“Never before, in the entire history of theatre, has so much of the truth of black people’s lives been seen on the stage” James Baldwin.
The Younger family are living in a small apartment that fit them when they were half their number: their hopes, dreams and aspirations on hold for years within the four walls and around the kitchen table. But when a chance to change the course of their future emerges, the pressures of opportunity threaten to overwhelm them.
A ferocious portrayal of working class life on the cusp of the civil rights era, Lorraine Hansberry’s landmark drama bursts with intense family conflict, racial politics and social consciousness.
Produced by Eclipse, Britain’s leading black-led national touring company, with performances from Ashley Zhangazha, who won the 2013 Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Ross in Macbeth at the Crucible, and Llewella Gideon (The Real McCoy).
Eclipse Theatre Company, Belgrade Theatre Coventry and Sheffield Theatres
Cast
Alisha Bailey
Ruth Younger
Mike Burnside
Karl Lindner
Solomon Gordon
Travis Younger
Angela Wynter
Lena Younger (Mama)
Aron Julius
Joseph Asagai & George Murchison
Everal A Walsh
Bobo
Susan Wokoma
Beneatha Younger
Ashley Zhangazha
Walter Lee Younger
Kiano Samuels
Travis Younger
Company
Lorraine Hansberry By
Dawn Walton Director
Amanda Stoodley Designer
Lighting Designer Aideen Malone
Sound Designer Adrienne Quartly
Briony Barnett CDG Casting Director
Assistant Director Celine Lowenthal
Voice Coach Richard Ryder
Movement Director Steve Medlin
Martha Stylianou Choreographer
Reviews
A Raisin in the Sun
"You end up caring deeply about the characters and their futures and leave hoping they receive some of the happiness they deserve"
Liverpool ECHO
A Raisin in the Sun
"Superb stuff"
Purple Revolver
A Raisin in the Sun
★★★★
“Hard Hitting”
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