Lament for Rastafari
By Edgar Nkosi WhiteSetting:
Jamaica, London, New York
No. acts:
3
Cast total:
5
Male cast:
4
Female cast:
1
Synopsis
A vast historical and geographical panorama of the trials of Rastafarian life. Set in Jamaica, New York and England, the play begins with the inhumanity of slavery and moves to
the mid-twentieth century following the Rastafarian experience through poverty and hardship, discrimination and prostitution.
Original Cast:
| Witty Forde | Barret |
| T Bone Wilson | Clayton and Father |
| Yvonne Gidden | La Puta |
| David Haynes | Lindsay |
| Imruh Caesar | Sandford |
Production Team:
| Rufus Collins | Director |
| Errol Lloyd | Designer |
| Roylyn Cohen | Stage Director / Lighting |
| Millie Kiarie | Stage Manager |
Publications
| Title | Year | Publisher | NT Library |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lament for Rastafari : and other plays | 1983 | M. Boyars, London | No |
Assets
| Type | Code |
|---|---|
| NT audio recording of Act 1 Scene 10 | BBPA/3/1/53 |