...blackbird hour
By babirye bukilwa
Year staged: 2025
Opening night: 30/01/2025
Theatre Company: Vital Xposure
Staged in: Bush Theatre
Cast Size: 4
Synopsis
Eshe hasn’t left the flat. Loved ones keep reaching out: blowing up her phone and showing up at her front door. They say they’re going to ‘save’ her. She’s not saying anything back. Until, in the dark early hours, surrounded by half-eaten food, dirty washing and a damn good playlist, she focuses on the letter in front of her.
Original Cast
Danielle Kassarate
Cast
Ivan Oyik
Cast
Olivia Nakintu
Cast
Evlyne Ouedokun
Cast
Production Team
Alison Pottinger
Stage Manager
Jahmiko Marshall
Lighting
Khadija Raza
Designer
malakaï sargeant
Director
Lisa Atkin
Costume Supervisor
Kieron Lewis
Artwork Designer
Will Monks
Video Designer
Danielle Adeyinka-Uche
Company Stage Manager
Asha Jennings-grant
Movement / Intimacy Coordinator
Mwen
Sound Designer / Composer