Dragon Can't Dance, The
By Earl Lovelace
Year staged: 1990
Opening night: 29/06/1990
Theatre Company: Talawa Theatre Company; 1986
Staged in: Theatre Royal, Stratford East
Cast Size: 12
Synopsis
The Dragon Can’t Dance explores the power of Carnival over the lives of the community on Calvary Hill, in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Original Cast
Jacqui Chan
Cleothilda
Dhirendra
Pariag
Nicholas Boyce
Basil
Shelley King
Dolly
Cyril I Nri
Aldrick
Oscar James
Philo
Geff Francis
Fisheye
Trevor Marshall-Ward
Mr Guy
Anni Domingo
Olive
Trevor Marshall-Ward
Reds
Laura Beckford
Sylvia
Susan Aderin
Yvonne
Production Team
Steve Whitson
Lighting
Ellen Cairns
Designer
Greta Mendez
Choreography
Yvonne Brewster
Director
Dominique Le Gendre
Musical Director
Additional Materials
Production Accounts
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Production Management Correspondence
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Marketing Correspondence
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Flyer
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Advertising postcard
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Programme
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Programme for Not Fade Away with Advert for The Dragon Can't Dance
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Press Cuttings
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Production Materials
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Photographic Negatives
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Press Cuttings
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