Things Fall Apart
By Biyi Bandele
Year staged: 1997
Opening night: 12/06/1997
Theatre Company: National Theatre Studio
Staged in: Royal Court Theatre
Cast Size: 13
Synopsis
Things Fall Apart is a theatrical adaptation of the Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe’s 1958 novel. The play focuses on the story of Okonkwo and the destruction of his tribe, the Igbo.
Original Cast
Marcia Hewitt
Ezinma / Priestess / Enoch
Janice Acquah
Unoka / Nwoye
Tristan Sharps
District Commissioner / Rev Brown
Chukwuma Okoye
Young Okonowo / Ezeugo
Antonia Coker
Evil Forest / Ekwefi / Nneka/ Ajofia
Jax Williams
Okoye / Ezeudu / Ojiugo
Andrew French
Abierika
Yomi A Michaels
Okonowo / Ezeugo
Freddie Annobil-Dodoo
Odukwe / Ekwueme / Ikemefune
Stephen Blagrove
Amalinze
Clarion John Chukwurah
Ochendu / Nwakibi / Chinyere
Innocent Okorie
Chukwudi / Maduka / One Handed Spirit
Gogo Ombo Ombo
Uzowulu / Head Messenger / Mr Kiaga / Interpreter
Marcia Hewitt
Ezinma / Priestess / Enoch
Janice Acquah
Unoka / Nwoye
Tristan Sharps
District Commissioner / Rev Brown
Chukwuma Okoye
Young Okonowo / Ezeugo
Antonia Coker
Evil Forest / Ekwefi / Nneka/ Ajofia
Jax Williams
Okoye / Ezeudu / Ojiugo
Andrew French
Abierika
Yomi A Michaels
Okonowo / Ezeugo
Freddie Annobil-Dodoo
Odukwe / Ekwueme / Ikemefune
Stephen Blagrove
Amalinze
Clarion John Chukwurah
Ochendu / Nwakibi / Chinyere
Innocent Okorie
Chukwudi / Maduka / One Handed Spirit
Gogo Ombo Ombo
Uzowulu / Head Messenger / Mr Kiaga / Interpreter
Production Team
Chuck Mike
Director
Chuck Mike
Director