In the bi-centenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act Tara Arts presents the UK premiere of Slavery, a phenomenal one act play by Jonathan Payne.

The consequences of the slave trade are brought to life through the actual testimonials of American slaves, their music and passion for life. Drawn from interviews with former slaves this powerful drama combines personal testimony with Negro spirituals to create a remarkable sense of this dark time in history.

‘Slavery is the past reaching into the future and reminding the world from where it came. If history is destined to repeat itself, maybe this cycle is due to our ignorance of the past.’ Jonathan Payne

Winner of the 2002 John Cauble short play award. Touring nationally throughout Black History Month.

The play also tours to Darlington, Waltham Forest, Mid Beds, Much Wenlock, Wandsworth Arts Festival, Barking, Ormskirk, Middlesbrough, Hemel Hempstead, Bishops Stortford, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Croydon, Chelmsford, Telford, Harlow, Leicester and Lincolnshire. Please visit www.tara-arts.com for details.

Presented by Tara Arts