Redemption Song
By Edgar Nkosi White
Year staged: 1984
Opening night: 07/06/1984
Theatre Company: Black Theatre Co-operative; 1979
Staged in: Riverside Studios
Cast Size: 8
Synopsis
Redemption Song is a blend of melodrama and ritual. A poet, Legion Bramble, returns to his island homeland during the Mummers’ Festival after an unhappy stay in Britain, to reclaim his West Indian identity.
Original Cast
Carmen Munroe
Miss Beatrice
Victor Romero Evans
Legion Bramble
Trish Cooke
Mad Anne
Malcolm Frederick
Mr Fowler
Ram John Holder
Peter Bramble
Chris Tajah
Simon
Stephen Persaud
Sores
Janet Kay
Verity Fowler
Carmen Munroe
Miss Beatrice
Victor Romero Evans
Legion Bramble
Trish Cooke
Mad Anne
Malcolm Frederick
Mr Fowler
Ram John Holder
Peter Bramble
Chris Tajah
Simon
Stephen Persaud
Sores
Janet Kay
Verity Fowler
Production Team
Charlie Hanson
Director
David Richardson
Lighting
Gemma Jackson
Designer
Charlie Hanson
Director
David Richardson
Lighting
Gemma Jackson
Designer
Additional Materials
Programme
Ref: NTC/P/T/1/10/2/001
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Poster (A1)
Ref: NTC/P/T/1/10/2/002
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Poster (A3)
Ref: NTC/P/T/1/10/2/003
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Press Reviews
Ref: NTC/P/T/3/013
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Press Reviews
Ref: NTC/P/T/3/017
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Poster
Ref: BCA/Ephemera/79
Black Cultural Archives
Press Cuttings
Ref: THM/77/2/87
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection