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The story of the Haitian revolution (1791–1804) a successful 12-year insurrection by enslaved Africans against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, resulting in the creation of Haiti as the world’s first independent Black republic.
Thrillingly retold by C.L.R. James and performed by a 13-strong cast. This will be the first time the play has been staged in full in London since 1986.
Tickets from £12 – £18
Nov 2026
Date: Monday 09 November 2026
Time: 6:30PM
Duration: 2hrs 30mins including interval
Written By
C.L.R. James
Directed By
Michael Buffong
Cast
DANNY SAPANI as Toussaint L’Ouverture
KARL COLLINS as Jean-Jaques Dessalines
SARAH PAUL as Marie-Jeanne
IVAN OYIK as Moïse L’Ouverture/Samedi Smith
ANYEBE GODWIN as Henri Christophe
ANNIE APAKOH as Madame L’Ouverture/Orleans/Servant
STACEY EVANS as Mme. Bullet/General Maitland
STEPHEN FEWELL as General Hédouville/Marquis D’Hermona – a Spanish Officer
TUNJI FALANA as Mars Plaisir/Officer
TOMMY SIM’AAN as M. Bullet/Bonaparte
MATTHEW ROMAIN as Colonel Vincent/Tobias Lear/Cathcart
MASCUUD DAHIR as Marat
TAHIRAH WRIGHT as Celestine/Max
