Anansi and Other Such Stories

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Kwami Odoom

PRESENTS

Anansi and Other Such Stories

19 Feb 2024

Union Theatre

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Anansi and Other Such Stories

“We do not really mean that what we’re about to say is true. A story, a story; let it come, let it go.”

Kwami invites you for a chilled night of storytelling. Combining the Ghanaian folk tales called Anansi stories and stories from his own life, it should be a lot of fun.

There’ll be drums, loop pedals, stories and more. He wants you to kick back, relax and let him take you on a journey. It'd be a shame if someone were to ruin it...

PERFORMANCES

20:30

Monday, 19 February 2024

Union Theatre

ADDITIONAL INFO

Access features:

Step-free Access

Age guidance:

15+

Running time:

60 minutes

Festival strand:

Theatre & Performance

Funny, Thought Provoking, Interactive, Poignant

suicide, brief mentions of cancer, food insecurity, graphic description of injury

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Kwami Odoom

Kwami Odoom

Kwami is an actor and theatre-maker from North London. He trained as an actor with the National Youth Theatre REP Company and has worked internationally as both an actor and movement director. He is a founding member of the award-winning physical theatre company The PappyShow and an associate artist of the National Youth Theatre.

Credits as an actor include: Death in Paradise (BBC), Holby City (BBC), Never Let Me Go pilot (FX/Disney), Barber Shop Chronicles (National Theatre, International Tour), Half God of Rainfall (Kiln Theatre/Birmingham REP), Force Majeure (Donmar), A Christmas Carol (RSC)

Credits as movement director include: Dismissed (Soho Theatre), Midsummer Night’s Dream (Actor’s Church), Barber Shop Chronicles (as associate, US/UK tour), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (ArtsEd) Pity (LAMDA), Mosquitoes (LAMDA), Golden Age (Ben Roberts music video)

PRESS & REVIEWS

"two thundering performances from Odoom and Ayola." WhatsOnStage [on Half-God of Rainfall]

"played with heartbreaking optimism by Kwami Odoom" The Guardian [on Hunger]

"Kwami Odoom is utterly compelling as the unnamed young man" Exeunt [on Hunger]

CAST & CREATIVE CREDITS:

Performer: Kwami
Drummer:

A Pinch of VAULT is a festival of brand new and work-in-progress performance. Shows will be at varying stages of development, including rehearsed readings with script in hand, first time on its feet or semi-staged.