A Season in the Congo
By Aime Cesaire
Year staged: 2013
Opening night: 06/07/2013
Theatre Company: Young Vic
Staged in: Young Vic
Cast Size: 15
Synopsis
A Season in the Congo charts the rise and fall of the Congolese political leader Patrice Lumumba during the transformation of the Beligian Congo. The play follows Lumumba’s efforts to free the Congolese from Belgian rule and the political strugles that led to his assasination in 1961.
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A Season in the Congo
Publisher: Oberon Modern Plays
Year published: 2000
Original Cast
Joseph Mydell
Cast
Joan Iyiola
Cast
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Cast
Lydie Alberto
Cast
Nandi Bhebhe
Cast
Brian Bovell
Cast
Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Cast
Kurt Egyiawan
Cast
Daniel Kaluuya
Cast
Josepha Madoki
Cast
Kaspy N'Dia
Cast
Sandra Reid
Cast
Ira Mandela Siobhan
Cast
Oliver Tida Tida
Cast
Kabongo Tshisensa
Cast
Production Team
Jon Clark
Lighting Designer
Lizzie Clachan
Designer
Emma Woodvine
Voice
Joe Wright
Director
Craig Berkey
Sound
Tom Gibbons
Associate Sound Designer
Tim Sutton
Music Supervisor
Ruth Little
Dramaturg
Dixie Chassay
Casting
Elayce Ismail
Jerwood Assistant Director
Kabongo Tshisensa
Original Compositions
Kaspy N'Dia
Original Composition