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Shebeen
Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 5m
It’s a hot and humid summer in 1958 St Ann’s, Nottingham. Tempers are flaring and Teddy Boys are on the march. Jamaican couple Pearl and George are helping Caribbean migrants to cut loose by hosting a forbidden party at their shebeen.
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Cast Size
4w, 5m
Accolades
- The Alfred Fagon Award 2017
Details
Summary
“Do you think dreams are wasted on people like us?”
It’s a hot and humid summer in 1958 St Ann’s, Nottingham. Tempers are flaring and Teddy Boys are on the march.
Jamaican couple Pearl and George are helping Caribbean migrants to cut loose by hosting a forbidden party at their shebeen.
Pearl has dreams of opening a restaurant on the Wells Road. George, a retired boxer, has hung his dreams next to his gloves. A young interracial couple are falling in love and figuring out how to be together.
As tensions mount on a night filled with rum, calypso and dancing, and with the shebeen under threat from the police, everyone is forced to confront the uncomfortable truths their relationships are built upon.
Shebeen is the winner of The Alfred Fagon Award 2017 for best new play.
Cast Attributes
- Time Period 1950s
- Setting Set in the district around the St Ann's Well Road, Nottingham, in 1958.
- Features Period Costumes
Media
"an unflinching, intense text from Makubika..." - TimeOut
"absorbing and timely..." - The Telegraph
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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