Synopsis
Ragamuffin is a man on trial. In the 'Supreme Court of Afrikan Justice' he has been indicted for his role in criminalizing the black community. Now he is defended as a disaffected
revolutionary. Eventually he will be celebrated as a symbol of young black urban experience. During the course of Ragamuffin's allegorical trial, the Court is asked to consider the
historical significance of the Haitian slave revolution of 1804 as well as the events leading up to the Broadwater Farm uprising. The parodic drama reveals the conflicting realities
for black youth in contemporary Britain and ultimately leaves the audience - aka the jury - to decide Ragamuffin's fate.
Original production
Opening night:
02/01/1989
Company:
Theatre:
Original Cast:
Lysette Solomon | Clerk / Candide / Mama / Mrs Jarrard / Female Councillor |
Maureen Hibbert | Prosecutor / Juanita / Second Character / Mother |
Clair Perkins | Solicitor / Jean Marie / Young Woman |
Shyro Cheung | Ragamuffin / Randolf / First Character / Haitian Soldier / First Young Man |
Glen Dallas | Councillor / PC Lacey / Cesar / Quadrophonic |
Chris Tajar | KC Ragabone / Pierre / Youth / Male / Councillor |
Pamela Maragh | Drummers / Judah |
Papa Levi | MC |
Daddae Harvey | DJ |
Clare Perkins | Solicitor / Jean Marie / Young Woman |
Production Team:
Amani Naphtali | Director |
Lorraine Woods | Design |
Trevor Kanning | Designer |
Carmen Wright | Lighting / Stage Manager |
Connie Benjamin | Costume Design |
Pamela E. Moragh | Choreography |
Publications
Title | Year | Publisher | NT Library |
---|---|---|---|
Ragamuffin | 2002 | Oberon Books | No |
Assets
Type | Code |
---|---|
Poster | Black Cultural Archives, Ephemera/374 |
Union Catalogue
Link | Series | Reference | Archive | Info |
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Poster | BCA/Ephemera/374 | Black Cultural Archives | ||