Nina: A Story About Me and Nina Simone
By Josette Bushell-Mingo
Year staged: 2016
Opening night: 18/10/2016
Theatre Company: Riksteatern, Sweden and Unity Theatre, Liverpool
Staged in: Unity Theatre, Liverpool
Cast Size: 5
Synopsis
Backed by a brilliant band, Josette Bushell-Mingo mixes story and song as she draws connections between her own life growing up in the UK and Nina Simone’s in the US, exploring themes of racism and oppression. The piece was devised by Josette Bushell-Mingo and Dritero Kasapi.
Original Cast
Josette Bushell-Mingo
Cast
Marque Gilmore
Cast
Shaney Forbes
Cast
Jair-Rohm Parker Wells
Cast
Shapor Bastansiar
Cast
Josette Bushell-Mingo
Cast
Marque Gilmore
Cast
Shaney Forbes
Cast
Jair-Rohm Parker Wells
Cast
Shapor Bastansiar
Cast
Production Team
Rosa Maggiora
Designer
Matt Haskins
Lighting
Josette Bushell-Mingo
Writer
Dritero Kasapi
Director / Writer
Shapor Bastansiar
Musical Director
Rio Matchett
Assistant Director
Rosa Maggiora
Designer
Matt Haskins
Lighting
Josette Bushell-Mingo
Writer
Dritero Kasapi
Director / Co-Writer
Shapor Bastansiar
Musical Director
Rio Matchett
Assistant Director