After Independence
By May Sumbwanyambe
Year staged: 2016
Opening night: 06/05/2016
Staged in: The Arcola Theatre
Cast Size: 4
Synopsis
Guy and Kathleen grow their crops, raise their daughter, and pay their taxes. But Africa is changing, country by country. White farmers in Zimbabwe must now answer for history’s crimes. When Charles arrives with a purchase order, there’s more than just land at stake. With violence threatening to erupt, he will do whatever it takes to restore their farm to the ‘native’ population. As truths are revealed and moralities questioned, are things ever more than simply black and white? Inspired by real events in Zimbabwe.
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After Independence
Publisher: Methuen Drama (Bloomsbury)
Year published: 2017
Original Cast
Sandra Duncan
Kathleen
Peter Guinness
Guy
Stefan Adegbola
Charles
Beatriz Romilly
Chipo
Sandra Duncan
Kathleen
Peter Guinness
Guy
Stefan Adegbola
Charles
Beatriz Romilly
Chipo
Production Team
Max Dorey
Designer
Richard Hammerton
Sound
May Sumbwanyambe
Writer
George Turvey
Director
Christopher Nairne
Lighting
Max Dorey
Designer
Richard Hammerton
Sound
May Sumbwanyambe
Writer
George Turvey
Director
Christopher Nairne
Lighting