Under Their Influence
By Wayne Buchanan
Year staged: 2000
Opening night: 03/05/2000
Theatre Company: Kushite Theatre Company
Staged in: Oval House Theatre
Cast Size: 13
Synopsis
Under Their Influence is set in contemporary London. The action takes place in a mental institution where the patient is having what he hopes is his final assessment. Randoulf takes his psychiatrist on a journey she does not anticipate, hoping that she will see him as an individual rather than a bunch of clinical symptoms to be controlled. As Doctor Kumar is taken on this trip, we see and feel the internal workings of Randoulf, his political views, his passions, his weaknesses, his pain and vulnerability. We meet some of his friends, lovers and most important of all, his alter ego.
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Under Their Influence
Publisher: Aurora Metro Press
Year published: 2000
Original Cast
Delon Watson
Josephine
Jasper Hone
Nurse
John Murphy
Guard 1
Wayne Buchanan
Randoulf
Marcia Hewitt
Randoulf 2
Deni Francis
Dr Rani Kumar
Kate Hart
Nicole
Ian Harry
Julian
Sharon D Clarke
Randoulf's mother
Chris Parham
Guard 2
Zuri Janett
Randoulf as a boy
Kelly Haplin
Police Officer 1
Daniel Copelette
Police Officer 2
Production Team
Karena Johnson
Director
Tom Cotterill
Designer
Ian Bald
Lighting
Alexandra Kyamanywa
Costumes