The Bush Theatre in London has announced casting and creatives for its world premiere production of …blackbird hour by babirye bukilwa.
Written by babirye bukilwa, and directed by malakaï sargeant, …blackbird hour’s creative team also includes design by Khadija Raza, lighting design by Jahmiko Marshall, sound design and composition by Mwen, and creative captions and video design by Will Monks.
The cast of …blackbird hour features Evlyne Oyedokun (An Inspector Calls, RIPD2) as Eshe, Olivia Nakintu (Vera, Am I Being Unreasonable) as Ella, Ivan Oyik (Blue/Orange, Ludwig) as Michael, and Danielle Kassaraté (The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-Time, The Color Purple) as Sissy.
…blackbird hour promises to be a visceral and moving exploration of a queer Black woman’s call to arms for loving oneself when love has made itself scarce.
Making its world premiere at the Bush Theatre, babirye bukilwa’s profound insight into caring and belonging serves as a continuation of their critically acclaimed playwriting debut …cake at Theatre Peckham.
…blackbird hour is playing at the Bush Theatre from 30 January to 1 March 2025.
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