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  • Venue Donmar Warehouse, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 25 March 2023
  • Running time 2 hours 15 minutes including interval

The world-premiere of award-winning new play Trouble in Butetown at the Donmar Warehouse starring Sarah Parish.

Stage and screen star Sarah Parish (Industry, W1A) stars in thrilling new play Trouble in Butetown at the Donmar Warehouse, by award-winning playwright Diana Nneka Atuona (Liberian Girl).

Directed by Tinuke Craig (Jitney), Trouble in Butetown runs at the Donmar Warehouse from 10 February to 25 March 2023.

Winner of the Theatre Royal Haymarket Writers Award and the George Devine Award.

In her illegal boarding house in Butetown, Cardiff, Gwyneth Mbanefo (Sarah Parish, Bancroft) toils tirelessly to keep afloat.

It’s a port town during the war; home to souls from every corner of the globe. When Nate (BIFA winner Samuel Adewunmi), an African American GI, escapes his barracks and discovers this new world without segregation, can he find safe harbour in Tiger Bay? And with danger on every corner, who can he trust?

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Who is in the cast of Trouble in Butetown?

Trouble in Butetown stars Samuel Adewunmi as Nate, Rita Bernard-Shaw as Connie, Ifan Huw Dafydd as Patsy, Zaqi Ismail as Dullah, Gareth Kennerley as Detective Hughes, Bethan Mary-James as Peggy, Sarah Parish as Gwyneth and Zephryn Taitte as Norman.

Who are the creative team of Trouble in Butetown?

Trouble in Butetown is written by Diana Nneka Atuona, directed by Tinuke Craig, designed by Peter McKintosh, with lighting design by Oliver Fenwick, sound design by Emma Laxton, composed by Clement Ishmael, movement director – Ingrid Mackinnon, fight direction by Kev McCurdy and casting by Anna Cooper CDG.

Venue Information

Donmar Warehouse , 41 Earlham Street, London, WC2H 9LX

Nearest Tube or Train: Leicester Square, Covent Garden

Nearest Buses: 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 176, N5, N19, N20, N29, N38, N41, N279

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Critics' reviews of Trouble in Butetown

"Richly involving" - The Stage

"Enjoyable" - Evening Standard

"A fascinating and eminently entertaining production" - The Guardian

"A glimpse of another time" - The Times

"Warm, spontaneous and true" - The Telegraph

Also see: Trouble in Butetown Reviews Round-up

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Trouble in Butetown is playing at the Donmar Warehouse in London
The running time of Trouble in Butetown is 2 hours 15 minutes including interval
Yes, Trouble in Butetown has matinee performances on the following days: Thursday, Saturday
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