Palm Wine and Stout
By Segun Lee French
Year staged: 2010
Opening night: 01/10/2010
Theatre Company: Eastern Angles Theatre Company; 1982
Staged in: Sir John Mills Theatre
Cast Size: 4
Synopsis
A wickedly funny portrayal of the writer’s trip back to his father’s homeland. Son of an English mother and a Nigerian father, Taiye is sent on a spirit quest by his dead twin brother back to the ancestral village where he discovers a family divided by jealousy and hatred. This story of a life changing journey and the complexities of family relationships is told with pathos, comedy and song.
Original Cast
Antoinette Tagoe
Stella
Helen Grady
Jane
Joe Jacobs
Taiye
Zackary Momoh
Femi
Antoinette Tagoe
Stella
Helen Grady
Jane
Joe Jacobs
Taiye
Zackary Momoh
Femi
Production Team
Ivan Cutting
Director
Kate Chapman
Director
Ivan Cutting
Director
Kate Chapman
Director