CREATIVE HIGHLIGHTS

Xpressions | Director

Lyric Hammersmith Studio, 27 July 2023
Young Lyric
Photos: Harry Elletson

Director: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
Writing Facilitator: Abi Falase
Assistant Director: Abi Adebayo
Producer: Adrian Gardner

Written and performed by the company:
Annie: Déjà Addai-Kesse
Shanice: Christina Marisa Aidoo
Shelley-Ann: Zhyion Ettienne-Brown
Angel: Leonora James-Mitchell
Rennell: Miatta Mbriwa
Tomi: Afriya Nylander
Diana: Anjola Owoeye
Imani: Kaiaa Shepnekhi-Boston
Unique: Yinka Shokunbi
Xari: Veyahna Iesa Tylyn Sutherland

In the deep | Director

Almeida Theatre, 18 May 2023
Almeida Young Creatives & Almeida Young Company
Photos: Ian Hippolyte

Directors: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong & Abi Falase
MD: Ben Turner
Producer: Simon Stephens

Walls
by Alexandre Blanc, Dee Georgiou & Carla Ng

Sam: Willow Traynor
Sammy: Annalea Reynolds
Sparkles: Jessica Matthews
Raz: Asa Clark
Rob: Jesse Lihau
Razzle: Dee Georgiou

Plastic Wrap
by Sam Asher Misan, Sarah Carvalho & Carla Rudgyard

Supervisor: Ashley New
Ace: Kaci Kerwick
Hunter: Younes Taleb
Fawn: Ema Pašić
Kai: Luc de Freitas
Eli: Evans Nwogu

RUTH | Director

Susie Sainsbury Theatre, 21-23 April 2023
Pegasus Opera Company & Hagemann Rosenthal Associates
Photos: Sisi Burn

Director: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
Conductor: Avishka Edirisinghe
Movement Director: Yojiro Ichikawa
Lighting Designer: Chuma Emembolu
Set & Costume Designer: Jida Akil

Composer / Librettist: Philip Hagemann

Ruth: Alison Buchanan
Boaz: Chike Michael
Naomi: Angela Caesar
Orpah: Roberta Philip
Amnon: Christian Joel
Servant: Zahid Siddiqui
Woman 1: Roberta Philip & Antonia Thwaites
Woman 2: Jasmine Flicker
Woman 3: Lufuno Ndou
Villagers: Neil Balfour, Jacob Bettinelli, Tom Bennett, Sandeep Gurrapadi, Carlos Felipe Cerchiaro, Bernadine Pritchett, Freda De Souza, Antonia Thwaites, Dominick Felix, Niall Windass, Luke Stanley

“CASSIOPEIA BERKELEY-AGYEPONG… SHOWS AN EXCELLENT EYE FOR STAGING AND MANAGING A LARGE CHORUS”
★★★★★ LondonTheatre1

“TALENTED AND VERSATILE COMPANY”
★★★★ The Stage

The SIX OF CALAIS | Director

Susie Sainsbury Theatre, 21-23 April 2023
Pegasus Opera Company & Hagemann Rosenthal Associates
Photos: Sisi Burn

Director: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
Conductor: Avishka Edirisinghe
Movement Director: Yojiro Ichikawa
Lighting Designer: Chuma Emembolu
Set & Costume Designer: Jida Akil

Composer / Librettist: Philip Hagemann

King Edward: Carlos Felipe Cerchiaro
Queen Philippa: Bernadine Pritchett
Black Prince: Zahid Siddiqui
Eustache: Neil Balfour
Peter Hardmouth: Dominick Felix
Burghers: Christian Joel, Jacob Bettinelli, Tom Bennett, Sandeep Gurrapadi
Ladies in Waiting: Roberta Philip, Jasmine Flicker, Lufuno Ndou
Soldiers: Freda De Souza, Antonia Thwaites, Niall Windass, Luke Stanley

“ENGROSSING AND THOROUGHLY ENTERTAINING”
★★★★★ LondonTheatre1

“LOOPY SLAPSTICK COMEDY”
★★★★ The Stage

SHUCK ‘N’ JIVE | Writer & composer

Soho Theatre Upstairs, 2-26 October 2019 and On Demand 2022
Photos: Helen Maybanks

Director: Lakesha Arie-Angelo
Movement Director: Diane Alison-Mitchell
Lighting Designer: Jai Morjaria
Sound Designer: Anna Clock
Set, Costume & Video Designer: Ranya El Refaey
Company Stage Manager: Grace Lewis
Production Manager: Ian Taylor
Line Producer: Holly De Angelis
Casting: Nadine Rennie

For Soho Theatre On Demand:
Movement Director: Asha Jennings-Grant
Associate Set & Costume Designer: Hazel Low
Hair & Make Up: Elena Diaz
Music Production & Mastering: Nicola T. Chang
Line Producer: Ameena Hamid

Writers / Composers: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong & Simone Ibbett-Brown

Cassi: Tanisha Spring
Simone: Olivia Onyehara

“VIVACIOUS, ENERGETIC…FULL TO THE BRIM WITH HUMANITY.”
★★★★ Broadway World

“FIERCE, FEARLESS AND CEREBRAL”
★★★ Guardian

“RAW AND HONEST”
★★★★ Afridiziak

PLAYTEXT & PERFORMANCE RIGHTS
Shuck ‘n’ Jive is published by Oberon Modern Plays. The debut production at Soho Theatre featured two actors, but I’m so excited for all the reimaginings of the play with a cast of anything from 3 to 50 people.

