The Whip
Year staged: 2019
Theatre Company: Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
Staged in: The Swan Theatre (Royal Shakespeare Company)
Cast Size: 12
Synopsis
As politicians gather to abolish the slave trade once and for all, just as morality and cunning compete amongst men thirsty for power, two women navigate their way to the true seat of political influence.
Original Cast
Michael Abubakar
Chorus
Riad Richie
The Speaker / Chorus
Bridgitta Roy
Chrous
Nadi Kemp-Sayfi
Chorus
Tom McCall
Anthony Bradshaw Cooper
David Birrell
Lord Maybourne
Richard Clothier
Alexander Boyd
John Cummins
Cornelius Hyde Villiers
Nicholas Gerard-Martin
William Purnell
Debbie Korley
Mercy Pryce
Corey Montague-Sholay
Edmund
Katherine Pearce
Horatia Poskitt
Michael Abubakar
Chorus
Riad Richie
The Speaker / Chorus
Bridgitta Roy
Chrous
Nadi Kemp-Sayfi
Chorus
Tom McCall
Anthony Bradshaw Cooper
David Birrell
Lord Maybourne
Richard Clothier
Alexander Boyd
John Cummins
Cornelius Hyde Villiers
Nicholas Gerard-Martin
William Purnell
Debbie Korley
Mercy Pryce
Corey Montague-Sholay
Edmund
Katherine Pearce
Horatia Poskitt
Production Team
Akintayo Akinbode
Music
Kev McCurdy
Fight Director
Coral Messam
Movement Director
Claire Windsor
Sound
Kimberley Sykes
Director
Ciaran Bagnall
Set and Lighting Designer
Akintayo Akinbode
Music
Kev McCurdy
Fight Director
Coral Messam
Movement Director
Claire Windsor
Sound
Kimberley Sykes
Director
Ciaran Bagnall
Set and Lighting Designer