Trinity: The Long and Cheerful Road to Slavery
By Edgar Nkosi White
Year staged: 1982
Theatre Company: Black Theatre Co-operative; 1979
Staged in: Riverside Studios
Cast Size: 3
Synopsis
Three one act plays dealing with relationships. A Nigerian and West Indian in a London jail trying to bridge the 400 year old gulf of culture and historical seperation; the confrontation between an African military zealot and the ex minister of the corrupt ousted African government; and the marital tangles between a wealthy West Indian who has chosen a life of poverty in Britian and his elitist wife who fails to understand his voluntary exile from their narrow society at home.
Original Cast
Victor Romero Evans
Faigan
Burt Caesar
Ikuru
Melvyn Jones
Policeman
Production Team
Charlie Hanson
Director
Additional Materials
Production Records
Ref: NTC/P/T/1/3
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Publicity Material
Ref: NTC/P/T/1/3/2
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Press Reviews
Ref: NTC/P/T/3/014
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