Rock in Water, A
By Winsome Pinnock
Year staged: 1989
Opening night: 01/12/1989
Theatre Company: Royal Court's Young People's Theatre
Staged in: Royal Court Theatre
Cast Size: 15
Synopsis
A Rock in Water was commissioned by the Royal Court Young People’s Theatre, to examine the life and work of Trinidadian journalist and political activist, Claudia Jones who founded and edited the West Indian Gazette and Afro-Asian Caribbean News, and was central to the development of the Notting Hill Carnival in London.
Original Cast
Lunga Yeni
Claudia Jones
Yetunde Otuwehinmi
Carole
Marcelle Grant
Ben's daughter
Eveline Okonfo
Claudia Jones
Mary Richards
Claudia's Lawyer
Angela Bell
Elizabeth Gurley-Flynn / Evicted
Paris Yaw
Mary / Red
Luke Mariner
Factory Foreman / Mr Paulsen
Heather Durrant
Mother / Mrs Cochrane
David Edwards
Ned
Jenneba Sie Jalloh
Alice / Dina
Junior Blanche
Ben / Donald Hinds
Marcus Powell
Messenger Boy / Ahmed
Avril Evans
Stella / Prison Officer
Godfrey Walters
Charles / Cumberbatch / Mackenzie
Lunga Yeni
Claudia Jones
Yetunde Otuwehinmi
Carole
Marcelle Grant
Ben's daughter
Eveline Okonfo
Claudia Jones
Mary Richards
Claudia's Lawyer
Angela Bell
Elizabeth Gurley-Flynn / Evicted
Paris Yaw
Mary / Red
Luke Mariner
Factory Foreman / Mr Paulsen
Heather Durrant
Mother / Mrs Cochrane
David Edwards
Ned
Jenneba Sie Jalloh
Alice / Dina
Junior Blanche
Ben / Donald Hinds
Marcus Powell
Messenger Boy / Ahmed
Avril Evans
Stella / Prison Officer
Godfrey Walters
Charles / Cumberbatch / Mackenzie
Production Team
Elyse Dodgson
Director
Anabel Temple
Designer
Rick Fisher
Lighting
Allister Bain
Choreography
Mark Holnes
Musical Director
Philip Howard
Assistant Director
Bryan Bowen
Sound
Elyse Dodgson
Director
Anabel Temple
Designer
Rick Fisher
Lighting
Allister Bain
Choreography
Mark Holnes
Musical Director
Philip Howard
Assistant Director
Bryan Bowen
Sound
Additional Materials
Production Management File
Ref: THM/273/4/2/199
V&A Theatre and Perfornance Collection
Press Cuttings and Publicity Material
Ref: THM/273/7/2/675
V&A Theatre and Perfornance Collection
Poster
Ref: S.1842-1995
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection