A UNIQUE BLEND OF HIP HOP AND PUPPETRY
Melody is in the care system and has been separated from her little sister Harmony – she’s got to keep hold of her toy monster Mojo to keep her on the straight and narrow. But when new girl Blessing arrives from Nigeria and tries to steal her best mate Rizla, Melody’s demons begin to take over her Mojo, with devastating consequences…
This unique piece of Hip Hop Theatre, fusing spoken word, music, dance, puppetry and street art brings together a remarkable artistic team including Sue Buckmaster (Theatre-Rites), Kwesi Johnson (Kompany Malakhi), club artist Mark Wigan (I.D magazine / The Brain Club) and Hobbit (International Beat-boxing Champion) alongside 20 Stories High’s Keith Saha writer/director of the award winning GHOST BOY.
Suitable for ages 13+
I gotta keep hold of my Mojo
He keeps me bouncing up and down like a Yoyo
When I’m on a low low
He makes me ho ho
Gets me Flying out of black holes –
Like Chewbacca and Han Solo
Originally performed:
September 2013
Show Information
Cast
Melody – Remmie Milner
Rizla – Darren Kuppan
Blessing – Simone James
Puppeteer/Wet Jeff – Samuel Dutton
Puppeteer/Jackie – Zoë Hunter
Musician/Beatboxer – Hobbit
Musician/Cellist – Hannah Marshall
PRODUCTION TEAM
Production Manager – Emma Wright
Company Stage Manager – Sarah-Jane Davis
Technical Stage Manager – Gareth Moss
Assistant Stage Manager – Ezequiel Serrano-Perez
Costume Supervisor – Jacquie Davis
Set Construction – Sam Kent for Lobster Productions
Puppet maker (Mojo) – Naomi Oppenheim
Puppet maker (Harmony) – Alison Duddle
Trailer – Gavin Wood
Creative Team
Writer and Director – Keith Saha
Designer – Kate Unwin
Visual Artist – Mark Wigan
Puppetry Consultant – Sue Buckmaster
Associate Director – Julia Samuels
Choreographer – Kwesi Johnson
Musical Director – Tayo Akinbode
Lighting Designer – Douglas Kuhrt
Sound Designer – Dan Steele
Dramaturg – Philip Osment
Associate Artists – Matthew Xia, Curtis Watt, Keely Mills, Stuart Payn, George Barrett, Rachel Farrell and Kieran Steels
Photographer – Robert Day
Playtext
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