Details

On April Fool's Day 1984, hours before his 45th birthday, Marvin Gaye was shot dead by his father in the shared family home they called the 'Big House.' What happened there - and whether it was murder or suicide - has been shrouded in mystery since. In charting the untold truths about what happened during Marvin Gaye's haunting final days, Soul is a parable about an American family prepared to do anything to promote and protect their children. Not just the story of Marvin Gaye, but of many a musical icon whose family life has been crushed by the effects of their stardom - a searing portrait of the pitfalls of the American dream.

Cast/Performers

Adjoa Andoh, Leo Wringer, Petra Letang, Mimi Ndiweni, Nathan Ives-Moira, Keenan Munn-Francis, Abiona Omonua

Creatives/Company

Author: Roy Williams
Producer(s): Royal and Derngate, Hackney Empire
Director: James Dacre
Design: Jon Bausor
Lighting: Mark Howland
Choreographer: Anna Morrissey
Sound: Fergus O'Hare