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by Aimé Césaire
From a translation by Ralph Manheim
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BAFTA Award winning director Joe Wright (Anna Karenina, Atonement, Pride & Prejudice) directs Olivier Award winner Chiwetel Ejiofor (BBC2's Dancing on the Edge, Othello at the Donmar Warehouse, Children of Men, Dirty Pretty Things) in the UK premiere of an epic retelling of a vibrant nation’s turbulent first year of freedom.
Pulsing with music and bursting with dance choreographed by the acclaimed Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, this gripping drama charts the rise and fall of legendary leader Patrice Lumumba, whose passionate determination to free his people from Belgian rule inspired great courage and betrayal.
"Joe Wright is the hottest property in Hollywood"
The Guardian
"One of the best British actors of his generation ... Chiwetel Ejiofor has the acting world at his mercy"
The Guardian
7:30pm
Wednesday & Saturday matinees (except 6, 10, 13, 17 July & 14 August): 2:30pm
EXTRA PERFORMANCES ADDED - NOW EXTENDED TO 17 AUGUST
Tickets: £10, £19.50, £25, £32.50
Previews: (6 - 15 July) £10, £15, £19.50
A limited number of discounts are available for each performance. Early booking is advised.
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The Cut Bar & Restaurant at the Young Vic serves an inspired mix of classic and original play-themed dishes create an exciting menu from fresh, free-range and organic ingredients.
A town in DR Congo is to be built and named in honour of Patrice Lumumba, say BBC News
Chiwetel Ejiofor is to star in 'Twelve Years a Slave', a new movie to be released in December.
An intriguing article from the BBC about the assassination of Patrice Lumumba
'I go nuts if I'm idle', director Joe Wright explains to the Guardian.
The Telegraph interviews Joe Wright about his move to directing for the stage.
Chiwetel Ejiofor talks to the Independent about race, acting and his upcoming BBC drama.
The Guardian talk to Joe Wright about his leap from screen to stage.
Joe Wright to direct Chiwetel Ejiofor in A Season in the Congo (BBC News).
Direction Joe Wright
Co-direction Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Design Lizzie Clachan
Light Jon Clark
Sound Craig Berkey
Puppet Direction Sarah Wright
Dramaturg Ruth Little
Casting Dixie Chassay
Jerwood Assistant Director Elayce Ismail
Lydie Alberto
Nandi Bhebhe
Brian Bovell
Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Kurt Egyiawan
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Daniel Kaluuya
Joan Iyiola
Josépha Madoki
Joseph Mydell
Kaspy N'Dia
Sandra Reid
Ira Mandela Siobhan
Oliver Tida Tida
Kabongo Tshisensa
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