Details

This controversial piece, gives the audience an opportunity to see beyond the politician and his Rivers Of Blood speech, to reveal a young brigadier, lecturer and poet, who wrote for the woman, he believed, was destined to be his wife. Enoch Powell - loathed as a racist, revered as a prophet. A professor at 25. A brigadier at 32. Hailed as an intellectual prodigy, Powell was predicted to be a future Prime Minister. But the moment that shaped his destiny had nothing to do with race, politics or Rivers of Blood. The Tulip Tree tells the story of Powell's relationship with Barbara Kennedy, a woman who challenged Powell's outlook and influenced the man he went on to become.

Creatives/Company

Author: Oliver Michell
Company: Oriel Theatre Company