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Lion and the Jewel, The

By Wole Soyinka

Year staged: 1966

Opening night: 12/12/1966

Theatre Company: The Ijinle Theatre Company

Staged in: Royal Court Theatre

Cast Size: 17

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Lion and the Jewel, The

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Year published: 1963

Original Cast

Stella Oshalake

Cast

Trudi Coleman

Cast

Kwesi Kay

Cast

Veronica Wilson

Cast

Rosetta Nwanzoke

Cast

David Longdon

Cast

Hannah Bright-Taylor

Cast

Jumoke Debayo

Cast

Lionel Ngakane

Cast

Tommy Ansah

Cast

Femi Euba

Cast

Plinio Galfetti

Cast

Abdi Abobaker

Cast

Shauree Crooks

Cast

Taiwo Ajai

Cast

Blossom Pegram

Cast

Ilario Bisi-Pedro

Cast

Stella Oshalake

Cast

Trudi Coleman

Cast

Kwesi Kay

Cast

Veronica Wilson

Cast

Rosetta Nwanzoke

Cast

David Longdon

Cast

Hannah Bright-Taylor

Cast

Jumoke Debayo

Cast

Lionel Ngakane

Cast

Tommy Ansah

Cast

Femi Euba

Cast

Plinio Galfetti

Cast

Abdi Abobaker

Cast

Shauree Crooks

Cast

Taiwo Ajai

Cast

Blossom Pegram

Cast

Ilario Bisi-Pedro

Cast

Production Team

Sanya Dosunmie

Musical Direction

Marc Wilkinson

Musical Direction

Desmond O'Donovan

Director

Jocelyn Herbert

Designer / Costumes

Andrew / Andy Phillips

Lighting

Sanya Dosunmie

Musical Direction

Marc Wilkinson

Musical Direction

Desmond O'Donovan

Director

Jocelyn Herbert

Designer / Costumes

Andrew / Andy Phillips

Lighting

Additional Materials

Link to Royal Court Production File

Royal Court Production File

Ref: THM/273/4/1/35

V&A Theatre and Performance Collection

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