Afternoon Play - This Cold August Light

By Jerome Vincent. The year 1816 saw some extraordinary weather, with snow falling and crops failing across Europe and North America. The sunsets, however, were amazing, and the climatic conditions had a profound effect on artists and writers, including Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe ...... Kerry Shale Young Poe ...... Michael Beveridge Maunder ...... David Timson Lily/Edith ...... Alison Pettitt Laura/Mary Shelley ...... Rachel Atkins Turner/Mellish ...... Harry Myers Polidori/Farthing ...... Chris Stanton Taylor ...... Robin Toller Organ music composed and performed by Jonathan Ayerst. Directed by David Blount.