Long Time No See
By Grant Buchanan Marshall
Year staged: 2002
Opening night: 18/04/2002
Theatre Company: Talawa Theatre Company; 1986
Staged in: Stratford Circus
Cast Size: 4
Synopsis
Long Time No See is the story of a white working class woman named Freda who marries Billy, a hopeful young Jamaican whom she meets in the Ska and Reggae filled dance halls of 1960s Manchester. Freda and Billy have a son, Devon, who has learning difficulties. On the day of Billy’s funeral, Freda’s estranged brother Alex, forces his way back into their lives and unearths 40 years of buried resentments, racial hatred and painful family secrets.
Original Cast
Jane Lowe
Cast
Anthony Ofoegbu
Cast
Michael Bertenshaw
Cast
Len Trusty
Cast
Production Team
Michael Buffong
Director
Additional Materials
Production Accounts
Ref: TTC/2/2/31
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Production Management Correspondence
Ref: TTC/4/1/32
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Marketing Correspondence
Ref: TTC/8/1/31
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Poster
Ref: BCA/Ephemera/235
Black Cultural Archives