Sunset Baby
From: Thursday, 13th September 2012
To: Saturday, 20 October 2012
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Synopsis
Kenyatta Shakur is alone. His wife has died, and now, this one time Black Revolutionary and political prisoner, is desperate to reconnect with his estranged daughter Nina. If Kenyatta truly wants to reconcile his past, he must first conquer his most challenging revolution of all - fatherhood.
Our Review:
25 September 2012
At first glance Sunset Baby - the final production in the Gate's Resist! season focusing on rebels and revolutionaries - pays homage to the black revolutionary movement, but in reality this topic is merely a footnote.
Kenyatta Shakur (Ben Onwukwe) is a famous former black revolutionary in his 50s who has sought out his estranged daughter Nina (Michelle Ashante) in a bid to retrieve love letters sent to him by Nina's deceased mother while he was a political prisoner, but left to Nina in her will after they were returned.
While Kenyatta was a hero in revolution it soon becomes apparent that he has not been such a hero in the trials and tribulations of fatherhood and raising a family. Nina, still bitter that her father put revolution before family and deserted them, is not about to give him the letters that journalists are offering tens of thousands for with a view to publishing them.
Penned by US playwright Dominique Morisseau and wo...
Creative
Dominique Morisseau (Author)
The Gate (Producer)
Charlotte Westenra (Director)
Francesca Reidy (Design)
Hartley T A Kemp (Lighting)
Simon Slater (Sound)
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