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Aftertaste Of Sherry, An

By Allison West

Year staged: 1992

Opening night: 10/09/1992

Theatre Company: Black Theatre Co-operative; 1979

Staged in: Battersea Arts Centre

Cast Size: 4

Synopsis

The production takes the form of two one-act plays. They both reflect on the lives and times of four black women. The first play ‘Casualties’ studies the lifelong friendship of Thelma and Flora, two elderly black women. In the second play ‘Lesson Plans’ Terry and Jean show each other sisterhood and support in the face of divorce and newly found freedom.

Original Cast

Angela Wynter

Cast

Stacey Zuckerman

Cast

Production Team

Joan-Ann Maynard

Director

Additional Materials

Link to Publicity Materials

Publicity Materials

Ref: NTC/P/T/1/25/2

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Production File

Production File

Ref: NTC/P/T/1/25/1

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Playscript

Playscript

Ref: NTC/P/T/1/25/3

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Production Photographs

Production Photographs

Ref: NTC/P/T/1/25/4

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Recordings

Recordings

Ref: NTC/P/T/1/25/5

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Press Reviews

Press Reviews

Ref: NTC/P/T/3/019

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Playscript

Playscript

Ref: MPS 5600

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