Performance

Venue	Trafalgar Theatre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	29th July 2014
Opened	31st July 2014
To	30th August 2014
When	Mon-Sat 19:45. Thu, Sat Mats 15:00. Jul 31 19:00
Prices	From £15.00. To £30.00.
Trafalgar Theatre (V420)
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Date of change: 4 Jul 14 - T13625946
Date of change: 24 Jun 14 - T13625946

Dessa Rose

Work:: Dessa Rose (S01488389027)

This powerful and moving story, set in 1846 in the ante-bellum South, follows two young women on their journey to acceptance. With elements of blues, folk, hymns and gospel, Dessa Rose perfectly blends history and fiction. The storytelling for which Ahrens and Flaherty are most famous is masterfully exhibited throughout. Passionate and innocent Dessa Rose is a young slave faced with a barrage of hardships because of the colour of her skin. While Ruth, a young white mother, faces difficulties because of her gender. Ruth and Dessa 'hand down the story' to their grandchildren, reliving the adventure they experienced together. Through their extraordinary tale we see their deep and lasting bond and how this makes them part of a 'long, strong line of women'.

Lyrics	Lynn Ahrens
Music	Stephen Flaherty (based on the book by Sherley Anne Williams)

Production:: (T13625946)

Running time: 2hrs including interval.

Producer	Arion Productions
Director	Andrew Keates
Director	Jennifer Bakst (assistant)
Costume	Philippa Batt
Director	Benjamin Newsome (casting)
Lighting	Neill Brinkworth
Choreographer	Sam Spencer Lane
Musical Director	Dean Austin
Performer	Cynthia Erivo (Dessa Rose)
Performer	Cassidy Janson (Ruth)
Performer	John Addison
Performer	Edward Baruwa
Performer	Sharon Benson
Performer	Alexander Evans
Performer	Cameron Leigh

Listing:: L588161868

Studio 2

Production details

Running time: 2hrs including interval. Studio 2

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