DAVID CHARLES MANNERS, B.E.M
Writer, charity founder, musician
"An inspirational, thoughtful, and compassionate writer, softly reminding us all of our common humanity"
Westmount Examiner, Montreal
LATEST NEWS
FEBRUARY 2025
Janie Dee - multiple winner of Olivier, Evening Standard, Critics' Circle, Obie, Theatre World and TMA Theatre awards - has been cast as Margaret Chute in the upcoming filmed stage version of David's play 'Picture Perfect'.
1ST JUNE 2022
David and Sarva co-founder Bernard Davies have both been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to leprosy suffers and their children in India and Nepal.
PLAYS
Picture Perfect - the true story of David's relation, Margaret Chute, Hollywood's first freelance journalist, currently in pre-production for the filmed stage version.
The Queen of Madagascar - the true story of a swindle perpetrated by a notorious member of David's own family. The script was selected in 2019 as a winner of the New Writing Competition at the Stables Theatre, Hastings.
Little Wonder - based on the strange, true story of David’s Great Auntie Kit. The play is now in pre-production, under the direction of Jason Morell.
BOOKS
Limitless Sky
Life lessons from the Himalayas
"A stunning book, which I found enthralling … a journey so vividly expressed and so seductive that the reader takes it all in easily and hungrily. Above all, I love the bravery, curiosity and honesty that streams from this immense adventure … A really remarkable and compelling book, full of wisdom, humour and beauty."
Joanna Lumley