The Accordion Shop
By Cush Jumbo
Year staged: 2015
Opening night: 06/07/2015
Theatre Company: LSC Expressive Arts
Staged in: Olivier Theatre, National Theatre
Cast Size: 7
Synopsis
Mister Ellody has quietly kept his accordion shop going on his local high street for generations. One day, he steps out of his door and witnesses an extraordinary incident: hundreds of young people are surging onto the street, and they’ve all received the same text message on their phones which simply says “RIOT. THE ROAD. 7pm TONIGHT.”
Original Cast
Samara Ansah
Girl
Louis Bukasa
Boy
Islam Boukkaz
Boy
Shannon Henry
Girl
Kimberley Okoye
Teacher
Pollyann Ellick
News Reporter
Chicago Johnson
Girl
Cashuana Holland
Old Lady
Michael Bunga
Camera Man
Omar Ahmed
Mister Ellody
Albertas Muradian
Boy
Bradley Conner-Dew
Policeman
Berkeley Osemwegie
Boy
Marvellous Fayosse
Boy
Samara Ansah
Girl
Louis Bukasa
Boy
Islam Boukkaz
Boy
Shannon Henry
Girl
Kimberley Okoye
Teacher
Pollyann Ellick
News Reporter
Chicago Johnson
Girl
Cashuana Holland
Old Lady
Michael Bunga
Camera Man
Omar Ahmed
Mister Ellody
Albertas Muradian
Boy
Bradley Conner-Dew
Policeman
Berkeley Osemwegie
Boy
Marvellous Fayosse
Boy
Production Team
Tyler Dew
Theatre Technician
Yusuf Khamisa
Director
Jeremy Parsons
Sound Designer / Lead Technician
Laurynas Godvaisa
Sound Operator
Rebecca Sawyer
Lighting Designer / Operator
Tyler Dew
Theatre Technician
Yusuf Khamisa
Director
Jeremy Parsons
Sound Designer / Lead Technician
Laurynas Godvaisa
Sound Operator
Rebecca Sawyer
Lighting Designer / Operator