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Blues for an Alabama Sky

Ages: 12+
Closing: November 05, 2022

Blues for an Alabama Sky - 2022 West End History , Info & More

National Theatre (Lyttelton)
(Waterloo) South Bank London

To realise our dreams, we must wake up.

New York, 1930.

Following a decade of creative explosion, the Harlem Renaissance is starting to feel the bite of the Great Depression.

In the face of hardship and dwindling opportunity, Angel and her friends battle to keep their artistic dreams alive.

But, when Angel falls for a stranger from Alabama, their romance forces the group to make good on their ambitions, or give in to the reality of the time.

Lynette Linton directs a startling revival of this extraordinary play by Pearl Cleage. Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale, Orange Is the New Black) makes her UK stage debut alongside a cast that includes Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo (Three Sisters), Osy Ikhile (Sweat), Sule Rimi (Barber Shop Chronicles) and Giles Terera (Death of England: Face to Face).

__Captioned performance__

Friday 4 November at 7.30pm

__BSL performance__

Wednesday 19 October at 7.30pm

__Audio-described performances__

Thursday 27 October at 7.30pm with a Touch Tour at 6pm

__Chilled performance__

Saturday 15 October at 2.30pm


Blues for an Alabama Sky - 2022 - West End Cast

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