Synopsis
Two hundred years ago, Olaudah Equiano read the harrowing reports of a massacre aboard the slave ship Zong, where 132 Africans were thrown overboard. Joining forces with anti-slavery campaigner Granville Sharp to publicly condemn these actions, he helped set in motion events which led to the abolition movement in the UK. But Olaudah’s mission goes beyond the courtroom. Having bought his own freedom, he now faces a personal battle to rediscover his past and accept his true self.
Original Cast
Simon Holland Roberts
Sir John / Robert Stubbs / William Woodfall
Remi King
Arthur Piggott / James Kelsall
Kiera Lester
Ama/Gloria
Bethan Mary-James
Joyi / Lord Mansfield
Eliza Smith
Annie Greenwood / Elijah Brown
Sidiki Dembele
Onstage Musical Director
Michael Elcock
Ottobah Cugoano
Paul Higgins
Granville Sharp
Alice Vilanculo
Riba
Giles Terera
Olaudah Equiano
Simon Holland Roberts
Sir John / Robert Stubbs / William Woodfall
Remi King
Arthur Piggott / James Kelsall
Kiera Lester
Ama/Gloria
Bethan Mary-James
Joyi / Lord Mansfield
Eliza Smith
Annie Greenwood / Elijah Brown
Sidiki Dembele
Onstage Musical Director
Michael Elcock
Ottobah Cugoano
Paul Higgins
Granville Sharp
Alice Vilanculo
Riba
Giles Terera
Olaudah Equiano
Production Team
Tom Morris
Co-director
Kate Waters
Fight Director
Samantha Adams
Dramatherapist
Ingrid Mackinnon
Movement Director
Zeynep Kepekli
Lighting Designer
Nadia Williams
Assistant Director
Giles Terera
Playwright / Director
Rhianne Good
Costume Supervisor
Jean Chan
Set and Costume Designer
David / Dave Price
Sound Designer / Co-Composer
Conrad Murray
Beatbox and Loop Coach
Julia Head
Associate Director
Claire O'Reilly
Associate Director
Tom Morris
Co-director
Kate Waters
Fight Director
Samantha Adams
Dramatherapist
Ingrid Mackinnon
Movement Director
Zeynep Kepekli
Lighting Designer
Nadia Williams
Assistant Director
Giles Terera
Playwright / Director
Rhianne Good
Costume Supervisor
Jean Chan
Set and Costume Designer
David / Dave Price
Sound Designer / Co-Composer
Conrad Murray
Beatbox and Loop Coach
Julia Head
Associate Director
Claire O'Reilly
Associate Director