The Almeida Theatre announces full casting for world premiere of Dipo Baruwa-Etti’s THE CLINIC

Full casting has been announced for the world premiere of Dipo Baruwa-Etti’s The Clinic, which runs at the Almeida Theatre from 3 September-1 October.

Directed by Monique Touko, the cast includes Toyin Ayedun-Alase (Much Ado About Nothing, The Comedy of Errors, RSC), Donna Berlin (The Gift, Belgrade Theatre), Maynard Eziashi (Barber Shop Chronicles, National Theatre), Simon Manyonda (The Way Of The World, Donmar Warehouse), Gloria Obianyo (Paradise, National Theatre) and Mercy Ojelade (They Drink It In The Congo, Almeida Theatre).

"There are flames in your eyes, telling me you’re going to be a wildfire."

Wunmi is tired of the fight. When her world collapses, she turns to Ore for help.

Ore resolves to save Wunmi, providing sanctuary in her parents’ home - a family ​of charity workers, therapists and politicians, dedicated to serving their community.

Wunmi’s presence soon disrupts familiar patterns - cracks start to widen and bad blood thickens. As these pillars of society crumble, Wunmi wonders whether she’s walked into a refuge or ​a trap?

The Clinic is a fiercely political and lyrical play, written during a twelve-month residency with the Almeida as part of the Channel 4 Playwrights' bursary.

This world premiere is a tense and transfixing portrait of a woman with a hunger for change, a family on fire and how to rise from the ashes of a broken world.

The production is designed by Paul Wills, with lighting by Matt Haskins, sound by Christopher Shutt, composition by Shiloh Coke, choreography by Lanre Malaolu and casting by Julia Horan.

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