PRODUCTION
Raas 1972
A drama exploring the structure of a West Indian family.
PLOT
A family drama. It explores sketchily the structure of a West Indian family – dominant grandmother, weak make family head, children who are expected to follow the aspirations of their immigrant parents that for them are less relevant.
DATES
Autumn/October 1972
PLAYWRIGHT
Robert Lamb adapted by Jamaican actor Charles Hyatt
PRODUCTION TEAM
Directed Charles Hyatt
CAST
Featuring Anton Phillips, Christopher Gilbert and Florence Chambini
UK TOUR VENUES
Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and a week at the Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill Gate and also a week in the Midlands and one-night stands at Southampton, Reading and Oxford
‘…the action is episodic, sparked off by events like the studious son bringing home his white girl friend or the police. And it ends with a death scene as pathetic, even with its ironic elements, as Little Nell’s’.