The African Company presents Richard III

Tuesday, 17 February 2009 - Saturday, 21 February 2009
Times : 14:30 - 16:15 19:30 - 21:15

Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, Greenwich, SE10 8ES

How Much: £18.00 (Highest Price) , £13.00 (Lowest Price)

A complex piece of civil rights theatre based on real life events in New York, 1821. The African Theatre Company was a hugely popular troupe, but when they staged a production of Richard III at the same time as a renowned establishment company, their white rivals had them evicted from the theatre. Undaunted, the African Company found premises right next to the rival production and the clash of wills eventually led to riots and headlines about black rights.

Of course, the original Shakespeare is redolent with symbolism for the struggle between wrong and right, and this exciting, well-balanced play by Carlyle Brown is as gripping as it is inspirational.