Four Jazz at Ladbroke Hall - Sunbeam Theatre

An electrifying night of intimate performance, live music, and storytelling, where bold voices, raw emotion, and rhythm collide in celebration of the greats of jazz.

Monolithic Theatre presents Four Jazz, a curated evening of four 20-minute monologue performances exploring intimacy, rhythm, and the interior lives of contemporary characters. Inspired by jazz as both structure and metaphor, the programme unfolds like a set of solos in conversation – where language, silence, and live music combine to create a night of bold, emotionally resonant theatre.

Bringing together award-winning writers, internationally recognised actors, and an acclaimed composer, Four Jazz offers a series of distilled works that centre the inner life. Each piece stands alone, while together they form a rich, rhythmic exchange exploring love, faith, memory, artistry, politics, and the courage it takes to live fully in the present.

The programme features writing by Roger Robinson, T. S. Eliot Prize–winning poet, and Caleb Azumah Nelson, award-winning author of Open Water and Small Worlds, alongside original work by Jade Alvara and Ogorchukwu Krysta Ozor. Performances are delivered by actors whose screen and stage credits include Mission: Impossible, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Top Boy, Polite Society, The Wheel of Time, FBI: International, and leading UK theatres including the National Theatre and the Royal Court.

Original music for the full programme is composed by Leon Jean-Marie, an acclaimed composer and musician whose work spans music, film, fashion, and contemporary culture. His credits include collaborations with Soho House (Becoming One featuring Janelle Monáe), Vogue x Bvlgari, Google Pixel, Virgin Media, and LONGINES, alongside documentary scores for Netflix, ITV and Patagonia Films. His original score provides a cohesive sonic architecture across Four Jazz, deepening the emotional and rhythmic life of each piece.

The Programme

Familiar Music

Writer: Caleb Azumah Nelson
Performed by: Seraphina Beh-Moore

An intimate meditation on love, memory, and the quiet rituals that shape a shared life. Moving through moments of connection, loss, and return, Familiar Music asks how we carry tenderness and grief and how we learn to let go without leaving love behind.

The Last Set

Writer: Roger Robinson
Performed by: Harrison Daniels

A lyrical reflection on masculinity, inheritance, and endurance. The Last Set explores what is passed down, what we choose to hold onto, and the moment we decide it is finally time to rest.

Eternity Is a Long Time

Writer: Ogorchukwu Krysta Ozor
Performed by: Tara Hoyos-Martinez

A poetic exploration of faith, time, and longing. The piece follows a woman caught between belief and desire, grappling with the vastness of eternity and the courage required to live fully in the now.

Monk at the Bolivar

Writer: Jade Alvara
Performed by: Kimberley Okoye

Set within the jazz landscape of 1950s New York, Monk at the Bolivar explores artistry, resistance, and survival through music, memory, and political presence – tracing the cost and necessity of creative defiance.

Creative Team

Founder & Artistic Director – Justin Marosa
Executive Producer – Erycka Morales
Assistant Director – Lilian Ampon
Assistant Producer – Xolani Annakie
Producer – Harrison Daniels

Composers & Music Direction – Leon Jean-Marie & Lawaun Bernard
Live Musical Performance – Silvia Leonzio

Wardrobe Director & Visionary – Gerald Onuorah
In collaboration with Collarbone London Fedro Gaudenzi Couture & Bespoke Tailoring

About Monolithic Theatre

Monolithic Theatre is a curated performance platform devoted to bold, intimate storytelling that places human connection at its centre. Rooted in ensemble practice, Monolithic brings together actors, writers, and directors to create short-form theatrical works that are emotionally rich, socially resonant, and alive to the world we live in. Through collaboration and craft, Monolithic explores identity, power, memory, and contemporary life creating space for urgent stories, striking performances, and shared moments of reflection between artist and audience.