Not Your Superowman
By Emma Dennis-Edwards
Year staged: 2025
Opening night: 06/09/2025
Staged in: Bush Theatre
Cast Size: 2
Synopsis
In the aftermath of the death of their matriarch, Joyce and her daughter Erica struggle with what to do next. She was the glue that held everything together, so what now? Joyce thought she’d set Erica up for a better life, given her everything she never had. But Erica wonders if – despite all the therapy – perhaps she is no different from her mum after all. Or her mum’s mum. Maybe Joyce is right. Maybe they are cursed. Maybe they didn’t break the cycle. Maybe the cycle can never be broken.
Original Cast
Letitia Wright
Erica
Golda Rosheuvel
Joyce
Letitia Wright
Erica
Golda Rosheuvel
Joyce
Production Team
Shelley Maxwell
Movement Director
Anna Sheard
Stage Manager
Wabriya King
Production Dramatherapist
Jai Morjaria
Lighting Designer
Lynette Linton
Director
Cynthia De la Rosa
Wigs, Hair & Make-up Designer
Deirdre O'Halloran
Dramaturgy
Max Pappenheim
Sound Design
Chloe Stally-Gibson
Production Manager
Xana
Composer
Alex Berry
Set and Costume Designer
Hazel Holder
Voice and Dialect Coach
Ameila Michaels
Assistant Director
Luca Panetta
Lighting Programmer
Shelley Maxwell
Movement Director
Anna Sheard
Stage Manager
Wabriya King
Production Dramatherapist
Jai Morjaria
Lighting Designer
Lynette Linton
Director
Cynthia De la Rosa
Wigs, Hair & Make-up Designer
Deirdre O'Halloran
Dramaturgy
Max Pappenheim
Sound Design
Chloe Stally-Gibson
Production Manager
Xana
Composer
Alex Berry
Set and Costume Designer
Hazel Holder
Voice and Dialect Coach
Ameila Michaels
Assistant Director
Luca Panetta
Lighting Programmer