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itan - an unfinished man - the yard theatre

Dipo Baruwa-Etti | Writer Taio Lawson | Director Garen Abel Unokan | Assistant Director Rosie Elnile | Designer Ciaran Cunningham | Lighting Designer George Dennis | Sound Designer Robia Milliner | Movement Director Rianna Azoro | Costume Supervisor Briony Barnett | Casting Director Yarit Dor | Fight Director Wabriya King | Production Dramatherapist Tammy Rose | Production Manager Julia Nimmo | Company Stage Manager Farideh Didehvar | Assistant Stage Manager

Awards and reviews:

WINNER - Black British Theatre Award for Lead Female Actor in a Play 2022 

* * * * | Evening Standard 
"The sinewy body language that Jones deploys as Itan, and the way Kayode’s anguish manifests in physical contortions, are also eloquent.[...] Selina Jones was one of the beneficiaries of the Evening Standard’s Future Theatre Fund in 2021, given during the pandemic to support emerging talents in association with TikTok and in partnership with the National Youth Theatre. Here she fully justifies the judges’ faith in her abilities. "

* * * * | Time Out 
"Soon, Kayode (Fode Simbo) is literally wrestling with his demon, Itan (Selina Jones). Jones has a physicality that’s mesmerizing to watch. Her fingers wave like seaweed or transform into claws that interlace with Kayode's own shaking hands, as they speak in a cryptic language of their own. ‘I am history’, she tells him"

* * * * * | The Rendition
"Kayode’s depression is anthropomorphised through the character of Itan, and we see a haunting and extremely visual depiction of his battle. She taunts and tricks him, with an almost serpent like seduction, leading him to believe that they are bound - there is no him without her.  They communicate in a language that only the two of them understand, however meaning is not lost. In the absence of language, movement and expression fill the gap."


 

sara - under the kunde tree - southwark playhouse

Clarisse Makundul | Writer Ebenezer Bamgboye | Director Niall McKeever | Set and costume design Arnim Friess | Lighting and video design Max Pappenheim | Sound design Rose Ryan | Movement Director Gregoire Colin | Dramaturg Laure Bachelier-Mazon | Dramaturg Olivia Wolfenden | Stage manager Clarisse Makundul Productions | Producer Adam Jefferys | Production Manager Natalia Alvarez | Costume Supervisor

Awards and reviews:

OFFIE Nominated for Lead Performance in a Play 2023 

 London Unattached
"Selina Jones is a very strong performer and I was surprised to read that this is only her second stage role. I expect we will see more of her on the London stage. She played the part of an indignant, initially confused yet ultimately brave and confident woman defying her father and eventually the French colonial powers" 

Guardian 
"The production is stuffed full of stylistic invention and a uniformly strong cast, especially Jones, who gives an extraordinarily graceful performance."

Fringe Review
"Jones though is the stand-out even amongst these actors. Her mix of passion and dignity, her explosive conflicts with Awoni  and Simbo – so visceral it’s disturbing – her growth in stature through the personal to the political, lends enormous agency to Sara, a strongly-written part..."

  The Reviews Hub
"Selina Jones, as Sara, is a mesmerizing performer, with liquid, powerful movements and an impressive vocal range"  

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