Been So Long Explained

Been So Long
Music:	Arthur Darvill
Lyrics:	Arthur Darvill
Basis:	Been So Long by Ché Walker
Productions:	2009 London 2009 Scotland

Been So Long is a musical with music and lyrics by Arthur Darvill and book by Ché Walker. The musical is based on Walker's 1998 play of the same name.

Been So Long premiered at the Young Vic on July 11, 2009^[1] and then transferred to Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh on August 7, 2009 as part of the Edinburgh Festival.^[2] A live cast recording was also made of the production.^[3]

Original Cast

• Yvonne - Naana Agyei-Ampadu
• Gil - Harry Hepple
• Raymond - Arinze Kene
• Simone - Cat Simmons
• Barney - Omar Lye-Fook
• Singers - Samantha-Antoinette Smith, Gemma Knight Jones, Jenessa Qua

Film adaptation

See main article: Been So Long (film). A film adaptation, directed by Tinge Krishnan, was released on Netflix on October 26, 2018. The film stars Michaela Coel as Simone and Arinzé Kene as Raymond.^[4]

External links

• Official London Theatre Guide review

Notes and References

1. http://www.youngvic.org/whats-on?action=details&id=2613 Young Vic homepage
2. http://ed.thestage.co.uk/productions/1818 Traverse Theatre homepage
3. Web site: Young Vic Theatre - information page about Been So Long (Live) . 2010-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716023033/http://www.youngvic.org/whats-on/been-so-long-live . 2011-07-16 . dead .
4. Web site: Mitchell. Robert. Cannes: First Look at British Musical ‘Been So Long’ (EXCLUSIVE). 7 May 2017. Variety.com. 22 November 2017.