Palm Wine & Stout, by Segun Lee-French, is back on tour throughout the East of England from March 6th until May 24th 2014.
I
saw it first time out, and now it has a new cast, and is to visit new
venues.
East
Anglia’s regional touring theatre company Eastern Angles are back
on the road this Spring with their latest show, Palm
Wine & Stout. Written by acclaimed
poet and playwright Segun Lee-French, this funny and emotional play
is based on the writer’s visit back to a small Nigerian village in
search of his father. The story, which focuses on Taiye, a young
British man on a quest to find out more about his African heritage,
draws some fascinating parallels with English village life. Along the
way Taiye experiences both the vibrant bustle of modern Nigerian city
life and the mysterious rituals of rural African villagers. With
half-brother, Femi, as his guide, Taiye’s journey becomes a
challenging culture clash incorporating music, dance and host of
spiritual ancestors.
Directed
by Eastern Angles’ founder and Artistic Director, Ivan Cutting, the
play will visit fifty East Anglian venues during March, April and May
including the Sir John Mills Theatre in Ipswich and Woodbridge
Community Hall. Ivan Cutting said; “This is a fantastic play. We
took the show out in 2010 when it got some great feedback from
critics and audiences so now we want more people to experience this
heart-warming piece of theatre. It’s got some really great
atmospheric music, some very funny moments and will certainly strike
a chord with anyone familiar with the day-to-day eccentricities and
petty politics of village life!”
“This
production fairly sizzled with energy and ideas”
East Anglian Daily Times
“A
tale of pride and tenderness, money and mourning that is
warm,
sharp, funny and refreshingly challenging”
The Stage
“Black
British theatre has found an appealingly quirky
voice
in Segun Lee-French”
Daily Telegraph
Palm
Wine & Stout is sponsored by Ipswich Building Society &
Greater Anglia
Box
Office: 01473 211498
rehearsal photograph by Mike Kwasniak
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