David Neilson

Ray Connolly's delicately drawn tale of a marriage between a nun and a priest, God Bless Our Love, was a delight, while David Neilson, abandoning his dog collar for a wedding ring, brought to the role the subtle brilliance we see in his playing of Roy Cropper in Coronation Street.

Ray Connolly's play is gently comedic, about two middle-aged people who fell in love over a book trolley and married. Both of them were, actually, already married to God, as he was a priest and she was a nun. Leaving their orders was difficult, learning to live in a changed world proves even more so. If you think you recognise the voice of the man, Michael, it's because if you're a Coronation Street fan, you'll know it as that of Roy Cropper, cafe proprietor and train enthusiast. David Neilson, who plays them both, gives a fine performance here.