Princess and the Hustler
By Chinonyerem Odimba
Year staged: 2019
Theatre Company: Eclipse Theatre Company
Staged in: Bristol Old Vic
Cast Size: 7
Synopsis
Meet Princess. A cheeky ten-year-old, with a plan to win the Weston-super-Mare Beauty Contest. Trouble is, her mum is busy working several jobs, her brother, a budding photographer, won’t even take her picture and then – The Hustler returns. In 1963 Bristol, as Black British Civil Rights campaigners walk onto the streets, Princess finds out what it really means to be black and beautiful.
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Princess and the Hustler
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Year published: 2019
Original Cast
Romayne Andrews
Leon
Donna Berlin
Mavis
Emily Burnett
Lorna
Seun Shote
Wendell - The Hustler
Fode Simbo
Wendell - Junior
Kudzai Sitima
Phyllis - Princess
Jade Yourell
Margot
Romayne Andrews
Leon
Donna Berlin
Mavis
Emily Burnett
Lorna
Seun Shote
Wendell - The Hustler
Fode Simbo
Wendell - Junior
Kudzai Sitima
Phyllis - Princess
Jade Yourell
Margot
Production Team
Dawn Walton
Director
Chinonyerem Odimba
Writer
Briony Barnett
Casting
Emilie Lahouel
Assistant Director
Simon Kenny
Design
Aideen Malone
Lighting
Richard Hammarton
Sound
Victoria Igbokwe
Movement
Joel Trill
Voice
Ola Animashawun
Dramaturg
Dawn Walton
Director
Chinonyerem Odimba
Writer
Briony Barnett
Casting
Emilie Lahouel
Assistant Director
Simon Kenny
Design
Aideen Malone
Lighting
Richard Hammarton
Sound
Victoria Igbokwe
Movement
Joel Trill
Voice
Ola Animashawun
Dramaturg