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Troy Maxson, a 53-year-old African American working class man, has cheated death once, but the past keeps closing in. On Pittsburgh's streets, he cracks jokes and spins stories, while at home, his wife Rose struggles to hold the family together. On the precipice of a changing world, she hopes that their son Corey will experience the freedom that his father never had. But when dreams collide and tempers flare, the family spirals towards a reckoning that could reshape everything they know.

August Wilson's landmark 1985 play, set in the 1950s, is the sixth installment in his ten-part Pittsburgh Cycle, exploring the evolving African-American experience in the face of race relations. It won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play, and was adapted into a 2016 film starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. Now, British audiences can experience it in a searing new production directed by the award-winning Daniel Bailey (Red Pitch, West End). From one of America's most influential 20th century writers, this is a story of ambition for our time, a powerful exploration of race, family, and change that feels every bit as relevant today as it did when it was written.

Book now and experience a critical and transformative piece of American drama right here in London.