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A memory: reggae pioneer Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee hears her radio debut from Holloway Prison. Another: the Brixton uprising, sparked by the police shooting of her sister. Now: a silent retreat, seeking spiritual guidance from her brother Mooji and Nanny of the Maroons. A raucous, transcendent night out full of high-octane musical numbers, The Legends of Them offers a roof-raising mixtape of Sutara Gayle’s extraordinary life – and the legends that have guided her. Coming to the Royal Court Theatre after a critically-acclaimed, sell-out Brixton debut, Hackney Showroom’s unmissable The Legends of Them is written and performed by award-winning actor and reggae star Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee, directed by Jo McInnes. HHHHH ‘This play deserves a huge stage and an even larger audience’ (Afridiziak) HHHHH ‘Raw heartbreaking honesty’ (Theatre News) HHHH ‘Breathtaking solo musical chronicle of Sutara Gayle’s extraordinary life’ (The Stage) HHHH ‘Ever-evolving... original, unique and entertaining’ (Everything Theatre) HHHH ‘A lyrical mastermind...laugh out loud lyrics’ (All That Dazzles)
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