Details
1968. Midlands MP Enoch Powell has something to say. Something he feels needs to be said. Something that could divide Britain forever. 1992. Oxford academic and daughter of a Caribbean immigrant, Rose Cruickshank wants answers. Enoch's controversial words about immigration shattered her childhood. Now she wants to know what led him to say them. Will a meeting with the man himself allow her to find the inner peace she desperately craves?
Cast/Performers
Ian McDiarmid (Enock Powell),
Nicholas Le Prevost (Clem Jones),
Amelia Donkor (Rose Cruickshank / Joyce Cruickshank),
Paula Wilcox (Grace Hughes / Marjorie Jones),
Waleed Akhtar (Saeed),
Ameet Chana (Sultan / Doctor Sharma),
Joanne Pearce (Sofia / Pamela)
Creatives/Company
Author:
Chris HannanPresented by(s):
Oliver Mackwood,
Charles Diamond (in association with the Park Theatre)
Company:
Birmingham Repertory TheatreDirector(s):
Roxana Silbert,
Anna Morrissey (movement director),
Luke Kernaghan (associate director)
Design(s):
Ti Green,
Louis Price (video design)
Lighting:
Chahine YavroyanSound:
Giles ThomasOther:
Stephen Kemble (voice and dialect coach)