Leeds Playhouse Revival of Lorraine Hansberry's play follows a family struggling against the odds and delivers a message of hope When Lorraine Hansberry's debut play premiered in 1959, it marked a groundbreaking moment in modern American theatre. Her drama, about a Black family set to move into a white neighbourhood in segregation-era Chicago, became the first play by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway " and on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AM on September 19, 2024