Egusi Soup
By Janice Okoh
In Association with Menagerie Theatre Company
Cast includes: Lace Akpojaro, Anniwaa Buachie, Rhoda Ofori-Attah, Nick Oshikanlu, Ellen Thomas
A funny and poignant debut play from new Menagerie Associate Writer, Janice Okoh. As a British-Nigerian family pack their suitcases and prepare to head home for a funeral they realise they will need to get rid of some excess baggage first…a fast, furious and funny new family drama about life in London, death in Lagos and soup on the kitchen table!
Ellen Thomas, one of the country’s leading black actresses, plays Mrs Anyia. Ellen has twice been nominated for Best Actress in the EMMA Awards and nominated as Best Actress by Screen Nation and The Black Media Awards.
Ellen has a hugely successful TV, film and stage career and has appeared in Eastenders as Grace, four series’ of the hugely successful Teachers, as well as two series of Lenny Henry In Pieces; she has also appeared in his Montrose winning Christmas Special.
Egusi Soup contains strong language and mature themes.
Running time 90 minutes (no interval)
Mercury Theatre
- Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, CO1 1PT
The Mercury Theatre is a highly respected regional theatre and home to the critically acclaimed Mercury Theatre Company, staging a broad mix of classics and new writing as well as working extensively within the local community.