Act I. Aspiration.

Angelica Hillard has risen from the daughter of peasant farmers to a darling of the West End stage, and is now the wealthiest woman in England. At twenty-three, she is widowed, beautiful, and unfathomably rich. Among the noblemen eager to offer her the one thing she lacks - rank - stands the Duke of Devonshire: the man she loved in the shadows when she was still on the stage. Yet before they can wed, a lie tears them apart, and Angelica’s final ascent is undone. For there are many in the ton who cannot bear her rise.
Which begs the most delicious question of all: who was the saboteur of what might have been the century’s most passionate love match?

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'Acts of Virtue' is a five-part series, releasing every Tuesday beginning 4/11/25.

Written, produced & edited by Lore Studio.

VO Artist: Hannah Berchtold

Josh witnesses the night Katie Christie’s life came to an end inside Nostalgia. On the banks of the River Severn, long-buried grief collides with anger, and a confrontation spirals into tragedy. But as the past finally reveals itself, Josh must reckon with the cost of knowing the truth — and whether exposing it will save anyone at all.

Purely Coincidental is produced by Lore Studio.

Written & created by Lucy O'Rourke

Audio mix & sound design by James Murray (Marshall Audio)

Voice acting by Paddy Wallace (Anthea Represents)

Josh follows a new lead inside Nostalgia and finds himself at a dinner party from 2016 — the night Katie crossed paths with people close to him. Hidden relationships, unspoken tensions, and a name from the past connect Katie’s story to his circle of friends. As buried secrets come to light, Josh begins to question how well he really knows the people he’s trusted for a lifetime.

Purely Coincidental is produced by Lore Studio.

Written & created by Lucy O'Rourke

Audio mix & sound design by James Murray (Marshall Audio)

Voice acting by Paddy Wallace (Anthea Represents)

Inside Nostalgia, Josh uncovers a forgotten memory that turns festivity into fret. He witnessed the moment Katie Christie lost the bracelet that would end up on her dead body three years later. Someone at the festival knows more than they’ve ever said. As Josh digs deeper, suspicion spreads uncomfortably close to home.

Purely Coincidental is produced by Lore Studio.

Written & created by Lucy O'Rourke

Audio mix & sound design by James Murray (Marshall Audio)

Voice acting by Paddy Wallace (Anthea Represents)

In 2017, Katie Christie was found dead in the River Severn — her phone upstream, her clothes missing, and a bracelet on her wrist that she told everyone she'd lost three years earlier. The case went cold, fading into obscurity. But inside Nostalgia, a program that lets users relive the past, one man rediscovers a long forgotten memory that changes everything.

Purely Coincidental is produced by Lore Studio.

Written & created by Lucy O'Rourke

Audio mix & sound design by James Murray (Marshall Audio)

Voice acting by Paddy Wallace (Anthea Represents)