COLERIDGE-TAYLOR OF FREETOWN: A CONCERT IN A PLAY

Wednesday 4th December

January 1999.
George Coleridge-Taylor, retired Sierra Leonean diplomat, finds himself trapped in Fourah Bay College when the civil war that has been ravaging the country reaches Freetown. In hiding, he reflects on his and his country’s stories, wondering if he dares defend the woman captured by the fearsome rebels.

His imagination takes him to more peaceful climes, where he sings the beautiful songs of his famous uncle, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

CONTAINS ALLUSIONS TO, AND SUGGESTIONS OF, GENDER-BASED AND WAR VIOLENCE, AND ONE PROFANITY

Scheduled in recognition of the global campaign: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

Trailer

Written and performed by Tayọ Aluko

Directed by Mojisọla Kareem

Piano accompaniment by Annabel Ohene