Streetwise
By Benjamin Zephaniah
Year staged: 1990
Opening night: 10/10/1990
Theatre Company: Temba Theatre Company; 1972
Staged in: Watermans Art Centre
Cast Size: 4
Synopsis
When protagonist Streetwise is the victim of a racist hate crime on the eve of carnival, his friends find themselves torn between violent retribution and diplomatic resolution. Following the play’s core quartet as they reckon with the aftermath of the crime, Zephaniah’s electric rhyming text is a complex yet uplifting exploration of solidarity.
Original Cast
Ewen Cummins
Streetwise
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Angel
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Valerie
Sharon Henry
Bingy
Production Team
Alby James
Director
Additional Materials
Unpublished Playscript
Ref: BBPA/4/30
National Theatre
Poster
Ref: BCA/Ephemera/374
Black Cultural Archives