The Rear Column

The Rear Column (1980)

Set in the jungle of the Congo Free State in 1887–88, the story begins after explorer Henry Morton Stanley, has gone to relieve Emin Pasha, governor of Equatoria, from a siege by Mahdist forces. He leaves behind him a 'rear column' with supplies at the Yambuya camp on the Aruwimi River and instructs them to wait until the Arab slave trader, Tippu Tib, has brought 600 more porters before following on to Equatoria. The play follows the story of the men left waiting in the camp. The officers depicted in the play are based on historical figures.

Director: Harold Pinter

Casts

	John Horton as Jameson
	Michael Forrest as Stanley
	Alrick Riley as Boy
	Sylvester Williams as John Henry
	Simon Ward as Ward
	Barry Foster as Barttelot
	Donald Gee as Bonny
	Clive Francis as Troup

Crew