Celebrates the lyrics of Paul Laurence Dunbar. Lifting the Mask is set in a British theatre - backstage - immediately post Paul Laurence Dunbar's last UK recital in 1897. Mr. Dunbar (25) has been brought to England 'by popular demand'. He's part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. This celebrated writer, who will die at 33, later recalled: 'It was both the height and the end'.
CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.