Beef, No Chicken
By Derek Walcott
Year staged: 1989
Opening night: 08/03/1989
Theatre Company: Talawa Theatre Company; 1986
Staged in: Shaw Theatre
Cast Size: 13
Synopsis
Set in Trinidad, Beef No Chicken is a tragicomedy about a small town facing the encroachment of a six-lane highway.
Listen to an extract of the play here (link opens a new tab).
Find the script
Beef, No Chicken
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York
Year published: 1986
Original Cast
Calvin Simpson
Cardiff Joe
Shango Baku
Otto Hogan
Jo Martin
Drusilla Douglas
Ram John Holder
Eldrigde Franco
Carmen Munroe
Euphony Hogan
Susan Lycett
Mitzi Almandoz
Vincent Wong
Mr Lai-Fook
Jim Findley
Mr Mongroo
Syreeta Kumar
Sumintra Ramsingh
Ronny Cush
The Deacon
Roger Griffiths
The Limer
T Bone Wilson
The Mayor
Leroy Beresford
Cedric Hart
Sylvester Williams
Cast
Calvin Simpson
Cardiff Joe
Shango Baku
Otto Hogan
Jo Martin
Drusilla Douglas
Ram John Holder
Eldrigde Franco
Carmen Munroe
Euphony Hogan
Susan Lycett
Mitzi Almandoz
Vincent Wong
Mr Lai-Fook
Jim Findley
Mr Mongroo
Syreeta Kumar
Sumintra Ramsingh
Ronny Cush
The Deacon
Roger Griffiths
The Limer
T Bone Wilson
The Mayor
Leroy Beresford
Cedric Hart
Sylvester Williams
Cast
Production Team
Richard Moffat
Lighting
Geraldine Connor
Musical Director
Jackie Guy
Choreographer
Yvonne Brewster
Director
Francis Stevenson
Lighting
Ram John Holder
Musical Consultant
Curtis Lugay
Sound
Carmen Munroe
Assistant Director
Janey Gardiner
Designer
Richard Moffat
Lighting
Geraldine Connor
Musical Director
Jackie Guy
Choreographer
Yvonne Brewster
Director
Francis Stevenson
Lighting
Ram John Holder
Musical Consultant
Curtis Lugay
Sound
Carmen Munroe
Assistant Director
Janey Gardiner
Designer
Additional Materials
Audio Tapes
Ref: BTF/P/Y/4031
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Negatives
Ref: BTF/P/Y/4026N
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Photographs
Ref: BTF/P/Y/4021
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Photographs
Ref: BTF/P/Y/4018
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Set Photographs
Ref: BTF/P/Y/4017
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Receipt Book of Rehearsal Notes
Ref: BTF/P/Y/4005
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Press Cuttings
Ref: BTF/P/1/4015
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive
Playscript
Ref: BTF/P/S/4033
Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive