Rum and Coca Cola
By Mustapha Matura

Director Don Warrington
Designer Anthony Lamble
Lighting designer Jason Taylor
Musical director Dominique LeGendre
Sound designer Mic Pool

The beautiful island paradise of Trinidad, under the fiery heat of the Caribbean sun. Slim and Professor play sweet calypso for passing tourists. Professor, a past calypso giant with a historic hat-trick of hits, is schooling Slim in the noble art.

They survive on their ‘refreshment capital’, living at the end of the beach amongst driftwood, fallen coconut trees and empty rum bottles. And as Professor ‘speechifies’ about his life, one that’s been lost and stolen, Slim tries to grasp a brighter future.

Rum and Coca-Cola is a gently humorous, bittersweet tale written by one of our finest dramatists. It is the directorial debut of Trinidadian born Don Warrington MBE, best known for playing Philip in Rising Damp, and for his roles in Doctor Who, Manchild and The Crouches.

Director Don Warrington gives his actors the space and time to develop their characters to audience-gasping intensity - while keeping laughs rolling like waves to the shore…funny and politically acute
The Observer

Thu 28 Oct will feature a post-show discussion about the play with Don Warrington (director), Mustapha Matura (playwright), Dominique Legendre (musical director) and Dr. Bob Ramdhanie (expert in Trinidadian music).

Enjoy a 2 course Trinidadian meal plus a theatre ticket for the show for a recession busting £12 per person. Sat 30th Oct ONLY

Food service times - Saturday, 5pm - 6.45pm

Starter

Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup

Main Course

Trini Chicken

Served with roti, pumpkin, black eyed beans

OR

Callaloo and Sweet Pepper Lattice (V)

Served with macaroni pie, pumpkin and black eyed beans

Dessert

A choice of Gateau

As part of A Night Less Ordinary - Arts Council England’s Free Theatre Ticket Initiative, The Drum has a limited number of tickets to give away for this event to anyone aged 26 or under. For more information visit www.anightlessordinary.org.uk or call The Drum’s Customer Service Team on 0121 333 2444