Eden

This was a production for the Black Theatre Season in the West End, an initiative fostered by Anton Phillips, artistic director of Carib Theatre. The purpose was to raise the profile of Black Theatre for the public and to inspire companies to produce plays for audiences that are attracted to theatre as entertainment as well as for a sense of connection to oneself. This season happened sometimes at the Riverside Theatre and then the Arts Theatre, by Leicester Sq.
‘This drama of clashing cultures is also a play of colliding tones which are orchestrated with a beguiling freedom and verve in Alby James’ excellent production.’ The Independent, 4 April 1990

‘An earlier play by this New York author opened London’ first Black Theatre Season back in 1983 and I do not know if any play that season or since has since gone up West for an extended run. This one certainly should do so, though I count myself lucky to have seen it here played before a predominantly black audience who laughed and applauded, groaned and all but hissed at the tyrant, with the uninhibited enthusiasm white audiences nowadays display only for pantomime…. Alby James’ direction is superb.’ The Times, 3 April 1990

Cast & Crew

Cast

Observations

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