Samba
By Michael Abbensetts
Year staged: 1980
Opening night: 16/09/1980
Theatre Company: The Tricycle Theatre
Staged in: The Tricycle Theatre, latterly The Kiln Theatre
Cast Size: 11
Synopsis
Samba tells the story of Alfredo Lamas a 1950s former Samba King, now running a mini-cab firm. Once the star attraction of the Samba Club and famous purveyor of Latin American rhythms, the past is juxtapositioned with Alfred’s present as he determinedly seeks to make a comeback.
Original Cast
Trevor Butler
Garfield
Rachel Bell
Beryl
Angela Bruce
Victoria
Thomas Baptiste
Selwyn
Norman Beaton
Alfredo Lamas
Trevor Butler
Garfield
Rachel Bell
Beryl
Angela Bruce
Victoria
Thomas Baptiste
Selwyn
Norman Beaton
Alfredo Lamas
Production Team
Dave Brown
Musical Director
Kenneth Chubb
Director
Gemma Jackson
Designer
Dave Brown
Musical Director
Kenneth Chubb
Director
Gemma Jackson
Designer
Additional Materials
Production Management File
Ref: THM/317/3/1/3
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Press and Publicity Management File
Ref: THM/317/4/3/14
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Production Photograph
Ref: THM/317/5/1/19
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Production Related Photographs
Ref: THM/317/5/3/2
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Poster
Ref: THM/317/6/1/10
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection