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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. UK Premierre. This powerful and unforgettable story of the ivory trade and its corruption leaves its mark long after the lights go down.

Cast/Performers

Ira Mandela Siobhan (Mlima), Gabrielle Brooks (Githinji), Pui Fan Lee (Gouxi), Brandon Grace (Andrew), Natey Jones (Geedi)

Creatives/Company

Author: Lynn Nottage
Presented by: Kiln Theatre
Director(s): Miranda Cromwell, Lottie Hines (CDG - casting), Jessica Mensah (Kiln-Mackintosh resident assistant director)
Design: Amelia Jane Hankin
Lighting: Amy Mae
Music: Femi Temowo
Other: Hazel Holder (voice and dialect coach)

Mlima's Tale

Mlima's Tale (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0682765968. Details of all Mlima's Tale archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1855558539

Archive Listings

14 Sep 23
to
21 Oct 23

The Kiln (formerly Tricycle Theatre)
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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