Big Nose
By Kwame Kwei-Armah , Chris Monks
Year staged: 1999
Opening night: 02/09/1999
Staged in: Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Cast Size: 9
Synopsis
Based on Rostand’s classic story of Cyrano de Bergerac and set in the Eastern Caribbean in 1957, the show follows the fortunes of Clovis Dibiset, a brilliant Calypso singer and King Of The Carnival.
With his love for his childhood friend unrequited and lost to one of his Calypso partners, Clovis seeks fortune in England, but as he discovers, the London of the late fifties is a far cry from Trinidad (the play also starred a community cast in addition to the cast below).
Original Cast
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Clovis Dibiset
Derek Elroy
Clovis Dibiset (Alternate)
Julie Saunders
Rosemary
Louis Decosta Johnson
Hubert Lafayette
Malcom Frederick
Du Bois / Chief / Vincent
Sharon D Clarke
Miss Baptiste / Celia / Paula
Nicholas Beveny
Gladstone / Peter
Joseph Jones
Lord Sugarcoat
Howard Gay
Governor / Philpot
Dale Superville
Panny / Pastor Macwilliams / Tennant / Derek
Guy Holder
Actor / Musician
Ian Riley
Actor / Musician
Errol Kennedy
Actor / Musician
Joe Paterson
Actor / Musician
Production Team
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Co-Writer
Chris Monks
Co-Writer / Director
Patrick Connellan
Co-Designer
Cathy Ryan
Co-Designer
Akintayo Akinbode
Music Director
Dolly Henry
Lighting Designer
Renny Krupinski
Fight Director
Additional Materials
Prospective Production File
Ref: THM/317/3/3/8
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection