Mother Poem
Year staged: 1989
Theatre Company: Temba Theatre Company; 1972
Staged in: Drill Hall
Cast Size: 3
Synopsis
The stage adaptation of Edward Kamau Brathwaite’s Mother Poem is a combination of dreams, memories and questions inspired by the island of Barbados, the idea of belonging and the effects of slavery in the relationships between women, men and children.
Original Cast
Andrie Reid
Cast
Joan Carol Williams
Cast
Josette Bushell-Mingo
Cast
Andrie Reid
Cast
Joan Carol Williams
Cast
Josette Bushell-Mingo
Cast
Production Team
Alby James
Director
Vonnie Rudette
Designer
H Patten
Choreographer
H Patten
Musical Director
Alby James
Director
Vonnie Rudette
Designer
H Patten
Choreographer
H Patten
Musical Director
Additional Materials
Link to Press Cuttings
Press Cuttings
Ref: THM/77/1/19
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Link to Photographic Negatives
Photographic Negatives
Ref: THM/374/1/2054
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Link to Review
Review
Ref: TFRS039
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Link to Flyer
Flyer
Ref: TFRS105
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive