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Letitia Wright and Danai Gurira are joined by Kwame Kwei-Armah at the opening night of The Convert

Danai Gurira’s play is revived with direction by Ola Ince

Alex Wood

Alex Wood

| London |

17 December 2018

Danai Gurira (author), Letita Wright (Jekesai / Ester) and Kwame Kwei-Armah (artistic director)
Danai Gurira (author), Letita Wright (Jekesai / Ester) and Kwame Kwei-Armah (artistic director)
© Dan Wooller for WhatsOnStage

The Convert playwright Danai Gurira joined her Black Panther co-star Letitia Wright at the opening night of the play's revival at the Young Vic.

Directed by Ola Ince, the piece stars Wright as Jekesai / Ester, and also features Paapa Essiedu, Ivanno Jeremiah, Jude Akuwudike, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Rudolphe Mdlongwa and Pamela Nomvete.

In her four-star review of the show, Sarah Crompton said it was "a powerful, thought-provoking experience."

Danai Gurira's play is set in 1896 in what is today's Zimbabwe, where Jekesai is fleeing from a forced marriage and finds herself working for a devout Catholic priest.

Naomi Dawson designs the show with lighting from Bruno Poet, sound from Max Perryment, projections from Will Duke and movement from Coral Messam.

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