Written by Mojisola Adebayo Directed by Matthew Xia ★★★★ If the name Henrietta Lacks isn’t familiar to your tongue, research her. She’s more than deserving of your time. The concept of a human body as a ‘farm’ may seem uncomfortable to some, repulsive even, but it's precisely (and accurately) how Henrietta Lacks refers to herself … Continue reading Family Tree – Traverse Theatre
Written by Roy Williams Directed by Ben Occhipinti ★★★★★ It seems never-ending, the continuous cycle of abuse, outrage, action, pity and inevitable forgetting in this country towards the systemic abuse of Black lives. And for families, who told their kids that they were no less British than the rest and yet found that the institutional … Continue reading History – Sound Stage
https://youtu.be/sznbJ83Y_gU Written & Directed by Hannah Lavery ★★★★★ Scotland is notable for a friendly attitude towards everyone - a land thought of as a home for any. But within a nation in which cities were built on the broken backs of slaves, where the train rides home and its politicians open their mouths and spew … Continue reading Lament for Sheku Bayoh – Edinburgh International Festival
