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Redemption Song

By Edgar Nkosi White

Year staged: 1984

Opening night: 07/06/1984

Theatre Company: Black Theatre Co-operative; 1979

Staged in: Riverside Studios

Cast Size: 8

Synopsis

Redemption Song is a blend of melodrama and ritual. A poet, Legion Bramble, returns to his island homeland during the Mummers’ Festival after an unhappy stay in Britain, to reclaim his West Indian identity.

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Redemption Song

Publisher: M. Boyars, London

Year published: 1985

Original Cast

Carmen Munroe

Miss Beatrice

Victor Romero Evans

Legion Bramble

Trish Cooke

Mad Anne

Malcolm Frederick

Mr Fowler

Ram John Holder

Peter Bramble

Chris Tajah

Simon

Stephen Persaud

Sores

Janet Kay

Verity Fowler

Production Team

Charlie Hanson

Director

David Richardson

Lighting

Gemma Jackson

Designer

Additional Materials

Link to Programme

Programme

Ref: NTC/P/T/1/10/2/001

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Poster (A1)

Poster (A1)

Ref: NTC/P/T/1/10/2/002

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Poster (A3)

Poster (A3)

Ref: NTC/P/T/1/10/2/003

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Press Reviews

Press Reviews

Ref: NTC/P/T/3/013

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Press Reviews

Press Reviews

Ref: NTC/P/T/3/017

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Poster

Ref: BCA/Ephemera/79

Black Cultural Archives

Link to Press Cuttings

Press Cuttings

Ref: THM/77/2/87

V&A Theatre and Performance Collection

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