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Thursday Afternoon Play: The Earthquake Girl

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Katie Hims. Starring Saskia Reeves as Edie/Elenor. Edie works in a library and is terrified of causing a world catastrophe. Her sister-in-law, Lila, thinks she should go out and find a man, but Edie would rather stay in to write a Gothic romance. In fact, Edie would be a library if she could.
Director Kate Rowland

Contributors

Writer:
Katie Hims
Director:
Kate Rowland
Edie/Elenor:
Saskia Reeves
Library supervisor:
Barbara Marten
Mrs Penny:
Jean Alexander
Lila:
Jane Hollowood
Aunt Amelia:
Jane Hollowood
Errol Maroon:
Burt Caesar
The hero:
Philip Rham
Source: Radio Times

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