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"If you not give elephant proper burial he'll haunt you forever." They call him Mlima, the mountain. Killed for his magnificent tusks, killed for greed, killed for ivory, his spirit journeys through the ivory trade market, marking those complicit in his barbaric death.

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Author: Lynn Nottage

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Archive listings for Mlima's Tale (2023)

Work type: Play.

T0682765968

UK Premierre. This powerful and unforgettable story of the ivory trade and its corruption leaves its mark long after the lights go down.Presented byKiln Theatre. Director Miranda Cromwell. Design Amelia Jane Hankin. Lighting Amy Mae. Music Femi Temowo. Director Lottie Hines (CDG - casting). Other Hazel Holder (voice and dialect coach). Director Jessica Mensah (Kiln-Mackintosh resident assistant director). Performer Ira Mandela Siobhan (Mlima). Performer Gabrielle Brooks (Githinji). Performer Pui Fan Lee (Gouxi). Performer Brandon Grace (Andrew). Performer Natey Jones (Geedi).

14 Sep 23 to 21 Oct 23

The Kiln (formerly Tricycle Theatre), Inner London :: V250
listing details L01999737998

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