Wicked Bitches

Synopsis
Live video recording of a performance at the Broadway Theatre, Catford of the play by Floyd Knight loosely based on King Lear. No further details known (12/2007).
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2003

Credits

Director
Joseph Charles
Writer
Floyd Knight
Cast
Carmel O’Connor 
Charles Tomlin 
Lisa Perrus 
Martin Berry 
Natasha Springer 
Violet Meikle 

Additional Details

Theatre
Broadway Theatre, Catford
Theatre company
Blue Mountain Theatre
Production type
Stage Recordings
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Black actors

Notes

Notes
DVD special features include behind-the-scenes interviews with the director and cast, and a feature on the pole dancing instruction given to actress Audrey Reid for the production.
General
Blue Mountain Theatre is a theatre company created in London in 1989 to provide theatre pieces for black British audiences. Influenced by the thriving theatrical community in Jamaica, the group attempts to perform pieces that would serves as a social event rather than what they viewed as traditional elitist audiences.

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Blue Mountain Theatre

Web
http://www.bluemountaintheatre.com External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8285 1874
Address
PO Box 50089
Catford
London
SE6 9BY

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Wicked Bitches". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69769 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)