£12.00
Concessions: £6.00
PREVIEWS Tues 11 and Weds 12: All tickets £6.00
DatesTuesday-Saturday, Tuesday 11th November 2008 - Saturday 29th November 2008 7.45PM
Saturday 29th November 2008 3.00PM
AUDIO DESCRIBED
Thurs 20th Nov
BSL
integrated throughout
120 minutes including interval
VenueDownstairs
Production CompanyMojisola Adebayo and the Ali Collective
Please note that the advertised times are the start of the actual performance, not the time when doors open: please arrive in good time to collect your tickets and take your seats as, in most cases, we CANNOT admit latecomers for whatever reason. If you arrive after the start of a show you will NOT be entitled to a refund, so why not come early instead and enjoy a drink or a meal in our licensed Cafe/Gallery beforehand.
Mojisola Adebayo and the Ali Collective presents
Muhammad Ali & Me
"Muhammad Ali and me have one thing in common: we were Black in the seventies."
Performed by Mojisola Adebayo, Charlie Folorunsho and Jacqui Beckford.
Directed by Sheron Wray. Designed by Rajha Shakiry. Original music by Juwon Ogungbe. Lighting Design by Crin Claxton. Sound Design by Debo Adebayo aka Papa LaBass. Visuals Edited by Sue Giovanni.
Dramaturg: Amani Naphtali. Production Stage Manager : Marijke Swart. Audience Development : Abidemi Mosaku
This new production from the makers of Time Out Critics' Choice Moj of the Antarctic tells the story of a young Black girl growing up in care and her fantastical friendship with the legendary Muhammad Ali.
Ali was always full of surprises. He danced in the boxing ring, rapped at press conferences, recited poetry in TV interviews, preached Islam from the back of a Cadillac and invoked revolution in a generation.
So in the spirit of Ali, Muhammad Ali and Me will be a rich production full of wonder told through poetry, dance, boxing, African acapella singing, audience interaction and integrated British Sign Language. Ali even makes a guest appearance through verbatim text and original fight footage, with cartoon animation, pyrotechnics, magic tricks and a superb eclectic 1970's sound track!
Following the parallel lives of a Gay Girl Child and a Black Male Hero this powerful production packs more than a punch.
SPECIAL EVENT:
Wednesday 12 November
BENEFIT NIGHT FOR STONEWALL
Tonight our Box Office proceeds will be donated to Stonewall: all tickets £6
Thursday 20th November POST SHOW DISCUSSIONS Tuesday 25th November Schools and community group workshops available on request.
Audio described performance
With Ruth James and Tony McBride.
Free for blind and visually impaired patrons: please contact the Box Office on 020 7582 7680 or bookings@ovalhouse.com to reserve your seats, head sets and pre-show touch tour.
Guide dogs welcome.
(these events are included in the ticket price)
Tuesday 18th November
Young, Shifted and Black: Black children in care
Fight The Power: boxing, masculinity and identity
Contact Bid Mosaku at bidmosaku@btinternet.com or phone him on 020 8291 7757.
Photo: Getty Images
What The Press Say...
This new show by Mojisola Adebayo (‘Moj of the Antarctic’) has a knockout stage design courtesy of Rajha Shakiry. The downstairs space has been made over as a boxing ring,…” (read full review)
Robert Shore, Time Out — 19th November 2008
Written and produced by Mojisola Adebayo, Muhammad Ali and Me is a play which synchronizes stages of both Muhammad Ali’s and Adebayo’s lives. Performed by Charlie Folorunsho, Jacqui Beckford and…” (read full review)
Amica Anselm, Afridiziak.com — 19th November 2008
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