Part 4: Floodland
What happens after the climate crisis has passed its tipping point?
Britain has gone back to pre-industrial times. Floods and storms are an every day occurrence. No electricity. Small rural communities and nomads are just trying to survive.
Coppers, climate change, and lots and lots of rain.
Floodland is a peek into a vibrant post-apocalyptic world, with a rich cast and brilliant story.
Monogabliss is Part Four in our science-fiction anthology, Cloud 9.
Content warning: This piece contains death, guns, and violence.
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Floodland’s
Creative Team
Benjamin Peel
Writer
Benjamin Peel’s play Not a Game for Girls received a fifth production in 2024 when it was staged by Pepper’s Ghost Theatre Company in Stantonbury (director, Rosemary Hill). It was published by Oberon Books in 2018.
His play The Three Stages of Monica (director, Kevin Foott) was performed in Liverpool as part of Make it Write’s Weird & Wonderful Festival in 2025 where it won two awards for best production and best script.
He wrote the short film Messages, a co-production between Evening Cat Productions and Shepherd Creative (director Joseph Shepherd) which was released in late 2024. It garnered four festival laurels plus it received the Best Styling award at the same Weird & Wonderful Festival.
He has had work published in three anthologies and has written and self-produced several short audio dramas and monologues. He was shortlisted for the Alpine Fellowship Theatre Prize in 2023.
Noni Lewis
Director
Noni is a bilingual (Welsh/English) creative and an award winning voice actor and writer.
Current writing projects include development of her original two-hander 'Grip of Life' (funded by Arts Council Wales) and development of my original Welsh language play 'Cysur Dychymyg' (funded by the Grandramodi competition).
As a voice actor Noni works daily for global clients, from TV and radio to buses and lifts!
As a director, she has worked on professional theatre productions in Wales and the U.S.A.
You can read more about my other work and projects here https://welshvoiceover.co.uk/
Isiah Kendall
Sound Design
Isiah Kendall is a passionate and versatile composer and sound designer/editor, specializing in music for TV, trailers, and film. With deep roots in R&B, he merges soulful musicality with cinematic craftsmanship, creating soundscapes that evoke emotion and amplify storytelling.
His portfolio spans across powerful projects like Wolf Man (Universal Pictures), Dead Whisper (Apple TV+) and Presence (NEON). Each composition and audio moment is designed to transport audiences—whether through dramatic build-up, subtle ambiance, or immersive sonic textures.
Isiah’s unique strength lies in blending creative artistry with technical precision—handling everything from composition to sound editing to foley. He’s equally skilled at building identity through music and delivering polished post-production work that elevates every frame.
Driven by a love for narrative and detail, Isiah collaborates with directors and creatives to shape sonic experiences that resonate and linger.
ThunderBird
Original Score
Charlotte Hubbard creates music as “ThunderBird”, as well as having recorded in several bands and with other artists, and as a session musician on keyboards, backing and lead vocals and other instruments including Native American flute, Guitar and Accordion.
Charlotte has had work placed on a Hulu commercial, worked with stadium level musicians, and has created music/sounds for various UFO podcasts, crime audio books and for local online and VR heritage projects.
You can listen to ThunderBird on spotify, youtube and other platforms via this link;
ADDITIONAL CREATIVES:
OLOF ROCKNER - Artwork
ThunderBird - Opening Theme Music
Haitch - Recording Engineer
Isiah Kendall - Audio Trailer
Tatiana Szewczuk - Visual Trailer
Yasmine Meaden - Trailer Voice Over
Special thanks to Jukebox Recording Studios
Shaun Mendum - Lead Producer/Curator
Jun Noh - Co-Producer
Floodland’s Cast
Miriam Babooram
Alex
Miriam Babooram is a mixed race (Mauritian/ British) voice artist and actor originally from the North-East of England, now living in London. She has been acting for over 20 years and has over eight years of experience as a voice artist.
Miriam has worked on a number of audio dramas, including stories for The Cabernet of Fictional Delights, 12 Months 12 Stories Podcast and Shout It In The Evening Podcast. She has voiced many different characters from scary ghosts to sensible skiers, even a disillusioned piece of mistletoe who was just looking for love.
You’ll often find Miriam voicing charity campaigns including The Celebrity Just Giving Awards 2023 and 2024, commercials for The Alzheimer’s Research Society and web explainers for The Children’s Fashion and Textile Trust.
You can find out more about Miriam at www.miriambabooramvo.com or subscribe to her substack https://miriambabooram.substack.com/ where you can hear her read her original poetry.
Yasmine Meaden
Sammy
Yasmine trained at LAMDA and has recently finished performing James Kenworths play, ‘THREE GHOSTS OF SILVERTOWN’ at The Tate Institute Theatre, London.
She was cast as Olivia Bleasdale in the final series of THE CROWN (NETFLIX). Prior to this she played 'Georgiana' in Spiral Stare's Feature DESIRES AND DELUSIONS.
She won Best Supporting Performance at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025, multi-rolling in the comedy 'IT'S GONNA BLOW!' at The Pleasance.
Recent voiceover work includes critically acclaimed AAA video game Resident Evil Requiem.
