King Hedley II
From: Tuesday, 10th December 2002
To: Saturday, 8 February 2003
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Synopsis
A searing glimpse into the breakdown of a family in the 1980s the acclaimed King Hedley II is the most recent in August Wilson's cycle of plays chronicling each decade of the 20th century Black American experience.
Our Review:
25 November 2002
"I was worth $1200 under slavery. Now I'm worth $3.50 an hour. I'm going backwards." So says King Hedley II in the eighth piece in August Wilson's epic cycle.
Wilson aims to write ten plays, chronicling each decade of the 20th century Black American experience. In this latest episode, premiered in the UK by Tricycle Theatre with Birmingham Rep, King is understandably disillusioned with life. Having completed a jail term for murdering the man who badly scarred his face, he returns home to the same struggle he left.
What makes this all the more interesting is that we are in 1980s Pittsburgh. Wilson paints a vivid picture of a time and place where black children are told to aspire to being janitors; where poverty and racism breed more of the same; where King's girlfriend Tonya wants to terminate her pregnancy because she does not want a child younger than her grandchild.
Fear of death also plays a major part - Tonya tells King the ...
Creative
August Wilson (Author)
Tricycle Theatre (Producer)
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company (Producer)
Paulette Randall (Director)
Niki Turner (Design)
Neil Austin (Lighting)
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