65 With a Bullet
Year staged: 1989
Theatre Company: Black Theatre Co-operative; 1979
Staged in: Battersea Arts Centre
Cast Size: 6
Synopsis
Switching between modern day England the British Occupied West Indies, the play revolves around the lives of husband and wife Alfonse and Cherrie (the plot is also interjected with many songs, sung by Alfonse and the company). In modern day, Alfonse has become estranged from his family and is about to leave England, potentially to return to the West Indies. It is suggested that Alfonse was once a great husband to Cherrie, but the pressures of fatherhood and living in England have led him to beat his children and cheat on his wife. As his day of departure gradually grows nearer, his family each have their final encounters with him, for better or for worse.
Original Cast
Victor Romero Evans
Cast
Marcia Rose
Cast
Kenrick Rowe
Cast
Alan Weekes
Cast
Carlton White
Cast
Sylvester Williams
Cast
Production Team
Malcolm Frederick
Director
Alan Weekes
Musical Director
Jane Linz-Roberts
Designer
Richard De Cordava
Lighting
Additional Materials
Publicity Material
Ref: NTC/P/T/1/20/2
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Production Photographs
Ref: NTC/P/T/1/20/4
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Video and audio recordings
Ref: NTC/P/T/1/20/5
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive