Deep Azure
Jayden Elijah as Deep and Selina Jones as Azure, both looking upwards, with dramatic lighting in the background.
Jayden Elijah (Deep) & Selina Jones (Azure). Photo by Sam Taylor.
Imani Yahshua as SK Evil, wearing a dark uniform, looks surprised against a softly lit background.
Imani Yahshua (SK Evil). Photo by Sam Taylor.
Elijah Cook as Tone, wearing a tactical vest labelled 'AGENT', stands solemnly amidst candlelight.
Elijah Cook (Tone). Photo by Sam Taylor.
Aminita Francis as SK Good, Imani Yahshua as SK Evil, and Jayden Elijah as Deep in Deep Azure at Shakespeare's Globe.
Aminita Francis (SK Good), Imani Yahshua (SK Evil) & Jayden Elijah (Deep). Photo by Sam Taylor.
Aminita Francis as SK Good leans against a wooden pillar, illuminated by a candle, wearing a colourful costume.
Aminita Francis (SK Good). Photo by Sam Taylor.
Aminita Francis as SK Good and Selina Jones as Azure engage in conversation on stage at Shakespeare's Globe.
Aminita Francis (SK Good)& Selina Jones (Azure). Photo by Sam Taylor.
Selina Jones as Azure sits on stage, hugging their knees, with a contemplative expression.
Selina Jones (Azure). Photo by Sam Taylor.
Selina Jones as Azure, wearing a grey costume, performs on stage at Shakespeare's Globe.
Selina Jones (Azure). Photo by Sam Taylor.
Selina Jones as Azure and Jayden Elijah as Deep, seated on stage, expressing deep emotion in dramatic lighting.
Selina Jones (Azure) a& Jayden Elijah (Deep). Photo by Sam Taylor.
Selina Jones as Azure and Elijah Cook as Tone share an intense moment, surrounded by candlelight.
Selina Jones (Azure) & Elijah Cook (Tone). Photo by Sam Taylor.

Deep Azure

Venue

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

In this UK premiere of Deep Azure by late Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated actor and writer Chadwick Boseman, experience a powerful story of love, grief and justice.

When her fiancé, Deep, is killed by the police, Azure’s world spirals out of control.

Powered by the spiritual imprint Deep has left on them all, Azure and Deep’s friends – Roshad and Tone – do their best to find peace in the wake of the tragedy. However, the Heavenly MCs of Street Knowledge have other plans for them.

Inspired by the true events of university student Prince Jones, influenced by the poetry of Shakespeare and powered by the pulse of Hip-Hop theatre, Boseman’s cathartic and lyrical epic unfolds in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu (For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy, New Diorama/Royal Court/Apollo and Pig Heart Boy, Unicorn Theatre/Sheffield Theatres/Children’s Theatre Partnership) makes his Globe directorial debut.

Closing

02/05/2026

Running Time

2h50, inc. interval

Genre

Drama, Plays

Age & Content

TBC

Please Note:

This production contains references to violence, racism, police brutality and eating disorders.

Cast:

Ryn Alleyne & Maxwell Chartey as

Ensemble / Cover

Elijah Cook as

Tone

Jayden Elijah as

Deep

Aminita Francis as

SK Good

Selina Jones as

Azure

Justice Ritchie as

Roshad

Imani Yahshua as

SK Evil

Aaron Alexander & Khalil Madovi as

Singer / Ensemble

Nadine Rose Johnson & Khai Shaw as

Beatbox / Ensemble

Creative:

Associate Director -

Marley-Rose Liburd

Associate Movement Director -

Hanna Dimtsu

Candlelight Designer -

Azusa Ono

Casting Associate -

Alice Walters

Casting Director -

Becky Paris CDG

Co-Composer & Rehearsal Co-Musical Director -

Conrad Murray

Co-Composer, Rehearsal Co-Musical Director & Voice -

John Pfumojena

Designer -

Paul Wills

Dialect -

Aundrea Fudge

Director -

Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu

Dramaturg & Cultural Consultant -

Somebody Jones

Fight Director -

Sam Lyon-Behan

Intimacy Director -

Raniah Al-Sayed

Movement Director -

Tanaka Bingwa

Rehearsal Co-Musical Director -

Conrad Murray

Writer -

Chadwick Boseman

No accessibility performances are currently scheduled for this show.