The Legends Of Them

A Hackney Showroom production in association with Royal Court Theatre & Brixton House

A piece of theatre that transcends traditional theatrical boundaries to explore the delicate interplay between personal liberation and collective memory

People of theatre

“For the first time in my life, everything was silent”

A memory: reggae pioneer Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee hears her radio debut from Holloway Prison. Another: she’s engulfed in the Brixton uprising sparked by the police shooting of her sister. And now she is here, at a silent retreat, seeking spiritual guidance from her brother Mooji and ancestor Nanny of the Maroons, and a moment of transcendence.

Powered by high-octane musical numbers and a virtuoso performance, The Legends of Them is a breath-taking, roof-raising chronicle of Sutara’s singular, extraordinary life – and of the legends that have guided her.

★★★★★ “Absorbing and visceral” The Stage
★★★★★ “A tour de force” Afridiziak
★★★★ “Pummelling and powerful” Time Out
★★★★ “A singular, hypnotic show” Financial Times
★★★★ “Nothing short of awe-inspiring” WhatsOnStage
★★★★ “A show that plays to your heart” The Times

PLUS FREE LATE GIG on Fri 28 Nov

A roll-call of female reggae artists perform live with Lorna Gee plus DJ on 18 Nov in Leeds and 28 Nov in Brighton. Free with a ticket to that evening’s performance.

Supported by Arts Council England