Ben Whitehead
Danny/Jaz’s Father
An established voice actor, across in gaming, commercial and audio drama. Ben has been working with Aardman animations since 2003 and is the voice of ‘Wallace’ in their recent Wallace & Gromit productions. Most notably in the Double BAFTA winning, Oscar nominated feature “Vengeance Most Fowl" He also provided the voice for the Titular ‘Golem’ in the show by internationally acclaimed 1927 productions.
Other theatre includes:
The Thing that came from Over there Theatre Royal Plymouth and touring; The Wind in the Willows Mill Arts News Revue Canal Cafe Theatre Theatre Brothel-Blackout Hull Truck The Bald Prima Donna The Space
Ben is a character stand-up comedian and has written and performed four solo shows: Fred Strangebone Performs Comedy ; Frankenstein in the Bin ; Fred Strangebone’s Freakshow and Festival in the Bin.
Joanna Simpkins
Riley
Joanna Simpkins is an actress and writer who hails from Hull in Yorkshire she trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
Her theatre work varies widely from Contemporary plays, Classic texts and Physical theatre.
Some of her theatre work includes Elektra, The Vertical Hour (Theatre by the Lake) Robin Hood and the Major Oak, and Jinny (Derby Theatre) Kabeiroi (PunchDrunk).
TV credits include Doctors (BBC) Emmerdale (ITV).
Radio/Podcasts Include; Bad Ark (BBC Radio 4), The Long Player, What a Real Punch Sounds Like (Ragged Scratch Podcasts)
She most recently was one of five artists awarded a Commission by Volcano Theatre to develop a new short form theatre work; she is currently developing this work into a full-length production.
Natalie Yates
Jaz
Natalie Yates is a Northern actress, who works primarily on screen, with occasional VO work. Most recently she voiced Lillian in Hollow Born with Campfire Radio Theater, due for release in October. Currently she is in the midst of leading a plethora of short films, ranging from thriller to comedy. She also regularly works with NFTS Leeds, where she’s been a performer for all sorts of courses, including Intimacy Coordination and Cinematography (DOPs will be glad to know that she promises not to touch the camera!) and does the occasional music video.
Natalie also produces projects, with her latest short currently in the very last stages of post production. She also has a few projects in development. Natalie was thrilled to voice Jaz in Floodland and cannot wait to see where the project goes next!
Sam Densham
Leigh
Sam has been working in the arts as an actor, director, producer and writer for over 40 years. Her most famous performance is still sitting on the editing suite floor, maybe in the bin, as a castle maid being swept aside by Kevin Costner in ‘Robin Hood Prince of Thieves’ - so she thought it safer to start her own theatre company and produce her own work, from pantomime to bespoke pieces. If she’s not in the rehearsal room, writing or on stage, her happy place is beside her dogs, and working with her son Gregory. Her work is inspired by her passions, which include fairness and equality, animal and the environment and how we communicate. Everything she writes is influenced by whatever surrounds her, at the moment that is a cacophony of sparrows and swallows getting ready to go to bed with the sun. Tweet, tweet. Tweet.
Margaret Ashley
Molly
An accomplished and versatile performer, Margaret Ashley is a seasoned British actress and multi-award-winning voice actor with a career spanning over four decades. A classically trained actress, appearing on screen and stag and radio, with notable television credits in series like Coronation Street, The Bill, and London's Burning.
Beyond her acting roles, Margaret has established herself as a highly sought-after voice artist. Her passion for the craft also shines through in her work as co-host of the popular podcast, Voice Acting Unplugged. Her extensive voiceover portfolio includes recent roles such as Angel Mother in the animation Gaslight District and characters in the video games Split Fiction and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Lord of the Rings, Return to Moira alongside beloved audio dramas like Doctor Who and Blake's 7 for Big Finish Productions.
She has been recognized for her exceptional talent with multiple accolades, including awards and nominations from prestigious organizations like the VOX Awards, One Voice Awards, and the SOVAS Voice Arts® Awards. You can find more information about Margaret's work at www.margaretashley.com and https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2676343/ and connect with her on www.linkedin.com/in/margaretashleyvo
Geraint Pickard
Ged/Tom
Geraint is a voiceover artist and voice actor from Pontypridd, South Wales. After training at The Oxford School of Drama, he toured Welsh theatres for a few years, before concentrating solely on voice work.
Since then, he’s lent his voice to TV and Radio commercials, Audio Books, Audio Dramas, Museum Audio Guides, Meditation Apps, and Children’s Storytelling Apps. He's also a live TV continuity announcer for BBC One Wales and S4C. These are all skills that would be absolutely useless in an actual apocalypse, and he probably wouldn't last a day.
Meet the Producers!
Shaun Mendum
Co-Producer and Project LeadWith a background in theatre and audio, Shaun’s work includes working as an actor in video games, animation, radio drama, and writing and directing a short for the BBC.
Shaun’s vision was to provide a platform that brought emerging and established artists together, and to create a body of audio drama that captivated audiences in fresh, exciting, and unsettlingly real worlds.
Jun Noh
Jun is a writer-director and actor, passionate about the blend of cinema, theatre, and philosophy. He enjoys tension in stillness, and storytelling that confronts belief and grief. A Leverhulme Arts Scholar, with an MFA in Professional Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
Co-Producer