PASSPORTS TO THE PROMISED LAND

Passports To The Promised Land was an hilarious and serious tale of love and revenge on an epic scale. A musical like no other, in which calypso and reggae meet gospel and lovers rock; where hip-hop and opera sat with samples, swing beats and soul. Musical styles were plundered and fused to produce a magical tale of today and tomorrow.

There are many sayings in the theatre; ‘Never say “good luck” always “break a leg”; never mention “Macbeth”, always “the Scottish Play”; and most important: never attempt to write the complete Book, Music & Lyrics of a full-length show all by yourself.  I did this for my company Nitro (whilst also running the company…) and I don’t think I slept for 6 months. If I could do it again, I wouldn’t. But I did. Nevertheless, I’m pleased with the music and lyrics, which mix both gospel and Catholic religious influences with different Caribbean music forms. And there’s a bit of comedy too….

‘A seamless piece of contemporary black musical theatre that is both celebratory and reflective, populist and musically sophisticated.’
[The Guardian]

PRODUCTION TEAM
Book, music and Lyrics by Felix Cross
Directed by Graham Devlin
Musical Director: Orphy Robinson
Set Design: Maurice Rose
Costume Design: Allen Ali
Live music: Orphy Robinson

CAST
C. Gerod Harris: Jordan Brown
Charlie Folorunsho: St Peter
Michael Samuels: Reverend Hudson
Enyonam Gbesemete: Myrtle Harris
Lesley-Ann Wells: Gloria De Souza
Gary Bryden: Horace De Souza
Melanie Hudson: Agnes Brown
Mark McLean: Solomon Harris
Allyson Brown: Elizabeth De Souza