Details

Rachel is a young, educated, middle-class woman. But she is born into an African-American family in the early 20th century - a world in which ignorance and violence prevail. While her family and neighbours find different ways to survive, Rachel's dreams of getting married and becoming a mother collide with the tragic events of her family's past as she confronts the harsh reality of a racist world. Written exactly midway between the American Civil War and the end of slavery, and the explosion of Civil Rights in the 1960s, this hauntingly beautiful and profoundly shocking play still asks urgent questions for today. European premiere.

Cast/Performers

Adelayo Adedayo (Rachel Loving), Sheila Atim (Mrs Lane), Kaylah Black (Ethel Lane), Lexyn Boahen (Ethel Lane), Miquel Brown (Mrs Loving), Joel McDermott (Jimmy Mason), Nakay Kpaka (Tom Loving), Zephryn Taitte (John Strong), William Wright-Neblett (Jimmy Mason)

Creatives/Company

Author: Angelina Weld Grimke
Presented by: ABG Productions (in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre)
Director(s): Ola Ince, Axa Hynes (casting)
Design: Alex Marker
Lighting: Elliot Griggs
Costume: Anna Lewis
Sound: Max Pappenheim