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Can You Keep a Secret?

By Winsome Pinnock

Year staged: 1999

Opening night: 07/07/1999

Theatre Company: London; Half Moon Theatre

Staged in: Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre

Cast Size: 20

Synopsis

This tender and moving play explores the shocking murder of a young Black man (Derek) and it’s aftermath.

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Can You Keep a Secret?

Publisher: Faber and Faber

Year published: 1999

Original Cast

Clare Morgan

Fog

Chanelle Wilshire

Michaela

Amma Nkrumah

Georgie

Anna Whitwham

Kate

Raffick Baccus

Weirdboy

Steven Burrell

Derek

Clare Sanders

Candy

Sharlane Matty

Sally

Yasemin Rashit

Alyesha

James Wakefield

Sean

Karen Galliven

Chunky

Natasha Lewis

Mrs Lewis

Robert Chapman

Mr Lewis

Terwase Gbande

Ben

Mark Hyer

Chief Inspector Johnson

Monica Davis

Trish

Monique Peart

Doctor

Susannah Matthews

Kate's Mum

Jimmy Hurrell

Kate's Dad

Jimmy Hurrell

Dilys

Production Team

Scott Sellers

Designer

Delmozene Morris-Ley

Assistant Director

Scott Sellers

Assistant Director

Vishna Velada Billson

Director

Additional Materials

Link to Rehearsal and Production Photographs, Press Reviews, Interviews, and Set Drawings

Rehearsal and Production Photographs, Press Reviews, Interviews, and Set Drawings

Half Moon Theatre Archive (Stages of Half Moon)

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