Performance

Venue	Hackney Empire
	Other spaces: Bullion Room Theatre, Acorn Theatre
Town	Outer London
County	Greater London
From	30th June 2018
To	1st July 2018
When	Sat 19:30. Sun 17:00
What is currently on at Hackney Empire (V309)

King

T0190663804
Martin Luther King Jr knew he would marry Coretta Scott from their very first meeting. Over the course of their marriage, alongside their brothers and sisters within the movement, they fought for the rights of African American people in a divided United States. King tells the story of their life together, and the strides successes and sacrifices of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement that saw them change the course of history.

Author

Martin Smith

Archive :: production:T0190663804, musical:S1388330607, venue:V309

In Concert

This year marks 50 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr and 30 years since the first performance of the late Martin Smith's acclaimed musical King.

Reviews

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Company

Producer	Hackney Empire
Producer	London Musical Theatre Orchestra
Director	Susie McKenna
Company	Hackneyh Empire's explosive Community Choir
Company	London Musical Theatre Orchestra
Conductor	Freddie Tapner
Performer	Cedric Neal (Martin Luther King Jr)
Performer	Sharon D Clarke (Alberta King)
Performer	Debbie Kurup (Coretta King)
Performer	Alexander Hanson (John F Kennedy)
Performer	Clive Carter (J Edgar Hoover)
Performer	Carole Stennett (Rosa Parks)
Performer	Adam J Bernard (Stokely Carmichael)
Performer	Matt Dempsey (Robert Kennedy)
Performer	Naana Agyei Ampadu
Performer	Daniel Bailey
Performer	John Barr
Performer	Angela Caesar
Performer	Raffaella Covino
Performer	Adrian Hansel
Performer	Olivia Hibbert
Performer	Sinead Long
Performer	Jo Servi
Performer	Johnathan Tweedie

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