Swim, Aunty, Swim!
By Siana Bangura
Year staged: 2024
Opening night: 20/05/2024
Theatre Company: tiata fahodzi
Staged in: Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Cast Size: 4
Synopsis
Fatu is in search of a new life and a fresh start. Leaving London behind, she makes her way to Coventry. There she forms a friendship with fellow members of her new church, Aunty Blessing and Aunty Ama. At Ama’s whim, the three of them embark on a watery challenge. What begins as light-hearted fun and a distraction from the mundane routine of life and church, becomes a ritual of healing and rebirth, after a season of grieving.
Original Cast
Sam Baker-Jones
Danny
Anni Domingo
Fatu
Evelyn Duah
Ama
Karlina Grace-Paseda
Blessing
Production Team
Ryan Joseph Stafford
Lighting
Samantha Adams
Dramatherapist
Duramaney Kamara
Sound Designer
Gabrielle Nimmo
Movement Director
Madeleine Kludje
Director
Claire Winifred
Set Designer
Sarah Githugu
Assistant Director
Naomi Thompson
Costume
Chinonyerem Odimba
Dramaturg