Abolition
By Gabriel Gbadamosi
Year staged: 1989
Opening night: 05/10/1989
Theatre Company: Paines Plough; 1974-
Staged in: Young Vic
Cast Size: 6
Synopsis
The play explores the history of the transatlantic slave trade by examining the political set-up in Britain and the practice among slavers in London, Liverpool and Bristol
Original Cast
David Barrass
Fox / Bosun
Osei Bentil
Jake / Shantyman
Richard Lintern
Tom / Pitt
Julia Lane
Jenny / Cabin Boy
Martyn Read
Knox / Wilberforce
Richard Durden
Surgeon / Balziel / Tarleton
Production Team
Tim Mitchell
Lighting
Mark Vibrans
Musical Director
David Redmayne
Sound
Debbie Seymour
Director
Sally Crab
Designer
Additional Materials
Unpublished Playscript
Ref: BBPA/4/9
National Theatre
Link to Photographic Negatives
Photographic Negatives
Ref: THM/374/1/2076
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Link to Administrative and Production Files
Administrative and Production Files
Ref: THM/372/2/1/16
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Link to Production Records
Production Records
Ref: BOV/3/4/215
University of Bristol Theatre Collection
Link to Production Management Papers
Production Management Papers
Ref: BOV/3/1/15/27
University of Bristol Theatre Collection