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Drama on 4

Floor 13

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Ms Sherman is living a life of luxury. She's landed her dream job. Has a beautiful apartment, equipped with her very own maid. She wants for nothing. So why does she feel so terrible? A search for her tower block's missing floor 13 takes Ms Sherman on a strange and sinister journey that might just save her from a life wracked by guilt. But how much is Ms Sherman really prepared to pay to feel better about herself?
A twisted modern fable about first-world problems and middle class guilt by Sam Burns.

Original music composed by Lucy Rivers, performed by Dan Lawrence and Lucy Rivers.

Directed by Helen Perry
A BBC Cymru/Wales Production

Sam Burns was shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn award and has worked with Paines Plough, the Bush, Theatre Clwyd, Sherman Theatre and Radio Wales. Show less

Contributors

Ms Sherman:
Alexandra Roach
Mrs Carvalho:
Sudha Bhuchar
The Shantyman:
Stuart McLoughlin
Director:
Helen Perry
Writer:
Sam Burns

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