Hampstead Theatre announce casting for THE MEMORY OF WATER and MALINDADZIMU
Hampstead Theatre have announce casting for their upcoming productions of Shelagh Stephenson’s Olivier Award-winning play The Memory of Water and Mufaro Makubika’s new play, Malindadzimu.
Lucy Black, Kulvinder Ghir, Adam James, Lizzy McInnerny, Carolina Main and Laura Rogers will perform in The Memory of Water; a poignant and painfully funny comedy about conflicting memories, life and loss. Directed by Alice Hamilton, the new production will run from 3 September until 16 October 2021.
Shyko Amos, Kudzai Mangombe, Sifiso Mazibuko, Tendai Humphrey Sitima and Natasha Williams will perform in Malindadzimu; a delicate, witty and epic new play, which explores a mother and daughter’s search for belonging and their struggle with a multicultural heritage. Malindadzimu will run from 17 September until 30 October 2021 at Hampstead Downstairs, directed by Monique Touko, who will be making her professional directing debut.
Director of The Memory of Water, Alice Hamilton, said: “I am so pleased to be back at Hampstead Theatre and directing The Memory of Water with this group of brilliant actors. Shelagh Stephenson’s Olivier Award-winning play is a modern classic, rich with fabulous characters and a deep vein of humour. The past year has placed family at the forefront of our minds, and I can’t wait to share this warm-hearted riot of sibling rivalry with live audiences.”
Director of Malindadzimu, Monique Touko, said: “I am delighted to be making my professional debut at Hampstead Theatre with Mufaro's new play. Having the opportunity to depict Bulawayo, my mother's birthplace, feels extremely fitting and timely in my development.
“I love Mufaro's coming of age tale, centred on a relationship between a mother and daughter, caught between Nottingham and Zimbabwe. I can't wait to get to work on Malindadzimu with this wonderful group of actors and create a world that is rooted in history and speaks for now.”
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