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No Place To Be Nice

By Frank Swarres McField

Year staged: 1984

Opening night: 22/03/1984

Theatre Company: Black Theatre Co-operative; 1979

Staged in: The Albany

Cast Size: 4

Synopsis

This is the story of Price, an unsuccessful business man who aspires to greater things. His life is a round of never-ending, ominous schemes witnessed patiently by his girlfriend
Angela and his friend Jubal. Price teams up with eccentric Rastafarian actress Seline and transforms her into a prophet. Together they exploit the insecurities and unconsious desires of the black community.

Original Cast

Vicky Licorish

Angela

Malcolm Frederick

Price

Burt Caesar

Jubal

Judith Jacob

Seline

Production Team

Hildegard Bechtler

Designer

Alby James

Director

Paul Armstrong

Lighting

Stephan Rene

Music

Additional Materials

Link to Publicity Material

Publicity Material

Ref: NTC/P/T/1/9/2/001

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Production Records

Production Records

Ref: NTC/P/T/1/9

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Production Photographs

Production Photographs

Ref: NTC/P/T/1/9/4/001

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Contact Sheets

Contact Sheets

Ref: NTC/P/T/1/9/4/002

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Press Reviews

Press Reviews

Ref: NTC/P/T/3/013

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Press Reviews

Press Reviews

Ref: NTC/P/T/3/017

Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Link to Playscript

Playscript

Ref: MPS 2320

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