Playtext – available here.
For amateur and professional performance rights – contact the writers.

MISS GYRUS | Director & Dramaturg

Camden People’s Theatre, 5-7 May 2022
Photos: Kiran SKG

Director & Dramaturg: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
Videography & Creative Direction: Kiran SKG
Costume Supervisor: Annesha Bowman

Writer / Composer: Joe Steele

Josh, Miss Gyrus: Joe Steele
Nicky, Mum, Belinda & Others: Martha Pothen
Ethan, Dad, Tim & Others: Betty Jones

CONSENSUAL | Director

ALRA South Theatre, 20-23 November 2021
ALRA
Photos: Nina Photography

Director: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
Intimacy Director: Sara Green
Stage Manager on the Book: Leonora Nicolson
Lighting Designer: Jonathan Simpson
Set & Costume Designer: Aline Jeffrey
Associate Director: Tessa Guerrero

Writer: Evan Placey

Diane: Sophie Wolff
Freddie: Connor Charlesworth
Mary: Saffron Dey
Georgia: Simran Bhandari
Jake: Gus Flind-Henry
Pete: Chris Knight
Nathan (Cover Freddie): Akaash Dev Shemar
Grace (Cover Diane): Elizabeth Green
Liam/Mr Abramovich (Cover Pete): Ike Nwachukwu
Destiny: Eleanor Baldwin
Brandon: Felix Edwards
Amanda: Honor Gillies
Taylor: Eve Lamb
Rhys: George Malcher
Kayla: Molly Mullins
Owen: Inigo Robertson

THE FOURTEENTH STOP | WRiter, composer, director

Arcola Outside; Camden People’s Theatre; Shoreditch Town Hall; Digital Schools Tour, 2021
Speaks Of Rivers
Originally Commissioned by Upstart Theatre

Devised and Created by Delvene Pitt; Jessica Manu, Aimee Louise Bevan, Yasmin Keita, Roberta Livingston, Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong

Writers: Yasmin Keita, Roberta Livingston, Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
Director & Composer: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
Puppetry Design & Making: Aimee Bevan, Delvene Pitt
Videography & Editing: Delvene Pitt
Movement: Aimee Louise Bevan

For Shoreditch Town Hall & Digital Schools Tour:
Taaliyah: Aimee Louise Bevan
Mum: Jessica Manu
Miss Macaw: Roberta Livingston

For CPT & Arcola Outside:
Taaliyah: Delvene Pitt
Mum: Jessica Manu
Miss Macaw: Roberta Livingston

What our audiences say:

“A poignant piece of theatre speaking to the heart of societal struggles in an accessible way.”

“Speaks of Rivers’… funny, heartbreaking, interactive show for kids and adults”

“So joyful and funny and nearly got me in tears at the end”

THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA | producer

York Stained Glass Centre, 20-22 April 2016
Aspect Opera
Photos: Harry Elletson

Director: Caolan Keaveney
Conductor: Josh Madine
Lighting Designer: Hamish McLellan
Producer: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
Production Assistant: Amy Pezet

Composer: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: Ronald Duncan

Lucretia: Stephanie Wake-Edwards
Collatinus: George Clark
Tarquinius: Sam Gilliat
Junius: Chris Murphy
Lucia: Georgie Gulliver
Bianca: Rebecca Duggan
Female Chorus: Emily Hodkinson
Male Chorus: Alex Hume

“INGENIOUS PRODUCTION… AN AUSPICIOUS START FOR ASPECT”
York Press

UNHEARD OF | curator

Union Theatre, 28 March 2016
Photos: Nijel Powery

Curated by: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong & Andy Bewley
Musical Director: Ryan Durkan

Featured Writers:
Adrian Kimberlin
Benjamin Turner
Ella Grace
Emma Trow
Ian Stephenson
Olly Wood
Thomas Ryalls

“FASCINATING… EVENING DEVOTED TO SEVEN HIGHLY CONTRASTED MUSICALS-IN-THE-MAKING”
Live Theatre UK

Untitled wONDERLANd musical | dramaturg & director

In Development, premiered Edinburgh Fringe 2015

For Edinburgh 2015:
Director: Andy Bewley
Musical Director: Ryan Durkan
Costume Design: Rebecca Adams
Set Design: Olly Wood
Producer & Dramaturg: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
Production Manager & Lighting Design: Phillippe Cato

For University of Winchester 2019:
Director & Dramaturg: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
Musical Director: Sam Cable

For R&D 2021 and 2022:
Director: Andy Bewley
Dramaturg: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
Musical Director: Olly Wood

For Arts Educational Schools 2024:
Co-Director & Dramaturg: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
Co-Director: Andy Bewley
Musical Director: Olly Wood

Book: Andy Bewley
Music & Lyrics: Olly Wood

“SUBTLE, EXUBERANT, INTELLIGENT BY TURNS. A COMPLETE TREAT.”
musicaltalk.co.uk

“A BEAUTIFUL MIX OF GREAT PERFORMANCES, LOVELY WRITING AND FANTASTIC MUSIC”
★★★★ Fifth Dimension

What our audiences say:

“Absolutely brilliant – funny, heart warming and thoroughly entertaining”