Once On This Island
“Ince and designer Georgia Lowe bring mountains of invention to the piece.“
“Ince/Lowe stage an ostensibly light-hearted historical ditty with huge, carnival-style body parts that make the legacy of slavery wittily, starkly clear. A tongue snaking from the lips of French colonialist Armand’s giant paper head snares a black woman. A mixed-heritage son tumbles out of giant, splayed brown legs beneath a stained tricolore. It’s horrible and funny at the same time.”
Once On This Island by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty
Regents Park Open Air Theatre
Director: Ola Ince
Costumes: Melissa Simon-Hartman
Lighting: Jessica Hung Han Yun
Choreography: Kenrick 'H20' Sandy
Musical Director: Chris Poon
Musical Supervisor: Philip Bateman
Design Associate: Pip Terry
Photography: Marc Brenner & www.iwantthatpic.com