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Hero's Welcome, A

By Winsome Pinnock

Year staged: 1989

Opening night: 16/02/1989

Theatre Company: The Women's Playhouse Trust

Staged in: Royal Court Theatre

Cast Size: 7

Synopsis

A Hero’s Welcome follows the story of three young women growing up in the Caribbean in 1947 and the men who seem to offer a way out.

 

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Hero's Welcome, A

Publisher: Aurora Metro Press

Year published: 1993

Original Cast

Andrew Frasier

Charlie

Brian Bovell

Len

Gary McDonald

Stanley

Joanne Campbell

Ishbel

Suzanne Packer

Minda

Mona Hammond

Nana

Pamela Nomvete

Sis

Production Team

Tina MacHugh

Lighting Designer

Lucy Weller

Designer

Jules Wright

Director

Adrianne Moore

Assistant Director

Bryan Bowen

Sound

Additional Materials

Link to Playscript

Playscript

Ref: MPS 4094

British Library

Link to Photographic Negatives

Photographic Negatives

Ref: THM/374/1/1388

V&A Theatre and Performance Collection

Link to Flyers and Programmes

Flyers and Programmes

Ref: WPT/1/1/1/1/5

University of Bristol Theatre Collection

Link to Photographs

Photographs

Ref: WPT/1/1/2/2/7

University of Bristol Theatre Collection

Link to Press Cuttings

Press Cuttings

Ref: WPT/1/1/3/2/1

University of Bristol Theatre Collection

Link to Press Cuttings

Press Cuttings

Ref: WPT/1/1/3/3/5

University of Bristol Theatre Collection

Link to Poster

Poster

Ref: WPT/1/1/4/2

University of Bristol Theatre Collection

Link to Administrative File including Contracts and Production Notes

Administrative File including Contracts and Production Notes

Ref: WPT/1/2/1/5

University of Bristol Theatre Collection

Link to Marketing File

Marketing File

Ref: WPT/1/2/1/5/2

University of Bristol Theatre Collection

Link to Finance and Fundings File

Finance and Fundings File

Ref: WPT/1/2/1/5/3

University of Bristol Theatre Collection

Link to Script

Script

Ref: WPT/1/2/1/5/4

University of Bristol Theatre Collection

Link to Recording

Recording

Ref: CKEY6881690

British Library

Link to Audio Extract

Audio Extract

Ref: BBPA/3/1/37

National Theatre

Link to Further Production Source

Further Production Source

Living Archive (Royal Court)

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