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Absolute Beginners

By Roy Williams

Year staged: 2007

Opening night: 03/05/2007

Theatre Company: Fuel Theatre

Staged in: Lyric Hammersmith

Cast Size: 10

Synopsis

Teenagers are blowing away the cobwebs of post-war life – the absolute beginners are creating the world anew. A Vespa-riding young photographer takes a journey through the gritty and glamorous streets of West London chasing the love of his life. But behind the jazz, sex and drugs of the new age lies a simmering cauldron of racial hatred that threatens to ignite at any moment.

 

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Absolute Beginners

Publisher: Methuen Drama

Year published: 2008

Original Cast

Sid Mitchell

Photo Boy

Micah Balfour

Mr Cool

James Clyde

Henley / Mickey P / Admiral Drove

Tom Stuart

Wiz / Hoplite

David Sibley

Dad / Vendice

Joanne Matthews

Suze

Rachel Sanders

Big Jill / Mum

Darren Hart

Marcus

Richard Frame

Dean Swift / Ed the Ted / Verne

Tosin Olomowewe

Carl / African Student

Production Team

Soweto Kinch

Music

Lizzie Clachan

Designer

Guy Hoare

Lighting

Liam Steel

Director

Nick Manning

Sound

Matt Spencer

Video

Tim Klotz

Fights

Additional Materials

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Audio Extract

Ref: BBPA/3/1/4

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