O Babylon!
By Derek WalcottSetting:
Kingston, Jamacia, 1966
Cast total:
19
Male cast:
12
Female cast:
7
Synopsis
The play is both the love story of Aaron and Electric Gyal, and the story of the Trench Town community's strugle for survival against the encroachment of Babylon, in the form of a new luxury hotel
Original production
Opening night:
08/02/1988
Company:
Original Cast:
| William Vanderpuye | Deacon Otto Doxy |
| Sharon D Clarke | Dolores Hope |
| Trevor Ward | Magistrate |
| Geraldine Connor | Mr Goldstein |
| Jason Rose | Percival Jones |
| Patrick Cameron | Policeman |
| Marcia Johnson | Priscilla |
| McKell Pendercuse | Ras Daniel |
| Adetomiwa Edun | Ras Edwin |
| Steven Woodcock | Ras Meshach / Arnold Dewes |
| Clifton Bryan | Ras Samuel |
| Tony Marshall | Ras Shadrach |
| Roger Griffiths | Rudolph Dawson |
| Lenny Algernon Edwards | Sergeant Barker / Ras Elijah |
| Josephine Melville | The Rudettes / Mrs Melanie Powers |
| Mona Hammond | Virginia Small |
| Malcolm Connell | Rufus Johnson |
| Sheilah Cuffey | Cast |
| Sandra Tavernier | Cast |
Production Team:
| Yvonne Brewster | Director |
| Ellen Cairns | Designer |
Publications
| Title | Year | Publisher | NT Library |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Joker of Seville and O Babylon!: Two plays | 1978 | Farrar Straus | No |
| O Babylon! The Joker of Seville | 1979 | Jonathan Cape | No |
Assets
| Type | Code |
|---|---|
| NT audio recording of Act 1 Scene 2 | BBPA/3/1/47 |