
Redemption Song
By Edgar Nkosi WhiteSetting:
The Caribbean. Any island to which a son returns in search of a father never known and a land half remembered.
No. acts:
3
Cast total:
8
Male cast:
5
Female cast:
3
Synopsis
Redemption Song is a blend of melodrama and ritual. A poet, Legion Bramble, returns to his island homeland during the Mummers' Festival after an unhappy stay in Britain, to reclaim his West Indian identity.
Original Cast:
Victor Romero Evans | Legion Bramble |
Trish Cooke | Mad Anne |
Carmen Munroe | Miss Beatrice |
Malcolm Frederick | Mr Fowler |
Ram John Holder | Peter Bramble |
Chris Tajah | Simon |
Stephen Persaud | Sores |
Janet Kay | Verity Fowler |
Production Team:
Charlie Hanson | Director |
Gemma Jackson | Designer |
David Richardson | Lighting |
Publications
Title | Year | Publisher | NT Library |
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Redemption Song and Other Plays: The Boot Dance, Les Femmes Noires | 1985 | M. Boyars, London | No |
Assets
Type | Code |
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Poster | Black Cultural Archives, Ephemera/79 |