Details

For the teeming populace of Old Mack's cacophonous yard in Port of Spain, Trinidad, it's a cheek by jowl existence lived out on a sweltering public stage. Snatches of calypso compete with hymn tunes, drums and street cries as neighbours drink, brawl, pass judgment, make love, look out for each other and crave a better life. But Ephraim is no dreamer and nothing, not even the seductive Rosa, is going to stop him escaping his dead-end job for a fresh start in England.

Cast/Performers

Martina Laird (Sophie), Jude Akuwudike (Charlie), Roy Emmet Brown (Prince), Trevor Michael Georges (Ketch), Tahirah Sharif (Esther), Burt Caesar (old Mack), Shaun Blackstock (Boy / Policeman), Okezie Morro (Ephraim), Bethan Mary-James (Mavis), Alisha Bailey (Rosa), Samuel Lloyd (Soldier / Sailor)

Creatives/Company

Author: Errol John
Presented by: Talawa
Producer: National Theatre
Director(s): Michael Buffong, Bret Yount (fight)
Design: Soutra Gilmour
Music: Felix Cross
Lighting: Johanna Town
Sound: Steven Brown