The Legends of Them
A Hackney Showroom production in association with Royal Court Theatre & Brixton House.
A memory: reggae pioneer Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee hears her radio debut from Holloway Prison. Another: she’s engulfed in the Brixton uprising sparked by the police shooting of her sister. And now she is here, at a silent retreat, seeking spiritual guidance from her brother Mooji and ancestor Nanny of the Maroons, and a moment of transcendence.
Powered by high-octane musical numbers and a virtuoso performance, The Legends of Them is a breath-taking, roof-raising chronicle of Sutara’s singular, extraordinary life – and of the legends that have guided her.
Artwork photography by Jyoti Graziano. With thanks to Stuart Heyes, Gino Ricardo Green, Tony Gayle & Tyler Forward.
Supported by Arts Council England. Developed with support from the National Theatre Generate Programme.
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