Cast and Creative team announced for World Premiere Blood of my Blood
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The Royal Court Theatre announces the full cast and creative team for the World Premiere of Blood of my Blood by Joy Nesbitt (Scenes with Black Folk), who makes her Royal Court playwriting debut as part of the theatre's 70th anniversary season.
At a former plantation now converted into an Airbnb, a pregnant Black woman communes with her ancestors, seeking answers to the questions she's afraid to ask anyone else. Set between 1862 and the present day, Blood of my Blood is a powerful exploration of family, history and belonging, directed by Tatenda Shamiso, who returns to the Royal Court following A Good House and No I.D.
The production runs in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs from Thursday 1 October until Saturday 7 November 2026, with a Press Night on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
The full cast includes Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ (Twelfth Night), Jodie Campbell (Bitch Boxer), Hannah Morrish (The Brightening Air), Karene Peter (Rye Lane), and Patrick Vaill (Stranger Things: The First Shadow).
The full creative team is Set & Costume Designer Natalie Pryce, Lighting Designer Simisola Majekodunmi, Movement and Intimacy Director Ingrid Mackinnon, and Sound Designer Kayodeine. The full team is completed by Royal Court Dramaturg Laetitia Somé and Casting Director Saffeya Shebli, alongside Dialect Coach Aundrea Fudge, Dramatherapist Samantha Adams and Assistant Director Marley-Rose Liburd.