House Of Agnes
By Levi David Addai
Year staged: 2008
Opening night: 04/03/2008
Theatre Company: Paines Plough; 1974-
Staged in: Oval House Theatre
Cast Size: 6
Synopsis
After 40 years of building a home in London, Agnes is retiring and moving back to Ghana. Her final wish is for her sons to live together under the same roof when she is gone. But her eldest, Sol, is living with a girlfriend Agnes loathes and he won’t move home until Agnes accepts her. Whilst younger brother Caleb will do whatever it takes to inherit the house – except share it with Sol. As her departure draws closer, tensions at Agnes’ rise to breaking point. Will she trust her 21st century boys and finally allow them to be men? Who will own the House of Agnes?
Original Cast
Cecilia Noble
Agnes Ofori
Anwar Lynch
Caleb Mensah
Ludvig Bonin
Solomon Mensah
Sheri-An Davis
Davina Marshall
Adam Deacon
Mehmet Sas
Catherine Bailey
Michaela Boyd
Production Team
George Perrin
Director
Poppy Lozynski
Design Assistant
Jemma Gardner
Stage Manager
Giles Thomas
Sound Technician
Robert Holmes
Production Manager
Chahine Yavroyan
Lighting Designer
Hannah Clark
Designer