Description
Written by Daniel Ward
★★★★ ‘a heartwarming and moving depiction of growing up Black and British’ – Afridiziak
★★★★ ‘poignant, necessary and engaging’ – The Rendition
★★★★ ‘Everything I Own is a celebration of Black British ingenuity and perseverance, highlighting the contributions of the Windrush generation’ – Off/Stage
‘Occasionally I go to a performance and come away thinking it could not have been done better. Everything I Own is one such performance’ – Brixton Blog
Errol lost his Dad last year.
Listening to his old man’s Spotify playlist, he remembers his Dad’s passion over the 1981 Brixton uprising and his certainty that change was coming.
Errol is tired of the fight, and as his son takes up the fight with the BLM movement, he questions if this is a revolution or a repetition.
Everything I Own is a heartwarming and poignant look at the relationship between generations and a reflection on the complex legacy of the Windrush generation.
Errol will be played by Tony Marshall.
Daniel Ward’s hit show returns after a hugely successful run as part of Housemates Festival 2023.
“You’re drawn in form the moment the play starts, and you’re there until the lights go down.” Audience Feedback from Housemates 2023
Trailer
Watch the visual trailer for Everything I Own
Important show information:
- Running time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
- Content warning: Contains racist language
Special Event
Sat 22 Jun Windrush Day Special
Honouring the Windrush Generation, join us for the Home-Sweet-Home exhibition where Saleah Alvira Henry will take you through her home and treasured items throwing us back in time to the 1960s and ’70s where one room could be a family home; followed by the show Everything I Own. The Home-Sweet-Home exhibition will be on display in the Nook until 6 July and is presented in partnership with Team Inspiration, K.O.R.A Sankofa Productions and the Calabash African Caribbean Elders Club in association with Brixton House. Windrush Day Special tickets for Everything I Own and the exhibition are £12 (usually £22).
Guided exhibition tours: 20 Jun, 22 Jun & 6 Jul, 6pm, Free
Show: 7.45pm (£12 tickets are available on 22 Jun, usually £22)
Elders Matinee: 26 Jun, 2.45pm
Cast
Errol Tony Marshall
Tony is a Northerner – he stems from Oldham and trained at the Drama Centre London.
He is best known for playing ‘Noel’ in Casualty for 12 years before the character passed away of COVID-19 in an iconic BAFTA-winning episode.
Theatre includes: Charlie Williams in Eh Up, Me Old Flowers (Pleasance), Jitney (Old Vic, Leeds Playhouse); Having a Ball, Bouncers (Royal& Derngate, Northampton).
Film includes: Learning to Breathe, The Flint Street Nativity, Getting Off, Kis Kiss Bag Bang, Little Clumps of Hair.
Other TV includes: The Sister Boniface Mysteries, Hollyoaks, Only Fools and Horses, Still Open All Hours, Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes, Holby City, Blessed, Judge John Deed, Living It, Doctors, My Family, Wing and a Prayer, The Queen’s Nose and Preston Front.
Tony has also narrated Chris Kamaras’ book, Unbelievable.
Creative Team
Writer Daniel Ward
Co-Directors Danielle Kassaraté and Daniel Ward
Sound Designer Xana
Lighting Designer Richard Owen
Stage Manager Daze Corder
In Conversation
Daniel Ward sits down with Tobi King Bakare, Writer and Performer of Before I Go to discuss their shows at Housemates Festival 2023.