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Long Time No See

By Grant Buchanan Marshall

Year staged: 2002

Opening night: 18/04/2002

Theatre Company: Talawa Theatre Company; 1986

Staged in: Stratford Circus

Cast Size: 4

Synopsis

Long Time No See is the story of a white working class woman named Freda who marries Billy, a hopeful young Jamaican whom she meets in the Ska and Reggae filled dance halls of 1960s Manchester. Freda and Billy have a son, Devon, who has learning difficulties. On the day of Billy’s funeral, Freda’s estranged brother Alex, forces his way back into their lives and unearths 40 years of buried resentments, racial hatred and painful family secrets.

Original Cast

Jane Lowe

Cast

Anthony Ofoegbu

Cast

Michael Bertenshaw

Cast

Len Trusty

Cast

Production Team

Michael Buffong

Director

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Show Reports

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