Afternoon Play - Cinders

Cinders by Ali Taylor Emma discovers a brilliant new talent in the unsolicited pile. A pacy comedy lifting the lid on the ethics of publishing war-torn misery memoirs. Emma Collins ..... Claudie Blakley Jason Barkley ..... Michael Shelford Mariam Zohab ..... Vineeta Rishi Holly Owen ..... Lizzy Watts Rory Stevenson ..... Sam Dale Claire Porter ..... Alison Pettitt Ahmad Wali ..... Imran Khan Robin Wright ..... David Seddon Directed by Jessica Dromgoole When a heartbreaking memoir about life in war-torn Kabul lands on her desk, Emma thinks she's discovered a new literary sensation. Her colleagues, though, are deeply sceptical. A comedy about drawing the line. Emma is played by Claudie Blakley, best known for her roles as Emma Timmins in Larkrise to Candleford, and as Charlotte in Pride and Prejudice. Ali Taylor has written one other play for radio, Eight Feet High and Rising, and is currently under commission to Leicester Haymarket Theatre. His play Cotton Wool, won the 18th Meyer Whitworth Award for best play in 2009.