Steven Kavuma and Brit Boys, in partnership with Kickers and in association with The BRIT School, present:
Classroom Chronicles. Devised by the company.
Directed by Steven Kavuma. In collaboration with Lorraine Woodley-Bitmead.
Four Black boys. One isolation room. The year before the exams that decide everything. Ahmed, Marfo, Olanrewaju and Zachary turn four walls into somewhere they can finally be soft, silly, scared and entirely themselves. Classroom Chronicles is a new play about Black boyhood, friendship and freedom.
Running time is approximately 1hr.30 minutes. No interval.
Content warning: The production explores themes of racism, school exclusion, isolation, emotional distress, academic pressure, and marginalisation. It may also contain strong language and discussions of identity and self-worth.
CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM
The cast is: Mahmood Akinsemoyin as Olanrewaju, Frederick Konneh as Ahmed, Nana Peprah-Mensah as Marfo, and Kyan Rowe as Zachary.
Classroom Chronicles is devised by the company and directed and co-dramaturged by Steven Kavuma, with collaborator, movement director and co-dramaturge Lorraine Woodley-Bitmead, musical director Ty Lowe, costume designer and stylist Maame Atuah, sound designer Marie Zschommler, lighting designer Jodi Rabinowitz, and co-producer Moesha Francis
