Sweets and Chocolates
by Shazia Ashraf
Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 6AR
May - June 2016
Sweets and Chocolates introduces us to three seemingly disparate women: Nadia, a cricket-obsessed young Pakistani girl, M’Bilia, a devout churchgoer in the Congo and Catherine, the headmistress of an English private school. Created through Kali’s Writer Development Programme, Ashraf connects these characters through interwoven monologues to discuss abuses of power and their impact on women’s lives. This production was presented in association with RADA Festival.
Cast
Komal Amin as Nadia
Yetunde Oduwole as M’Bilia
Sally Edwards as Catherine
Production
Director — Shona Morris
Writer — Shazia Ashraf
Composer — Laurence Osborne
Lighting — Tom Turner
Sound — Nathan Hamilton
Production Manager — Callum Finn
Stage Manager — Hannah Birtwistle-Crossland
Deputy Stage Manager — Emily Melville-Brown
Wardrobe — Sabia Smith
Electrician & Programmer — Euan Davies
Sound Crew — Rachel Murray
Assistant Stage Manager — Jo Nead
Yetunde Oduwole as M’Bilia
Komal Amin as Nadia
Sally Edwards as Catherine
Sweets and Chocolates Set
Yetunde Oduwole as M’Bilia, Komal Amin as Nadia and Sally Edwards as Catherine