Helen Griffin on Who's Afraid of Rachel Roberts?

Helen Griffin is a Welsh writer and actress who won a BAFTA in 2005 for her performance in her self-penned film Little White Lies. Rachel Roberts, another Welsh actress, rose to fame in the 1960s, staring in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and This Sporting Life, before taking her own life in 1980. Now the two come together in Who's Afraid of Rachel Roberts? a new play co-written by Griffin and stand-up comedian Dave Ainsworth. I spoke to Helen about the play and her attraction to the character of Rachel.

Who's Afraid of Rachel Roberts? is currently touring, and comes to Sherman Cymru, Cardiff on 17-18 May 2012.