Blest Be The Tie
By Doña Daley
Year staged: 2004
Opening night: 15/04/2004
Theatre Company: Talawa Theatre Company; 1986
Staged in: Royal Court Theatre
Cast Size: 3
Synopsis
A surprise visitor from Jamaica arrives at the cramped Clapham high rise flat where Florence lives alone – her children are grown and her husband long dead – making the best of her lot with neighbour and close friend Eunice. The visit unsettles both Florence and Eunice and challenges Florence’s life of quiet acceptance, and her thoughts on home, family and friendship.
Original Cast
Ellen Thomas
Martha
Marion Bailey
Eunice
Lorna Gayle
Florence
Ellen Thomas
Martha
Marion Bailey
Eunice
Lorna Gayle
Florence
Production Team
Paulette Randall
Director
Additional Materials
Production Accounts
Ref: TTC/2/2/36
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Production Management Correspondence
Ref: TTC/4/1/37
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Marketing Correspondence
Ref: TTC/8/1/41
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Video Recording of 'BBC London News'
Ref: TTC/7/4/3
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection