Jackie Kay - Chiaroscuro

Cast

Cast

SHILOH COKE

Shiloh previously starred in Small Island at the National Theatre, directed by Rufus Norris on the Oliver stage. She also appeared in Arinze Kenes critically-acclaimed show Misty at the Bush, which transferred to the Trafalgar Studios, for which she was also an MD and Musician.

Other stage credits include: Emilia , Shakespeares Globe; The Tempest , Donmar Warehouse/ St Annes Warehouse New York and Julius Caesar, Henry IV , Donmar Warehouse. On screen Shiloh will soon appear in Aisling Beas new comedy This Way Up for Channel 4.

As well as playing the role of Beth, Shiloh Coke is the Composer and Musical Director of Chiaroscuro .

PREEYA KALIDAS

Preeya originated the leading female role in AR Rahmans Bombay Dreams produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber at Apollo Theatre Victoria, other theatre credits include The Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The Adelphi Theatre, workshopped and originated the role of Pinky in the Original London cast of Bend it Like Beckham the musical for which Preeya was nominated an Olivier Award for her role. Patty di Marco in original London cast of School of Rock , Khandan (Royal Court Theatre/ Birmingham Rep) and Oxford Street (Royal Court Theatre).

TV credits include: Britz (C4); series regular in Mistresses (BBC); Banglatown Banquet (BBC); series regular Bodies (BBC); Amira in Eastenders (BBC), Carmen in BAFTA nominated Bollywood Carmen (BBC); England Expects, Casualty, Bedtime, Green Wing, Doctors, GoggleEyes and Hounslow Diaries (BBC).

Film credits include: BAFTA and Empire Award winning Four Lions, Bend It Like Beckham, East is East, Bollywood Queen, Jump Boy, The Fiance, Sari and Trainers .

Preeya also hosts her own weekly radio show on BBC Asian Network.

ANOUSHKA LUCAS

Anoushka is a singer, songwriter, composer and actress. Her music has been championed on Radio 2 and Jazz FM. She has sold out shows at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, the 606, and Bush Hall to name a few. Her debut album Dark Soul was released on July 12th 2019. As a theatre composer, Anoushka co-composed an original score for Klooks Last Stand (Park Theatre, 2014/NAMT Festival 2017), and The Etienne Sisters (Theatre Royal Stratford East, 2015) with Sheila Atim. Anoushka also composed and performed in Sparks (2018, Edinburgh Festival, voted Best Musical of The Fringe) by Jessica Butcher. As an actor, Anoushka played Mary Magdalene in the Olivier Award winning production of Jesus Christ Superstar (Regents Park Open Air Theatre, 2016) and appeared in Sparks (Vault Festival/Edinburgh Festival/High Tide Festival 2018).

GLORIA ONITIRI

Gloria most recently performed in Theatre as Celia in the European Premiere of Napoli, Brooklyn (National Tour/Park Theatre) and The Fates in Hadestown (National Theatre). Other productions include: Ida Arnold in Brighton Rock (National Tour); Cruella De Vil in 101 Dalmations (Birmingham Rep); Radio 1 in Caroline Or, Change (Chichester); Katherina in Taming Of The Shrew (Globe); Josiana in The Grinning Man (Bristol Old Vic); Deadpan Delores in The Stripper (Other Palace); Francine/Lena in Clybourne Park (National Tour); W rong Songs For Christmas (National Theatre); Anne in Egusi Soup (National Tour); Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard (Adelphi); Spirit in The Tempest (Bath Theatre Royal); Charlotte in Charlottes Web (Polka Theatre); Arion in Amphibians (Bridewell); Nala in The Lion King (Lyceum); Bachaae in The Bachaae (National Theatre Scotland) and the Original London Cast of Avenue Q .

In television Gloria stars as Grace Jones in Grace Under Pressure: Urban Myths (Sky Arts). Other credits include: Doctors (BBC); The Window (C4); Bad Girls (ITV); Grass (BBC).

Film credits include: Resurrecting The Street Walker (Scala Film).

Creative Team

JACKIE KAY PLAYWRIGHT

Jackie Kay was born and brought up in Scotland. The Adoption Papers (Bloodaxe) won the Forward Prize, a Saltire prize and a Scottish Arts Council Prize. Fiere was shortlisted for the Costa award and her novel Trumpet won the Guardian Fiction Award and was shortlisted for the IMPAC award. Red Dust Road (Picador) won the Scottish Book of the Year Award, and the London Book Award, and was shortlisted for the JR Ackerley prize. Her third collection of short stories, Reality, Reality , was praised by The Guardian as rank[ing] among the best of the genre. She was awarded an MBE in 2006, and made a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2002. Her book of stories Wish I Was Here won the Decibel British Book Award.

Jackie Kay also writes for children and her book Red Cherry Red (Bloomsbury) won the Clype award. She has written extensively for stage and television. Her plays, Manchester Lines (produced by Manchester Library Theatre) and The New Maw Broon Monologues (produced by Glasgay), were a great success. Her most recent collection, Bantam , was published in 2017 to critical acclaim. She is Chancellor of the University of Salford and Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University.

Jackie Kay was named Scots Makarthe National Poet for Scotlandin March 2016.

LYNETTE LINTON DIRECTOR

Lynette took over as Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre in 2019. She was previously Resident Assistant Director at the Donmar Warehouse and Associate Director at the Gate Theatre from 2016 to 2017 where she set up the Young Associate company. She recently directed the Olivier nominated UK premiere of Lynn Nottages Pulitzer prize winning play Sweat (Donmar Warehouse/West End) and co-directed Richard II (Shakespeares Globe). The production marks the first ever company of women of colour in a Shakespeare play on a major UK stage. She is co-founder of theatre and film production company Black Apron Entertainment who produced Passages: A Windrush Celebration with the Royal Court, a project she also curated.

As a writer her credits include: Hashtag Lightie (Arcola Theatre), Chicken Palace and Step (Theatre Royal Stratford East).

Her other directing credits include: world premiere productions of Assata Taught Me , Gate Theatre; Function , National Youth Theatre; This Is , Arts Ed; Indenture , Dark Horse Festival; Naked , Vault Festival 2015 and a revival of This Wide Night , Albany Theatre. She was also co-director on Chicken Palace , Theatre Royal Stratford East.