The Dream: A Windrush Story
By Nnenna Samson Abosi
Year staged: 2025
Opening night: 31/03/2025
Theatre Company: SPID Theatre
Staged in: SPID Theatre
Cast Size: 12
Synopsis
The Dream is the story of a black British teen as he discovers police brutality and the rise of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s and 1970s in West London. The play explores black British history, highlights inequalities in our society and celebrates diverse heritage in Britain. The play explores Race Relations Acts of 1965, 1968 and 1976, the Mangrove 9 trials and the Black Power Movement.
Original Cast
Mutulu Wooley
Delvin
Bolu Lawson
Jamal
Ashlyn Joseph
Jennifer
Eliksa Elley
Sarah
Marian Allen
Grandma Lou
Danyaal Ellis
Leonard
Sean Jarrett
Samuel
Stewart Mackenzie
Sgt Pollock / Rick
Patrick Abbot
PC Dean / Mark
Christin Prustel
Elizabeth / Michelle
Kai Gama
Frank Critchlow / Ivan Van Fertima
Levi Birde
BP Host / BP Security
Production Team
Kayodeine
Sound Designer
Sahar Bano Malik
Producer
Fran Olivares Medina
Director
Lejaun Sheppard
Assistant Director
Katie Millington
Co-producer
Ran Tai
Production / Wellbeing Coordinator
Miguel Urbino
Set Designer
Benjamin Esterton
Technical Director / Sound Design
Evie McGrandles
Stage Management Assistant
Alice Cavanaugh
Stage Manager