FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY announces West End return

FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY will perform at the Garrick Theatre from 29 February - 4 May 2024.

The critically acclaimed play by Ryan Calais Cameron is inspired by Ntozake Shange's seminal work for Coloured Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When The Rainbow Is Enuf. The production had three previous sold-out runs, the latest took place at the Apollo Theatre earlier this year.

What is FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY about?

Nominated for Best New Play at the 2023 Olivier Awards, FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY takes place on the threshold of joyful fantasy and brutal reality. The world is full of music, movement, storytelling, and verse - six young Black men meet for group therapy. This experience allows their hearts - and imaginations - to run wild.

Acclaimed as a "moving meditation on Black masculinity" (The Guardian) and "A vital piece of theatre" (The Spectator), FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY was originally conceived in the wake of Trayvon Martin's killing in 2012. This play has been developed over the last decade with young Black men and mental health groups - if you missed it the last time, you won't want to miss it this time around.

The cast and creative team of FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY.

Casting will be announced in due course.

The creative team includes set design by Anna Reid, lighting design by Rory Beaton, Sound Design and Composition by Nicola T Chang, movement direction by Theophilus O. Bailey, musical direction and vocal arrangement by John Pfumojena and casting by Isabella Odoffin. Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu directed the show’s original run at the New Diorama Theatre.

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FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY will perform at the Garrick Theatre from 29 February - 4 May 2024.

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