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Dirty White Girl

Louise Wallwein's first radio play is inspired by a young woman she met in a workshop, a teenage racist whose life was upset by her attraction to an Asian boy.

Louise Wallwein's first radio play is inspired by a young woman she met in a workshop, a teenage racist whose life was upset by her attraction to a young Asian boy on the same workshop.

Life is hard for Katie, a young white girl on a rough inner city estate and, to make things worse, her older sister's boyfriend, Ian, has started showing an interest in her. At a local community development project, Katie meets Farooq and his friend Naz. But when Ian catches Farooq and Katie together, things get out of control.

Katie ...... Jemima Foxtrot
Chantelle ...... Rachel Brogan
Ian ...... Ciaran Griffiths
Farooq ...... Mahmood Miah
Dawn ...... Louise Wallwein
Yasmin/Mam ...... Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi
Garibaldi Man ...... Oliver Lee
Nasir ...... Billy Sarfraz

Directed by Susan Roberts.

45 minutes

Last on

Sat 18 Oct 2008 21:00

Broadcast

  • Sat 18 Oct 2008 21:00