The Gift
By Janice Okoh
Year staged: 2020
Opening night: 29/01/2020
Theatre Company: Eclipse Theatre Company
Staged in: Theatre Royal, Stratford East
Cast Size: 6
Synopsis
A subversive comedy drama about imperialism, cross-racial adoption, cultural appropriation… and tea.
Original Cast
Joanna Brookes
Harriet Waller / Queen Victoria
Donna Berlin
Aggie / Sarah
Dave Fishley
James Davies
Richard Teverson
Reverend Venn
Rebecca Charles
Mrs Schoen / Harriet
Shannon Hayes
Sarah Bonetta Davies
Joanna Brookes
Harriet Waller / Queen Victoria
Donna Berlin
Aggie / Sarah
Dave Fishley
James Davies
Richard Teverson
Reverend Venn
Rebecca Charles
Mrs Schoen / Harriet
Shannon Hayes
Sarah Bonetta Davies
Production Team
Johanna Town
Lighting Designer
Adrienne Quartly
Sound Designer
Dawn Walton
Director
Simon Kenny
Designer
Hazel Holder
Dialect Coach
Ola Animashawun
Dramaturg
Vicki Igbokwe
Movement Director / Associate Director
Johanna Town
Lighting Designer
Adrienne Quartly
Sound Designer
Dawn Walton
Director
Simon Kenny
Designer
Hazel Holder
Dialect Coach
Ola Animashawun
Dramaturg
Vicki Igbokwe
Movement Director / Associate Director