Afternoon Play - Tall Stories

by Samina Baig Samina's life is a whirl of work and worry about her single status until a family crisis stops her in her tracks. Both her parents are admitted into separate hospitals forcing her to come to terms with their sudden entry into old age. Between hospital visits, emergency phone calls and cookery lessons, she attempts to finally grow up and preserve the fading family memories that connect her to her roots. But then things take a turn for the worse... Samina ..... Nina Wadia Mum ..... Indira Joshi Dad ..... Madhav Sharma Radiographer, Miriam ..... Christine Kavanagh Taxi Driver ..... Michael Shelford Peter ..... Sean Baker Doctor/Patient ..... David Seddon Nurse 1 ..... Alison Pettitt Nurse 2 ..... Samina Zehra Directed by Mary Peate.