Nine Night, The
By Edgar Nkosi White
Year staged: 1983
Opening night: 24/03/1983
Theatre Company: Black Theatre Co-operative; 1979
Staged in: The Factory
Cast Size: 4
Synopsis
Hamon Williams has lived in exile in England for twenty years. He calls a family gathering to propose that the family can regain its unity by travelling back to Jamaica. The nine night ritual for the dead is performed to help the troubled soul cross into Paradise and Hamon’s nine night is a cathartic experience of challenge, self-examination and release, that allows him to travel back to Jamaica.
Original Cast
T-Bone Wilson
Hamon Williams
Dona Croll
Irene Williams
Paul Stewart
Eulet
Sylvester Williams
Izak
Oona Kirsch
Lisa Wood
Janet Palmer
Sabina
Jason Rose
Ferret Christian
Production Team
Rufus Collins
Director
Donna Philip
Choreography
Roy Cohen
Sound and Lighting
Paddy Kamara
Designer
Jo Weelan
Producer
Additional Materials
Production Files
Ref: NTC/P/T/1/6
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Publicity Material
Ref: NTC/P/T/1/6/2
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Press reviews
Ref: NTC/P/T/3/017
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Press Cuttings
Ref: TFP108
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Photographic Negatives
Ref: THM/374/1/438
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection