James Saunders

Random Moments in a May Garden

A middle-aged couple give a dinner party to their friends. In the room is a photograph of another group of people, taken in a garden in May.

The Sailor's Return

Based on the 1925 novel The Sailor's Return by David Garnett. A sailor returns to his hometown to open a pub bringing with him his new black wife. Very quickly they find themselves ostracised by the community.

After Liverpool

An encounter exploring how people can fail to communicate even when they are talking by either not saying anything, not listening or simply evading.