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Belong
Bola Agbaje’s latest play is the tale of a British MP who flees to Nigeria and finds himself embroiled in a new power game.
Operated by The Society of London Theatre
Belong
Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Sloane Square, LondonElection lost, speeches made and controversy stirred; Kayode’s hiding. He’s not even answering the door to the cleaner, and Rita is not going to start getting out the Hoover in her designer heels. Escaping the political heat in London he flees to Nigeria; a British MP and a self-made man. Once there, he gets caught up in a whole new power game.
Bola Agbaje’s satirical new play Belong questions our notion of home.
Agbaje returns to the Royal Court, where her first play Gone Too Far received its world premiere, winning the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate theatre.
Belong is the first play to be produced by Tiata Fahodzi under the theatre company's new Artistic Director Lucian Msamati.
Cast & CreativesEXPAND
cast: Lucian Msamati, Noma Dumezweni, Jocelyn Jee Esien, Pamela Nomvete, Itoya Osagiede, Richard Pepple, Ahsley Zhangazha
director: Indhu Rubasingham
producer: Royal Court and Tiata Fahodzi
designer: Ben Stones
lighting designer: Malcolm Rippeth
sound: David McSeveney
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Ticket Prices:
£20. Mondays £10.
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Play
- Sub-Genre: Play-Satire
- Show Times: Mon-Sat 19:45 (2 May 19:00), Mats Sats, 17 & 24 May 15:30
- Duration: 1h30
- opening night:
- closing:
- Box Office:
020 7565 5000 - Visit the Show Website
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Venue InformationHIDE
Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs
Sloane Square, London, United Kingdom, SW1W 8AS
- Nearest tube: Sloane Square (next to theatre)
- Nearest bus: 11, 19, 22, 137, 319, 360, C1
- Parking: Set down point outside entrance. On-street parking after 6.30pm.
- Air conditioned: 1
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Venue Access InformationEXPAND
- How to book: Tel: 020 7565 5000/5013 Fax: 020 7565 5145
- Discounts: £10 tickets for companions.
- Access description: 3 steps up through main doors from street, or level access through entrance down right-hand side of theatre through easy-open doors. Lift to all levels of both auditoria on the right, inside the alternative entrance. Box Office facing main entrance with accessible counter (75cm high) for wheelchair users. Lift is fitted with a voice commentary. From the foyer there are 20 steps down to Stalls, 18 up to Circle (3 steps between rows), 64 to Jerwood Theatre Upstairs. Stairs have handrails with raised metal studs indicating which floor you are approaching.
- Hearing impaired: Induction loop in Jerwood Theatre Downstairs. Infra-red system (20 headsets) in both theatres. Collect headsets from Box Office.
- Guide dogs policy: 4 guide and hearing dogs are welcome. Please inform the theatre in advance to arrange an aisle seat or someone to look after your dog in the Box Office or cloakroom if preferred.
- Wheelchairs: Jerwood Theatre Downstairs: 3 spaces in the centre of row J and 2 at either end of row K in Stalls. Unless you are seated at J11/12 your companion can sit next to you. 1 space in Circle (row D). K11 and 12 in the stalls are available for transfer seating. Jerwood Theatre Upstairs: 2 spaces for wheelchair users – the position changes depending on the production. Please book wheelchair spaces at least 24 hours in advance. Venue is suitable for scooters, but phone beforehand.
- Toilets: Level access to men’s and women’s toilets on café level.
- Disabled toilets: Adapted toilets immediately outside the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs and immediately outside the stalls and circle of the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs.
- Bars: Bars at Stalls and Circle level (moveable seats and tables). Access to bar and food area is by a separate platform lift. Drinks in plastic cups can be brought into auditorium. Menu available in large print on request.
Access Performance InfoEXPAND
This production has accessible performances on the following dates:
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- 24 May 2012
- Captioned Performance:
By Stagetext on Thu 24 May at 19:45 tickets £12 T: 020 7565 5000 E: boxoffice@royalcourttheatre.com
