Black Love
By Chinonyerem Odimba
Year staged: 2021
Theatre Company: Paines Plough; 1974-
Staged in: Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Cast Size: 3
Synopsis
Meet Aurora and Orion: Sister and Brother. Constellations in time. More than blood. More than just fam. They look after each other in their small London flat, filled with the memories of their parents’ Black Love. When that love is threatened, they have to find their way back to each other and to what it means to love whilst Black. Using real-life stories, imagined worlds and new songs inspired by an R&B heritage, they begin a journey to confronting their own worst fears.
Original Cast
Eleanor Sutton
Lois
Leah St Luce
Roo
Nathan Queeley-Dennis
Orion
Ayo-Dele Edwards
Voice
Eleanor Sutton
Lois
Leah St Luce
Roo
Nathan Queeley-Dennis
Orion
Ayo-Dele Edwards
Voice
Production Team
Lydia Denno
Designer
Chinonyerem Odimba
Writer
Chinonyerem Odimba
Director
Katie Posner
Director
Kieran Lucas
Sound Designer
Gillian Tan
Lighting Designer
Kloe Dean
Movement Director
Lydia Denno
Designer
Chinonyerem Odimba
Writer
Chinonyerem Odimba
Director
Katie Posner
Director
Kieran Lucas
Sound Designer
Gillian Tan
Video Consultant
Kloe Dean
Movement Director