Been So Long
Been So Long is a soul/funk musical with music and lyrics by Arthur Darvill and book by Ché Walker. The musical is based on the 1998 play of the same name.
| Been So Long | |
|---|---|
| Music | Arthur Darvill |
| Lyrics | Arthur Darvill |
| Book | Ché Walker |
| Basis | Ché Walker's play Been So Long |
| Productions | 2009 Young Vic London 2009 Traverse Theatre Scotland |
Been So Long premiered at the Young Vic on July 11, 2009[1] and then transferred to Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh on August 7, 2009 as part of the Edinburgh Festival.[2] A live cast recording was also made of the production.[3]
Cast
Original Cast
- Yvonne - Naana Agyei-Ampadu
- Gil - Harry Hepple
- Raymond - Arinze Kene
- Simone - Cat Simmons
- Barney - Omar Lye-Fook
- Singers - Samantha-Antoinette Smith, Gemma Knight Jones, Jenessa Qua
Film adaptation
In May 2017, Film Constellation confirmed that Tinge Krishnan has finished filming the movie with Michaela Coel as Simone.[4]
References
- Young Vic homepage.
- Traverse Theatre homepage Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine.
- "Young Vic Theatre - information page about Been So Long (Live)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- Mitchell, Robert (7 May 2017). "Cannes: First Look at British Musical 'Been So Long' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
External links
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