Nine Night
By Natasha Gordon
Year staged: 2018
Opening night: 21/04/2018
Theatre Company: National Theatre; 1963-
Staged in: Dorfman Theatre, National Theatre
Cast Size: 7
Synopsis
Gloria is gravely sick. When her time comes, the celebration begins; the traditional Jamaican Nine Night Wake. But for Gloria’s children and grandchildren, marking her death with a party that lasts over a week is a test. Nine nights of music, food, sharing stories and an endless parade of mourners.
Original Cast
Cecilia Noble
Aunt Maggie
Oliver Alvin-Wilson
Robert
Hattie Ladbury
Sophie
Frances Ashman
Lorraine
Ricky Fearon
Uncle Vince
Michelle Greenidge
Trudy
Rebekah Murrell
Anita
Production Team
Laurence Holderness
Production Manager
Paule Constable
Lighting Desinger
David Marsland
Stage Manager
Chris Lake
Prop Supervisor
Juliet Horsley
Casting
Daniel Radley-Bennett
Digital Art
Emma Pile
Digital Art
Paul Sheppard
Construction Supervisor
Adele Brandman
Wigs, Hair and Make-up Supervisor
Roy Alexander Weise
Director
Sian Willis
Prop Buyer
Kate Greaves
Lighting Programmer
Kieran Gonzalez
Rigging Supervisor
Sylvia Darkwa-Ohemeng
Assistant Stage Manager
Daina Ennis
Scenic Art Supervisor
Hazel Holder
Dialect Coach
Shane Hover
Stage Supervisor
Shelley Maxwell
Movement Director
Michael Harpur
Lighting Supervisor
Sarah Weltman
Production Sound Engineer
Christine Gettins
Project Producer
Tom Atkinson
Project Draughting
Rebecca Cuthbertson
Company Voice Work
Dominic Cusack
Sound Operator
Natasha Gordon
Writer
Rajha Shakiry
Designer
George Dennis
Sound Designer
Sarita Piotrowski
Assistant to the Movement Director
Jade Lewis
Staff Director
James Goodsall
Deputy Rigging Supervisor
Helen Fletcher
Deputy Stage Manager
Helen Murray
Production Photographer
Kinnetia Isidore
Costume Supervisor
Jess Walsh
Prop Making Supervisor
Additional Materials
Wigs, Hair and Make-Up Production File
Ref: RNT/W/1/11
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