About the Show
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.
Commissioned by the National Theatre and Bristol Old Vic
Cast
Giles Terera
Olaudah Equiano
Paul Higgins
Granville Sharp
Michael Elcock
Ottobah Cugoano
Bethan Mary-James
Joyi/Lord Mansfield
Alice Vilanculo
Riba
Simon Holland Roberts
Sir John Lee/Robert Stubbs/William Woodfall
Kiera Lester
Ama/Gloria
Eliza Smith
Annie Greenwood
Remi King
Arthur Pigot/Kelsall
Sidiki Dembele
multi instruments
Creatives
Giles Terera
Author
Giles Terera
Director
Tom Morris
Director
Jean Chan
Design
Jean Chan
Costume
Zeynep Kepekli
Lighting
Dave Price
Sound
Ingrid Mackinnon (movement)
Director
Nadia Williams (assistant)
Director
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