The Balcony
Angelique Rockas founded Internationalist Theatre (originally called New Internationalist Theatre) company to perform multi-national and multi-racial productions in what was then a rather xenophobic London. The Stage announced the formation of this ground breaking company on its news page in Apil 1981. The Sierra Leone actress Ellen Thomas played Irma, Angelique herself Carmen, Yves Aubert The General, Okon Jones the Executioner. See full cast list on link attached. Mike Darval enthused that this production captured a quality of sleeze that eluded the RSC . The Stage critic applauded the production not only for being genuinely multi-racial but also for its artistic merits.The First multi-racial production of a great European classic in British theatrical history
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Carmen | Angelique Rockas
(credited as duplicate) |
|---|---|
| Carmen | Angelique Rockas |
| Irma | Ellen Thomas |
| Roger | Frank Vincent |
| The Bishop | Ray Charleson |
| The Chief of Police | Kenneth Hadley |
| the Envoy | Jonathan Oliver |
| The Executioner/Arthur | Okon Jones |
| The General | Yves Aubert |
| The Girl/Chantal | Corinna Schnabel |
| The Judge | Basil Otoin |
| The Man/1st Photographer | Roy Weskin |
| The Thief | Zenga Longmore |
Crew | |
| Costumes | Ann Hubbard |
| Design Assistant | Tracey Smart |
| Director | Patrick Kealey |
| Lighting Designer | Jan Sendor |
| Musical improvisation and Saxophone | Roy Weskin and Sion Evans |
| Producer | Angelique Rockas |
| Production Designer | Ann Hubbard |
| Props | Chris Dobney |
| Stage Mangement | Shirel Keller & John Haycock |
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