Mwana
By Tawona Sithole
Year staged: 2012
Opening night: 10/02/2012
Theatre Company: Ankur Productions
Staged in: Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Cast Size: 5
Synopsis
Mwana is a salad boy – neither Western or African he is a young Zimbabwean educated in Glasgow, conflicted between his love for the West and the traditional values and expectations of his heritage. Returning to Harare for his elder brother’s wedding, Mwana has a secret to reveal which has far wider consqequences than he can imagine.
Original Cast
Denver Isaac
Mwanawashe Nyike (Mwana)
Moses Hardwick
Joaquim Nyika (Mwana)
Mairi Phillip
Kirsten Brown
Nicola Gardner
Gladys Nyika (Mai Nyika)
Emmanuel Kurewa
Stanley Nyika (Dr Nyika)
Denver Isaac
Mwanawashe Nyike (Mwana)
Moses Hardwick
Joaquim Nyika (Mwana)
Mairi Phillip
Kirsten Brown
Nicola Gardner
Gladys Nyika (Mai Nyika)
Emmanuel Kurewa
Stanley Nyika (Dr Nyika)
Production Team
Shabina Aslam
Director
Ricardo Pardo
Designer
Kai Fischer
Lighting
Kim Beveridge
Video Artist
Mark Neville
Music / Sound
Shabina Aslam
Director
Ricardo Pardo
Designer
Kai Fischer
Lighting
Kim Beveridge
Video Artist
Mark Neville
Music / Sound