Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage

Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage

A remarkable dramatic portrait of life in New York City in 1930, as the Harlem Renaissance starts to feel the bite of the Great Depression.

'Deliciously funny and deeply affecting.. a bittersweet delight'

* Evening Standard *

'A supreme achievement... I've rarely seen a play in which the imprint of identification and affection for the protagonists is so strong and so involving. It's a work that makes you want to lean in, holding your breath as their fortunes shift and stir, hoping for the best but somehow always fearing the worst... It has a humanity that provokes profound emotion'

* WhatsOnStage *

'Transfixing... an old-fashioned melodrama with sly winks to Ibsen and Tennessee Williams, but the issues [Cleage] addresses are freshly resonant... A tale for our times'

* Guardian *

'Compelling... makes a fraught, fascinating era of Black cultural history feel real and alive... And it paints rich, complex friendships with a warmth that stays with you, long after its final notes have faded'

* Time Out *

'Scintillating... will catapult [Pearl Cleage] to everyone's attention and precipitate a frantic scramble to uncover other gems from her back catalogue... quite the best evening I have spent at the National in a long time'

* iNews *

'Nothing short of mesmerising... leaves audiences on the edge of their seat'

* Broadway World *

'A breathless whirl of Jazz Age joy and blues... a seamy pleasure... glorious'

* Telegraph *

'Wonderful and bittersweet... There's more than a hint of Tennessee Williams in Cleage's story, but she brings her own quick wit and quiet understanding to her characters, which means you grow deeply attached to them'

* Financial Times *

Pearl Cleage is an African-American playwright, essayist, novelist, poet and political activist. Her plays include Blues for an Alabama Sky (1995) and Flyin' West (1992).

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781839040993
ISBN 10	1839040998
Title	Blues for an Alabama Sky
Author	Pearl Cleage
Series	Nhb Modern Plays
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nick Hern Books
Year published	2022-09-29
Number of pages	104
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