Pocomania
By Una Marson
Year staged: 2023
Opening night: 31/01/2023
Theatre Company: Decolonising the Archive (2016-)
Staged in: Theatre Peckham
Cast Size: 10
Synopsis
Written in 1938 and staged originally at the Ward Theatre in Kingston, Jamaica, the play explores how Pocomania, a Jamaican cult religion derived principally from African sources, has affected a well-to-do middle-class family. The play first priemered in the UK in 2023 at Theatre Peckham (the cast and production teams are logged from this production).
Original Cast
Jahmila Heath
Stella Manners
Simone Frazier
Sister Mart
Simon Smith
Deacon Manners
Kaleb D'Aguilar
Broder Kendal
Connie Bell
Sister Kate
Esop Evard
Rev Peter Craig
Akem Bell
John (Child)
Kieran Smith
David Davies
Javone Kimel
Ensemble Man
Natalie Edwards
Ensemble Woman
Jahmila Heath
Stella Manners
Simone Frazier
Sister Mart
Simon Smith
Deacon Manners
Kaleb D'Aguilar
Broder Kendal
Connie Bell
Sister Kate
Esop Evard
Rev Peter Craig
Akem Bell
John (Child)
Kieran Smith
David Davies
Javone Kimel
Ensemble Man
Natalie Edwards
Ensemble Woman
Production Team
Ano Okera
Director
Connie Bell
Producer (Decolonising the Archive)
Ano Okera
Director
Connie Bell
Producer (Decolonising the Archive)