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Hounding of David Oluwale, The

By Oladipo Agboluaje

Year staged: 2009

Opening night: 31/01/2009

Theatre Company: Eclipse Theatre Company; 2003

Staged in: West Yorkshire Playhouse

Cast Size: 8

Synopsis

Based on Kester Aspden’s award-winning book that charts the life of a man hounded to death by racist police, Oladipo Agboluaje’s play brings David Oluwale back to Leeds to tell his story, face to face with the Scotland Yard Detective charged with investigating the case. From the prayers of his Maa’mi in Lagos and the glitter of the Mecca Dance Hall to the vagrant shelters of a city trying to recreate itself, this is a story of one man searching for justice and another who just wanted to find home.

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Hounding of David Oluwale, The

Publisher: Oberon Books

Year published: 2012

Original Cast

Richard Pepple

Kayode / Ade

Howard Charles

Chike / Jones

Clare Perkins

Alice / Patience

Luke Jardine

Ellerker

Ryan Early

Perkins

Daniel Francis

David Oluwale

Steve Jackson

Kitching

Laura Power

Janet / Meg

Production Team

Kate Waters

Fight Director

Chislom Alex

Dramaturg

Dawn Walton

Director

Emma Wee

Designer

Madeline O'Reilly

Assistant Director

Julian Horan

Casting Director

Stephen Medlin

Movement Director

Mic Pool

Sound

Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway

Assistant Director

Johanna Town

Lighting

Additional Materials

Link to Playscript

Playscript

Ref: MPS 11950

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