A Raisin in the Sun

Wed 2 Mar to Sat 5 Mar 2016

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“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

Alisha Bailey

Ruth Younger

Mike Burnside - Karl Lindner

Mike Burnside

Karl Lindner

Solomon Gordon - Travis Younger

Solomon Gordon

Travis Younger

Angela Wynter  - Lena Younger (Mama)

Angela Wynter

Lena Younger (Mama)

Aron Julius - Joseph Asagai &  George Murchison

Aron Julius

Joseph Asagai & George Murchison

Everal A Walsh - Bobo

Everal A Walsh

Bobo

Susan Wokoma   - Beneatha Younger

Susan Wokoma

Beneatha Younger

Ashley Zhangazha   - Walter Lee Younger

Ashley Zhangazha

Walter Lee Younger

Kiano Samuels - Travis 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

"Superb stuff"

Purple Revolver

A Raisin in the Sun

★★★★
“Hard Hitting”

Reviews Hub

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

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A Raisin in the Sun
Reviews // A Raisin in the Sun

★★★★
“Still sings out loud, angry and true”
The Guardian

★★★★
“Riveting/burns with feeling”
The Times

★★★★
“Important and engaging”
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