The Meaning of Zong

T0888003230
Olaudah Equiano, a British African who had bought his own freedom from enslavement, brought news of the massacre to the attention of the anti-slavery campaigner Granville Sharp when it surfaced in the notorious legal case of insurance at the King's Bench. In this boldly inventive debut play, Terera traces Equiano's response to the trial and his own decision to publish the story of his life, the first British black autobiography.

Author

Giles Terera

Archive :: production:T0888003230, play:S01582598607, venue:V857

Production details

Commissioned by the National Theatre and Bristol Old Vic

Performance

Venue	Bristol Old Vic
	Other spaces: Main House, Weston Studio, Cooper's Loft Studio
Town	Bristol
County	City of Bristol
From	2nd April 2022
Opened	7th April 2022
To	7th May 2022
When	19:30. Apr22 7 at 19:00. Tue, Thu, Sat Mats 14:30
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Company

Presented by	Bristol Old Vic
Director	Giles Terera
Director	Tom Morris
Design	Jean Chan
Costume	Jean Chan
Lighting	Zeynep Kepekli
Sound	Dave Price
Director	Ingrid Mackinnon (movement)
Other	Will Duke (projection - Limbic Cinema)
Other	Tom Newell (projection - Limbic Cinema)
Director	Nadia Williams (assistant)
Other	Samantha Adams (dramatherapist)
Performer	Giles Terera (Olaudah Equiano)
Performer	Paul Higgins (Granville Sharp)
Performer	Michael Elcock (Ottobah Cugoano)
Performer	Bethan Mary-James (Joyi / Lord Mansfield)
Performer	Alice Vilanculo (Riba)
Performer	Simon Holland Roberts (Sir John Lee / Robert Stubbs / William Woodfall)
Performer	Kiera Lester (Ama / Gloria)
Performer	Eliza Smith (Annie Greenwood)
Performer	Remi King (Arthur Pigot / Kelsall)
Performer	Sidiki Dembele (multi instruments)

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