Production Photos
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Ain’t I A Woman?
Produced by Landé Belo. Directors: Landé Belo, Sara Amanda and Beverly Andrews
July 2024
At the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington.
“No black woman writer in this culture can write “too much”. Indeed, no woman writer can write “too much”…No woman has ever written enough.” ― Bell Hooks
From a London casting room to a dystopian future, a sci-fi mystery to a TV studio, women tell their different stories, sharing their perspectives of being black and female in contemporary Britain …
2037: The Burden by Rukiat Ashawe: The Burden of representation weighs heavily on Fin as she faces an invidious choice: self over cause?
Nicki Takes A Breath written and directed by Sara Amanda: Nicki takes a breath and prepares to pander to a lazy trope as this will open doors for her…or not?…..
Changing Rays by Mauricia Lewis: Will Ngozi actually resort to self-inflicted grievous bodily harm and succumb to the physical and metaphysical “whitewashing” promulgated by Changing Rays?
Mary, Queen of Thots by Katrina Smith-Jackson: Mary optimistically ventures into digital dating….the perfect antidote for her self-loathing and depression….
In Conversation by Eileen Gbagbo: Tiwa exposes the insidious impact of the economic crisis on her world and wonders why we are not all In Conversation about this or don’t we care…?
Celebrated producer and director Landé Belo won Best Producer 2024 Black British Theatre Awards for her work on the critically acclaimed ‘Ain’t I A Woman?’ collection of 5 short plays.
All photographic images © Pau Ros 2024
Cast
Ngozi : Anoä-Kanelle Calpas
Karen : Kailee O’Sullivan
Adenike/Nike (“Nicki”) : Keia Johnson
Nicole/Nic (“Nicki”) : Saffron Dey
Tiwa Sowunmi-Smith: Zainab Ottun or Keia Johnson
Lauren Morris : Louise Paton
Producer : Rebecca Hill
Doctor : Norma Hewins
Fin : Kahlea Allison
Clive : Dominic Reed
Brave : Manuela Lazić
Max : Femi Davies
Jinx : Chaachi Deane
Mary : Megan-Madaleine Freeman
Production Team
Producer : Landé Belo
Directors: Landé Belo, Sara Amanda and Beverly Andrews
Set Design : Bolu Dairo
Costume Design : Roxanne Ivy Roberts
Lighting Design : Nick Insley
Sound Design : Sarah Assaf
Musical Director and Composer : Isabelle Ajani
Singers : Chaachi Deane, Anoä-Kanelle Calpas and Isabelle Ajani
Movement Director : Lydia Newman
Rehearsal Photos
Portraits
