- Venue Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
- Performance dates Booking to 2 May 2026
- Running time 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)
- Age guidelines All Ages
Chadwick Boseman’s Deep Azure made its electrifying UK premiere at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse – a fierce, heart-pounding tale of love, loss and the fight for justice.
Inspired by the real-life story of university student Prince Jones, and fuelled by the raw pulse of Hip-Hop theatre, Boseman’s lyrical, emotionally charged epic played at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse with thunderous impact, blending poetic fire with unstoppable energy.
Making his Globe debut, director Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu (For Black Boys…, Pig Heart Boy) brought Boseman’s vision to life in an unforgettable production.
The cast included Selina Jones (Kaos) as Azure, and Jayden Elijah (Saint X) as Deep.
Deep Azure ran at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in London from 7 February to 2 May 2026.
What is Deep Azure about?
When her fiancé, Deep, is killed by the police, Azure’s world spirals out of control.
Powered by the spiritual imprint Deep has left on them all, Azure and Deep’s friends – Roshad and Tone – do their best to find peace in the wake of the tragedy. However, the Heavenly MCs of Street Knowledge have other plans for them.
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Performance Information
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- Matinees
- Saturday
- Group Bookings For groups of 10+ enquire here
Stars and Creatives
Who is in the cast of Deep Azure?
- Jayden Elijah as Deep
- Selina Jones as Azure
- Elijah Cook as Tone
- Aminita Francis as SK Good
- Imani Yahshua as SK Evil
- Justice Ritchie as Roshad
- Ensemble/Covers: Ryn Alleyne and Maxwell Chartey
- Singers: Aaron Alexander and Khalil Madovi
- Beatboxers: Nadine Rose Johnson and Khai Shaw
Who are the creative team of Deep Azure?
- Writer – Chadwick Boseman
- Director – Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu
- Designer – Paul Wills
- Movement director – Tanaka Bingwa
- Co-composers – Conrad Murray and John Pfumojena
- Candlelight designer – Azusa Ono
- Casting director – Becky Paris CDG
- Dialect – Aundrea Fudge
- Dramaturg and cultural consultant – Somebody Jones
- Fight director – Sam Lyon-Behan
- Intimacy director – Raniah Al-Sayed
- Rehearsal co-musical director – Conrad Murray
- Rehearsal co-musical director – John Pfumojena
- Voice – John Pfumojena
- Associate director – Marley-Rose Liburd
- Associate movement director – Hanna Dimtsu
- Casting associate – Alice Walters
Important Notes
Content warnings: This play contains references to violence, racism, police brutality and eating disorders.
Note: Midweek matinee days vary
Venue Information
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse , 21 New Globe Walk, London, SE1 9DT
Nearest Tube or Train: London Bridge (Jubilee line, Northern line)
Nearest Buses: 45, 63, 100, 15, 17, 11, 15, 17, 23, 26, 76, 381 , RV1, 344
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★★★★ "Chadwick Boseman made a different kind of impact with this extraordinary play" - What's On Stage
★★★★ "Charged equally with rage and joy... relentlessly imaginative" - The Stage
● "Musical marvels in Chadwick Boseman’s hip-hop tragedy... undeniably poetic" - The Guardian
● "Adventurous, committed and tragically pertinent" - London Theatre
● "Boseman’s bleakly poetic but playful exploration of grief is devastating" - TimeOut
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