The Emperor Jones

Archive Listings for The Emperor Jones

T2009474467 (OLIVIER07) Running time 70 minutes.Producer National Theatre. Director Thea Sharrock. Design Robin Don. Lighting Neil Austin. Music Sister Bliss. Choreographer Fin Walker. Sound Gregory Clarke. Performer Paterson Joseph (Emperor Jones). Performer Adrian Christopher. Performer Olivette Cole-Wilson. Performer Yemi Goodman-Ajibade. Performer Brooks Livermore. Performer John Marquez. Performer Rox Obano. Performer Daniel Poyser. Performer Leroy Ricardo-Jones. Performer Corinne Skinner Carter. Performer Jonathan Taylor. Performer Dwayne Barnaby. Performer Brooks Livermore. Performer Rex Obano. Performer Daniel Poyser.
22 Aug 07 to 31 Oct 07	Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L226988906
T1088755117 (GATE05) Running time: approximately 70 mins.Producer The Gate. Director Thea Sharrock. Design Richard Hudson. Lighting Adam Silverman. Sound Gregory Clarke. Performer Paterson Joseph.
16 Nov 05 to 14 Jan 06	The Gate Theatre, Inner London :: V231 listing details L0319660249

Details

Play :: Southern American ex-convict, Brutus Jones, aided by his double- crossing British ally, Smithers, connives his way into an uncompromising dictatorship over a remote island in the West Indies. Faced with a terrifying people’s revolt, the delusional Emperor escapes to the dark forest and a promise of salvation. But in the searing heat and to the ominous pulse of his trackers’ drums, Jones is driven to make his way through every lead bullet in his gun, right down to the silver one he is saving for himself.

Author

Eugene O'Neill