Description
April, 1980. The British colony of Rhodesia becomes the independent nation of Zimbabwe. A born free, Tonderai Munyevu is part of the hopeful next generation from a country with a new leader, Robert Mugabe.
Mugabe, My Dad & Me charts the rise and fall of one of the most controversial politicians of the 20th century through the personal story of Tonderai’s family and his relationship with his father.
Interspersing storytelling, live music from a Gwenyambira (a female mbira player) and some of Mugabe’s most unapologetic speeches, this high-voltage one-man show is a blistering exploration of familial love, identity and what it means to return ‘home’.
Shortlisted for The Alfred Fagon Award 2019.
★★★★ Munyevu is an ambitious and incisive storyteller”
The Stage
★★★★ “Impressively, challenging and thought-provoking.”
The Reviews Hub
BSL Interpreted Performances
Saturday 5 March, 7:30pm
Wednesday 30 March, 1.30pm & 7.30pm
Captioned Performance
Thursday 3 March, 7.30pm
Audio-Described Performances
Saturday 5 March, 2.30pm
Post Show Talks
Thursdays, 3 & 31 March
Join Tonderai Munyevu (writer and actor), Millicent Chapanda (actor), Topher Campbell (writer and filmmaker) and Brixton House’s Artistic Director Gbolahan Obisesan for 30 minutes post-show talk.
CREATIVE TEAM
Writer Tonderai Munyevu
Director John R. Wilkinson
Designer Nicolai Hart-Hansen
Assistant Director Xolani Crabtree
Sound Designer & Composer Nigel Glasgow
Lighting Designer (York Theatre Royal) Craig Kilmartin
Lighting Designer (Brixton House & On Tour) Alexandra Stafford
Production Photographer (York Theatre Royal) Jane Hobson
Production Photographer (Brixton House & On Tour) Nigel R Glasgow
Rehearsal Photographer (York Theatre Royal) Anja Bryan Smith
Rehearsal Photographer (Brixton House & On Tour) Mea Prempeh
CSM Cassie Adey
ASM Zoe Leonard
Sound No.1 Nevison Kusokora
Relighter James Stokes
CAST
Millie Chapanda
Tonderai Munyevu