Moon on a Rainbow Shawl
By Errol John
Year staged: 1958
Opening night: 04/12/1958
Theatre Company: English Stage Company
Staged in: Royal Court Theatre
Cast Size: 13
Synopsis
The play centres on around a group of characters living close to the poverty line in a shared tenement yard in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Set in 1947, the play follows their aspirations to escape the yard, capturing the migratory impulse of those who came to England from the Caribbean and became known as the ‘Windrush generation’.
Original Cast
Soraya Rafat
Rosa
Leo Carera
Prince
Earle Hyman
Ephraim
Jacqueline Chan
Esther
Barbara Assoon
Mavis
Robert Jackson
An American Sailor
Vinnette Carroll
Sophia
Lionel Ngakane
Old Mack
Johnny Sekka
Policeman
Berril Briggs
Janette
John Bouie
Charlie
Leonard Davies
An American Soldier
Clifton Jones
Young Murray
Soraya Rafat
Rosa
Leo Carera
Prince
Earle Hyman
Ephraim
Jacqueline Chan
Esther
Barbara Assoon
Mavis
Robert Jackson
An American Sailor
Vinnette Carroll
Sophia
Lionel Ngakane
Old Mack
Johnny Sekka
Policeman
Berril Briggs
Janette
John Bouie
Charlie
Leonard Davies
An American Soldier
Clifton Jones
Young Murray
Production Team
Frith Banbury
Director
Loudon Sainthill
Scenery / Costume
Frith Banbury
Director
Loudon Sainthill
Scenery / Costume
Additional Materials
Production Management File
Ref: THM/273/4/1/5
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Press Cuttings
Ref: THM/273/7/2/28
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Press reviews
Ref: TFP024
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive