Marching for Fausa
By Biyi Bandele
Year staged: 1993
Opening night: 01/01/1993
Theatre Company: English Stage Company
Staged in: Royal Court Theatre
Cast Size: 7
Synopsis
Marching for Fausa explores political corruption in the Federal Republic of Songhai, a fictional country on the west coast of Africa. A young journalist and photographer, Telani Balarabe, is investigating the disappearance of a group of schoolchildren, arrested by the State Security Service during a public demonstration.
Original Cast
Pauline Black
Nneka
Femi Jr Elufowoju
Ebenezer / Business Man
Jude Akuwudike
State Security Officer 1
Patrice Naiambana
Dr Olatide Kiriyo / School Teacher
Pamela Nomvete
Talata Mai Nono / Leader of the women
Leo Wringer
Zak / Army Officer 2 / Alleluia Police Officer
Susan Aderin
Telani Balarabe
Production Team
Martin Johns
Designer
Kevin Oliver
Sound
Vicki Carter
Sound
Annie Castledine
Director
Juwon Ogungbe
Music
Jon Linstrum
Lighting
Additional Materials
Production Management File
Ref: THM/273/4/2/222
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection
Photographs and Contact Sheets
Ref: THM/273/6/1/313
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection