghostly family reunion and a family saga of oil-magnate ducks.
This episode contains strong language.
Cast: Christopher Kent, Gayanne Potter, David Monteath, Nigel Pilkington, Beth Chalmers
OFFCUTS:
- 05’57” – Pitch for animation series Real Duck Dynasty, 2013
- 15’01” – Poem:The Fox Hunt, 1973
- 20’51” – Novel, Memory When It Suits You, 2005
- 31’23” – Adult storybook, Red Riding Hood, 2016
- 42’09” – Theatre play amended scene, The Weir Sisters, 2017
Lynn Ferguson is a Scottish writer and story consultant whose work spans radio, television, theatre, film, and live storytelling. She began her writing career in the 1990s, contributing to BBC Scotland’s Megamag before going on to create and write the Radio 4 sitcom Millport, which ran for three series between 2000 and 2002. In addition to drama and comedy, she has written for radio documentaries and contributed monologues and short stories for BBC Radio 4.
Lynn wrote for The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, contributing material for broadcast between 2009 and 2011. She was also part of the story team for Pixar’s animated feature Brave, providing input during its development. Her stage plays include Heart and Sole, which premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1995 and later transferred to Hampstead Theatre, and she has written a number of other solo and ensemble plays produced at the Fringe, including Careful and The Weir Sisters. Her writing has also appeared in The Scotsman, Time Out, and The Big Issue.
Though she has an extensive background as a performer, including voicing Mac in the 2x Chicken Run films – plus writing on the 2nd one – Ferguson is also known for her live storytelling and coaching work, particularly in Los Angeles, where she is now based.
More About Lynn Ferguson:
- Instagram: lynnfergyferg
- Website: lynnfergy.com
- Substack: @lynnfergy
