DE GABAY
About the show
March 2013 / Butetown, Cardiff
DE GABAY
In 2011, a group of Somali poets from Butetown walked into the National Theatre Wales office and said they wanted to make a show…
Their story became De Gabay, an award-winning play which was performed in February 2013 as part of a National Theatre Wales residency in Butetown.
In Somali culture, de gabay (poetry, song) is not only about expression, it is about art. It is about parlaying ideas between contesting groups; about conflict resolution; about philosophy. It is a ritual, and one that plays a lively role in shaping a community.
Creative Team
Jonathan Holmes
Director
Lucy Wilkinson
Designer
Martin Hunt
Lighting Designer
Dan Lawrence
Musical Director
Mike Beer
Sound Designer
Jon Street
AV Designer
Mathilde López
Associate Director
Elise Davison
Assistant Director
Liara Barussi
Choreographer
Cast
SARAH AMANKWAH
PETER BRAY
ALI GOOLYAD
TOMOS JAMES
ANNE LANGFORD
LAILA MASON
JO MUNTON
ADURA ONASHILE
HASSAN PANERO
DEAN REHMAN
CAROLINE SABIN
YUSRA WARSAMA
WELLA
WIBIDI
JULIANA YAZBECK
AHMED YUSUF
Poets
DAUD FARAH
ALI GOOLYAD
AHMED IBRAHIM
HASSAN PANERO
AHMED YUSUF
