One Rule
By Mustapha Matura
Year staged: 1981
Opening night: 12/05/1981
Theatre Company: Black Theatre Co-operative; 1979
Staged in: Riverside Studios
Cast Size: 8
Synopsis
Directed by Charlie Hanson this is a play about an ambitious reggae band. Tick, the idealisitic bassist of the band, challenges his former musical hero Errol Black on the implications of success and the risk of ‘selling out’.
Original Cast
Vas Blackwood
Bee
Gordon Case
Errol
Chris Tummings
Rif
Steven Woodcock
Dub
Larrington Walker
Ivan
Keith Hazemore
Lenny
Victor Romero Evans
Tick
Katrin Cartlidge
Suzie
Vas Blackwood
Bee
Gordon Case
Errol
Chris Tummings
Rif
Steven Woodcock
Dub
Larrington Walker
Ivan
Keith Hazemore
Lenny
Victor Romero Evans
Tick
Katrin Cartlidge
Suzie
Production Team
Charlie Hanson
Director
Liz da Costa
Designer
Yasmin Pettigrew
Costumes
Victor Romero
Music
John Collins
Music
Gordon Case
Lyrics
Victor Romero
Lyrics
Roy Truman
Sound
David Richardson
Lighting
Charlie Hanson
Director
Liz da Costa
Designer
Yasmin Pettigrew
Costumes
Victor Romero
Music
John Collins
Music
Gordon Case
Lyrics
Victor Romero
Lyrics
Roy Truman
Sound
David Richardson
Lighting
Additional Materials
Production File
Ref: NTC/P/T/1/1
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Publicity Material
Ref: NTC/P/T/1/1/2
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Script
Ref: NTC/P/T/1/1/2
Future Histories at Goldsmiths, University of London
Press Reviews
Ref: NTC/P/T/3/013
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Press Reviews
Ref: NTC/P/T/3/014
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Photographic Negatives
Ref: THM/374/1/710
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection