Recognition
By Amanda Wilkin
Year staged: 2023
Opening night: 01/06/2023
Theatre Company: Talawa Theatre Company; 1986
Staged in: Fairfield Hall
Cast Size: 7
Synopsis
Meet Song, a young Black composer of the modern generation. Her composition deadline is fast-approaching, and the pressure is high.
Discovering Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, the classical composer, Song learns she is joining a legacy of Black classical music in Britain she never even knew existed. His captivating scores inspire her, but will she claim her voice?
Original Cast
Paul Adeyefa
Cast
Kibong Tanji
Cast
Deborah Tracey
Cast
Alice Stokoe
Cast
Matthew Romain
Cast
David Monteith
Cast
Barnaby Power
Cast
Austen Sculley
Musician
Eve Abiodun
Musician
Jonathan Liebeck
Musician
Madeleine Dawson
Musician
Mikey Tsoukkas
Musician
Rio Kai
Musician
Shakira Stellar
Musician
Production Team
Amanda Wilkin
Playwright and Co-Creator
Rachael Nanyonjo
Director, Choerographer, Co-Creator
lydia luke
Assistant Director
Samantha Nurse
Producer
Jasmine Swan
Costume & Set Designer
Adam Smith
Production Manager
Julia Nimmo
Company Stage Manager
Rhea Jacques
Technical Assistant Stage Manager
Guy Hoare
Lighting Designer
Cassie Kinoshi
Composer & Arranger
Hazel Holder
Voice Coach
Rio Kai
Musical Director
Stan Orwin-Fraser
Projection Designer (Duncan McLean Projection)
Tom Foskett-Barnes
Sound Designer
Herbe Walmsley
Sound Engineer
Harry Halliday
Sound Design Associate
Jennie Quirk
Costume Supervisor
Lucy Jenkis
JM Casting
Sooki McShane
JM Casting & Casting Director
Elayce Ismail
Dramaturg
Banafa S Matea
Assistant Choreographer