“...isn’t there something wrong in a house – in a world – where all dreams, good or bad, must depend on the death of a man?”
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‘Michael Buffong’s EXEMPLARY production…A BRILLIANT PLAY, BRILLIANTLY SERVED ‘ The Daily Telegraph
‘BLAZING PERFORMANCES’ The Times
‘QUITE SIMPLY A THEATRICAL EVENT – RANKS ALONGSIDE THE GREATEST AT THE THEATRE – a performance from Starletta DuPois that is SO EMOTIONALLY CHARGED it leaves you shaking long after the thundering standing ovation at the the play’s conclusion has faded into the night’ Morning Star
‘ BEAUTIFUL – ’ Daily Express
‘LOVINGLY STAGED, POWERFULLY ACTED –LEAVES NOT A DRY EYE IN THE HOUSE… DuPois exudes the glowing charisma of a small planet – WILL SURELY TUG ON EVERYONE’S HEARTSTRINGS’ The Daily Mail
‘* * * * * BRILLIANTLY OBSERVED – PITCH-PERFECT PERFORMANCES from Ray Fearon…Jenny Jules and Tracy Ifeachor – THE CROWNING CONTRIBUTION is a REGAL performance from Starletta DuPois’ The Guardian
‘EXHILARATING – GREAT STUFF’ The Independent on Sunday
Lena’s life in Chicago’s Southside has always been about “how to stay alive and still have a pinch of dignity too”, but now that the insurance money from her husband’s death is about to come through, her family sees the chance to make their dreams come true. Maybe Walter Lee can buy a liquor store, maybe Beneatha can become a doctor, maybe Ruth can have a house with a whole lot of light, and Lena a yard with a little patch of dirt where flowers can grow.
However, as each dream threatens to strangle the other and the world continues to stand in their way, the family soon finds that the struggle to retain life and dignity is harder than ever in Lorraine Hansberry’s HUMANE and HEART-RENDING classic.
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DID YOU KNOW?
A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway.
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ARETHA FRANKLIN meets ARTHUR MILLER.
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