The Hounding of David Oluwale

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The Hounding of David Oluwale

By Kester Aspden
Adapted for the stage by Oladipo Agboluaje
Director Dawn Walton

4 May 1969 and the battered body of a 38 year old man is
pulled from the River Aire. An internal police inquiry will follow,
revealing how he had been the victim of horrific, systematic,
police brutality.

Based on Kester Aspden’s award winning book, Oladipo Agboluaje brings David Oluwale back to Leeds to tell his story, face to face with the Scotland Yard Detective charged with investigating the case. From the prayers of his Maa’mi in Lagos and the glitter of the Mecca Dance Hall to the vagrant shelters of a city that’s trying to recreate itself, this is a story of one man searching for justice and another who just wanted to find home.

The Hounding of David Oluwale on tour:

31 Jan to 21 Feb 09
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
0113 213 770
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25 to 28 Feb 09
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
0121 236 4455
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3 to 7 Mar 09
Liverpool Playhouse

0151 709 4776
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11 to 14 Mar 09
The New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich

01473 295 900
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24 to 28 Mar 09
Hackney Empire

020 8985 2424
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17 to 21 March
Northcott Theatre Exeter
01392 493 493
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31 March to 4 April
Nottingham Playhouse
0115 941 9419
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“Theatre must engage with audiences and artists from a more diverse range of backgrounds. It must connect with people who have been excluded”.
The Theatre Review / Arts Council of England 2001

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Eclipse Theatre On Tour: Booking The Hounding of David Oluwale

If you are a venue and are interested in booking Eclipse Theatre and their new production for 2009 please contact Natasha-Videl Harmer: natasha.harmer@wyp.org.uk

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