The Unfortunate Love of the British Empire
T0444811425
An evening of four tales of four families in four kitchens, told across two centuries: from the momentous day a document was signed that changed history forever to modern times where 'family' means the strangers that live with you. These are tales about the lies that break us apart and the bonds that make us cling to each other, in spite of the pain, and how nothing and everything changes as we travel through time:
Elizabeth 1 - The Letter of Marque: A queen betrayed by her closest handmaid, whom she loved like a sister, betrayed by the pirate explorer who loved her. A queen seduced by wealth and forced into an impossible decision that would bring about the death of millions.
Mr. Santos: A Father should not outlive his son but he should be allowed to bury him… at least. Set in the high society of London in the 1950's, Mr. Santos struggles to make sense of his loss in a world that doesn't see him, in which a daughter-in-law despises him and a granddaughter learns for the first time that her father was a black man.
Something Called Love: One little room, no money, endless nappies, every night the same thing for dinner. Maybe they got married too quickly, maybe it's her parents' fault for disowning her, maybe Robert will get that promotion... If not something might snap, something might break, someone might get hit.
Dark Stranger: the story of an illegal Guyanese immigrant, a lost soul, a poet displaced and misunderstood, trying to find a real connection in a mad British city.
Archive :: production:T0444811425, play:S325442966, venue:V239
Production details
Featuing members of Oval House Theatre Youth Company Downstairs
