A razor-sharp satire from Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah, about the power of knowing your history and the cost of letting it go.
1959: The first wave of independence is sweeping across Africa and Beneatha has left the prejudice of 1950s America for a brighter future with her Nigerian husband in Lagos. But on the day they move into their new house in the white suburbs, it doesn't take long for cracks to appear, changing the course of the rest of their lives.
Present day. Now a renowned Dean whose colleagues are questioning the role of African American studies for future generations, Beneatha returns to the same house in search of answers.
Inspired by the groundbreaking modern classic, A Raisin in the Sun, this UK premiere challenges today’s culture wars about colonial history and reckoning with the past.
BSL Performance: Fri 28th July 7:30pm
Relaxed Performance: Fri 21st July 7:30pm & Sat 22nd July 2:30pm
Audio Described Performance: Thu 13th July 7:30pm & Thu 20th July 7:30pm
Captioned Performance: Mon 17th July 7:30pm & Sat 22nd July 7:30pm
2 hours 15 minutes
27th June, 2023
5th August, 2023
14+ Recommended
By: Kwame Kwei-Armah
Director: Kwame Kwei-Armah
Design: Debbie Duru
Lighting: Mark Henderson
Sound: Tony Gayle
Location: Fringe/Off West End
Railway station: Waterloo
Bus numbers: Pocock Street (Stop V) 40, 63
Car park: National Car Park Ltd
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