Starring Sharon Rose and Reece Richards
One thing makes me a moth to a flame. Oneness. The missing piece…I’ve got to find it, because if not, if not…’
West-End star Sharon Rose and Sex Education’s Reece Richards (Netflix) have been cast in Love Steps, a ‘choreopoem’ inspired drama fusing poetry, dance and music by director, writer and poet Anastasia Osei-Kuffour (Typical, On The Ropes, All Roads) who is making her playwriting debut.
Both actors have starred in major productions on stage and screen with Rose acclaimed for her titular role in the Oliver-nominated Sylvia (Old Vic) as well as cast in Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theatre), Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Netflix), while Richards’ solid stage credentials include hit shows Motown and Hairspray. The production supported by Talawa Theatre Company, premieres at Omnibus Theatre for 3 weeks from 3 to 20 April and from 29 May to 1 June at Talawa’s Studio Theatre Fairfield Halls.
Meet Anna, she’s the dream. She is ‘young, gifted and Black’, driven, ambitious and smashing it…but there’s one thing that’s missing. Love. Is it her? Is it them? Is it the 21st century ideal of love itself? Through a fusion of drama, poetry, dance and music (R&B, Hip Hop, Gospel) we see Anna take her Love Steps and redefine love on her own terms.
This show shines a light on societal pressures placed on people to find a significant other and questions whether finding love defines one’s identity and how self-worth and self-esteem can exist outside of that.
Anastasia says: “ I wrote Love Steps to counter skewed cultural messages, highlight the turbulent love journeys people experience and hopefully inspire greater understanding for others. Drawing on my own experience for inspiration adds an authenticity I hope will move audiences and allow people to see themselves in what is essentially a story with universal relevance.”
Creative Team
Playwright and Director Anastasia Osei-Kuffour Choreographer and Movement Director Leroy 'FX' Dias Dos Santo
Listings
Love Steps: 3 Apr – 20 Apr 2024 Omnibus Theatre
Tickets: LOVE STEPS - Omnibus Theatre
Love Steps: 29 May – 1 June 2024: Talawa Studio Theatre
Tickets: Book now – LOVE STEPS – Talawa Theatre, Fairfield Halls