The Donmar Warehouse will host the world premiere of Trouble in Butetown, with Sarah Parish taking the lead in a show written by Diana Nneka Atuona (Liberian Girl).
In her illegal boarding house in Butetown, Cardiff, Gwyneth Mbanefo (Parish) toils tirelessly to keep afloat. It’s a port town during the war; home to souls from every corner of the globe. When Nate, an African American GI, escapes his barracks and discovers this new world without segregation, can he find safe harbour in Tiger Bay? And with danger on every corner, who can he trust?
Directed by Tinuke Craig (Jitney), the cast also includes Samuel Adewunmi (You Don’t Know Me), Rita Bernard-Shaw (Catherine Called Birdy), Ifan Huw Dafydd (The Crown), Rosie Ekenna (Inside Number 9), Zaqi Ismail (Baptiste), Gareth Kennerley (Othello), Bethan Mary-James (The Meaning of Zong), Nathan Nolan (The Boys in the Band), Ellie-Mae Siame (The Drifters Girl) and Zephryn Taitte (Call the Midwife).
Trouble in Butetown runs from February 10-March 25, 2023, following Lillian Hellman’s thriller Watch on the Rhine, which is currently playing until February 4.
Here’s an introduction to Trouble in Butetown from writer Diana Nneka Atuona…