Shifters
By Benedict Lombe
Year staged: 2024
Opening night: 16/02/2024
Staged in: Bush Theatre
Cast Size: 2
Synopsis
Dre and Des. Young. Gifted. Black. He stayed. She left. Years later, tragedy brings Des and Dre crashing back into each other’s lives, carrying new secrets and old scars. With the clock counting down until Des has to leave again, memories of their teen years collide with their present and they’re forced to question if destiny has brought them back together for a reason.
The play first premiered at the Bush Theatre in February 2024 before subsequently moving to the West End’s Duke of York’s Theatre in August 2024.
Original Cast
Heather Agyepong
Des
Tosin Cole
Dre
Production Team
Neil Austin
Lighting Designer
Joel Trill
Voice
Wabriya King
Production Dramatherapist
Lynette Linton
Director
Tony Gayle
Sound Designer
Heather Basten CDG
Cast Director
Iman Wilson
casting Assistant
Chloe Stally-Gibson
Production Manager
Great Dietz
Design Assistant
XANA
Composer
Alex Berry
Set and Costume Designer
Amber Heslop
Casting Assistant