Folio Theatre's 10th anniversary season of care

nanny bbc radio 4

by Alana Ramsey and Lizzie Stables

Original music and songs from Matthew Floyd Jones

Directed by Sara Pascoe

"Like Motherland but with songs" - The Telegraph

“Genuine laugh out loud moments…smart, funny and refreshing”  Radio Times: Pick of the Week

"Nanny really captures the chaos of parenting. it’s funny, honest and very familiar!" - Sara Pascoe

 

Nanny is a play with songs about female friendship, ambition and the realities of modern caregiving.

Set over six weeks at a stay-and-play toddler group, it follows actor-nannies Amy and Leanne as they juggle demanding employers, financial instability and dwindling creative opportunities, while attempting to build a comedy double act.

The radio version of the debut play for stage, written by actors Alana Ramsey and Lizzie Stables, with Jenny Rainsford.

With original songs by Matthew Floyd Jones, co-creator of West End musical Kathy & Stella Solve a Murder! and one half of Frisky & Mannish.

Directed by comedian and writer Sara Pascoe and produced by David Morley for Perfectly Normal productions, Nanny is funny, sharp and deeply relatable – a love letter to big dreams, messy friendships, and the invisible work that keeps everything going.

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Press for Nanny

“This delightful musical comedy captures the multiple pressures faced by thirty somethings…”
 The Observer: Pick of the Week
 
“Exactly the sort of thing that should be bringing younger listeners to the station” 
The Sunday Times: Pick of the Week
 
Best Digital Theatre to Stream This Week
 The Guardian 
 
“Genuine laugh out loud moments…smart, funny and refreshing mix of musical theatre with radio drama” 
Radio Times: Pick of the Week
 
“Five Stars. Excellent” 
Daily Mail

Credits

Cast

Creative team

Writers: Lizzie Stables and Alana Ramsey

Composer & Musical Director: Matthew Floyd Jones

Director: Sara Pascoe

Sound Design: Chris O’Shaughnessy

Producers: David Morley, Alana Ramsey, Lizzie Stables

A Folio Theatre / Perfectly Normal production for BBC Radio 4