The critically acclaimed and double Olivier Award-nominated play returns to the West End stage next month.
For Black Boys Cast in rehearsals - Top Row_ Tobi King Bakare, Shakeel Haakim, Fela Lufadeju. Bottom Row_ Mohammed Mansaray, Posi Morakinyo, Albert Magashi (c) Danny Kaan
The cast has been announced for FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY, which begins performances at the Garrick Theatre on 29 February.
This play is inspired by Ntozake Shange's seminal work For Coloured Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When The Rainbow Is Enuf.
The cast and creative team of FOR BLACK BOYS..
Directed by Ryan Calais Cameron, starring in the iconic roles of Onyx, Pitch, Jet, Sable, Obsidian and Midnight is Tobi King Bakare, Shakeel Haakim making his professional debut, Fela Lufadeju, Albert Magashi, Mohammed Mansaray and Posi Morakinyo.
Movement direction and choreography is by Theophilus O. Bailey, musical direction and vocal arrangement by John Pfumojena, sound design and composition by Nicola T.
Chang. Set and costume design by Anna Reid, lighting design by Rory Beaton. Joining the creative team as associate director is Tatenda Shamiso. Casting by Isabella Odoffin.
What is FOR BLACK BOYS..?
Originally conceived in the wake of the killing of Trayvon Martini in 2012, FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY has been developed over the last decade with the contributions from young Black men and mental health groups.
Book FOR BLACK BOYS.. tickets
FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY will run for a strictly limited season of nine weeks at the Garrick Theatre from 29 February 2024.
