BRADFORD actress Natalie Gavin stars in an audio drama which can be listened to at the Bronte Parsonage Museum.

The 25-minute play, produced as part of the Bronte Season, is called Tiny Shoes and is also available online.

Written by Emma Adams of Crossflatts, it stars Natalie as Carrie, a married woman who visits Haworth to clear negative distractions in her troubled life. She has been hooked on the Bronte family since being given a copy of Jane Eyre as a child.

Natalie also voices Charlotte - described as “an essence of Charlotte Bronte” - who represents Carrie’s inner thoughts and demons. “It’s an honour to be involved in such a special project,” says Natalie, who has starred in TV dramas such as Prisoners’ Wives, Syndicate 2 and Jericho, and played Buttershaw playwright Andrea Dunbar in acclaimed, multi award-winning film The Arbor.

“What I love about Haworth is the ambiance,” adds Natalie. “Walking into the village is like stepping back in time with the cobbled streets, tiny post office, gorgeous sweet shop and beautiful vintage clothes shops.”

She recalls a school trip there, knowing she had to return. “When I have friends visiting, Haworth is the first place I show off. It makes me that bit more proud to be from Yorkshire.

“The Brontë sisters put this magnificent place on the map, their history is displayed for anyone to step back into their shoes.”

Tiny Shoes can be listened to at the Parsonage and West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. “Just pop on the headset, press play, and Carrie guides you through her journey through Haworth,” says Natalie.

Emma Adams reveals that Carrie is based on a woman she met while working as a tourist guide at the Parsonage. “She came to visit the Parsonage, we got talking and her story was incredible,” recalls Emma.

Working at the museum when she was 21 sparked Emma’s love affair with the Brontës, and 25 years later she writes for “theatre spaces, unusual spaces and screens”.

“Tiny Shoes is different from a radio play because the audience listen in a certain environment,” says Emma. “You go outside and walk to the graveyard. You experience Carrie’s journey.

“I wanted to reference the Bronte novels, they shocked people. I thought it was important to tell a story, not one that’s necessarily comfortable. There may be some in the audience who go: ‘She’s an awful character, I can’t forgive all she has done’ and others who say the opposite.”

* The audio drama, suitable for ages 14-plus, can be listened to on a personal audio player and headphones. Visit wyp.org.uk/events/tiny-shoes.