Enough of Him
By May Sumbwanyambe
Year staged: 2022
Opening night: 20/10/2022
Staged in: National Theatre of Scotland
Cast Size: 4
Synopsis
Based on a true story, Enough of Him explores the life of Joseph Knight, an African man enslaved by plantation owner Sir John Wedderburn and brought to Scotland to serve in his Perthshire mansion. Highly favoured by Wedderburn and yet still enslaved, Knight balances on the knife edge between obligation and a soul-deep yearning for freedom. He forges a bond with Annie, a young Scottish servant working in the household, and the two of them fall in love. But the walls of Ballindean do not keep secrets — their affair unsettles Lady Wedderburn, whose bitter loneliness is only deepened by the close bond her husband has with Knight. Joseph will endure bondage no longer. What happens when Joseph’s dreams clash with those of the man who owns him? What becomes of us all when past brutalities bleed into our present realities?
Original Cast
Omar Austin
Joseph Knight
Catriona Faint
Anne/Annie Thompson
Rachael-Rose McLaren
Margaret Wedderburn
Matthew Pidgeon
Sir John Wedderburn
Production Team
May Sumbwanyambe
Writer
Garen Abel Unokan
Assistant Director
Ingrid Mackinnon
Movement Director
Ingrid Mackinnon
Intimacy Coordinator
Emma Jones
Lighting Designer
Fred Meller
Set and Costume Designer
Pippa Murphy
Sound Designer
Ana Beatriz Meireles
Associate Movement Director / Associate Intimacy Director
Orla O'Loughlin
Director