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Debbie Rush stars in Kieran Knowles’ drama about one woman’s epiphany and the power of community. The news that a town’s library is facing closure provokes an unexpected response.
Kieran Knowles’ drama about one woman’s epiphany and the power of community. Katie has learnt to keep a lid on the simmering anger which inwardly rails at all the small everyday annoyances of life. It finally kicks off when her daughter announces she’s leaving and the local library is threatened with closure. Biting her tongue becomes a harder and harder thing to do.
Katie ….. Debbie Rush
Phil ….. Ray Castleton
Molly ….. Evie Killip
Karen ….. Emma Handy
Lauren ….. Charlotte East
Customers ….. Roger Ringrose, Ian Dunnett Jnr and Luke Nunn
Directed by Gemma Jenkins
Debbie Rush is best known for playing Anna Windass in Coronation Street. Other TV work includes Inside No. 9 and Brassic. This is her first audio drama.
Kieran’s debut production for Radio 4 was an adaptation of his stage play Operation Crucible. Other theatre work includes 31 Hours (Bunker Theatre), Chicken Soup, which he co-wrote with Ray Castleton (Sheffield Crucible) and Some People Feel the Rain (Royal Exchange).
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- Wed 18 Nov 2020 14:15Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
- Sat 17 Sep 2022 21:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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