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Lyrical MC eavesdrops inside classrooms and corridors, and invites us to tune in to the chat of students from Britain's diverse schools and colleges.
Sita Brahmachari's poetic play weaves together verbatim scenes and characters devised by young people, based on their own backgrounds and family stories. As we enter into their private worlds, a revealing subtext of allegiances and rivalries soon emerges.
Lyrical MC is a rhythmic, multi-lingual production, which mixes an audio soundtrack with a fast moving, choral performance style. Directed by Kristine Landon-Smith, it is performed in three 'movements' by a dynamic company of fifteen young actors from south London drama group, REACT.
Lyrical MC opens at Oval House Theatre on Wednesday 6 February. Tickets are limited so book early!
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Director Kristine Landon-Smith
Assistant Director Amit Sharma
Designer Sakina Karimjee
Lighting Designer Prema Mehta
Sound Designer Mike Furness
Sound Collage Rasheed Rahman
Cast
Emmanuel Abubakar
Busola Aderemi
Sarah Akinsanmi
Andre Bromfield
Roxxanne Brown
Stefon Fenelon
Joshua Hayles
Amari Harris
Shakir Hassan
Ali Khawari
Shuang Liu
Aldo Maffei
Katrina Naumova
Nana Owusu-Agyare
Funmi Taiwo
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Details
Age suitability
Suitable for ages 11+
Running time
Running time: 40 minutes (no interval) + 15 minute Q&A after each performance
Access
For physical access queries, please contact
individual venues. For any other access query, contact Tamasha on 020 7633 2270 or email info@tamasha.org.uk
Free resources for teachers
To reserve tickets for your school, please contact Tamasha on 020 7633 2270. All schools who book for the performance will receive a free resource pack, introducing the intracultural drama techniques used in the creation of the piece.
After show discussions
Each performance will be followed by a 15 minute question-and-answer session with the cast, director and writer of the show.
You can bet that whatever is on the cutting edge of multicultural Britain, Tamasha has sensed it The Herald
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Lyrical MC is supported by the Ernest Cook Trust, the Coutts Charitable Trust, the D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, the Mercers' Company, the Newcomen Collett Foundation, St Olave's Foundation and Unity Theatre Trust.
Rewrite is funded by the Capital Community Foundation, The Co-operative Group, the Newcomen Collett Foundation and SKY Youth Action Fund.
Tamasha is funded by Arts Council England, London Councils and the Garfield Weston Foundation.
Photography:
www.barrylewisphotography.com
Design: www.bulletclip.com
Production:
www.tamasha.org.uk
www.rewrite.org.uk
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