{"product_id":"9781350293670","title":"Ancestors","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePlays for Young People\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAncestors\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLakesha Arie-Angelo\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clique of Caribbean maroon warrior women, a general of Haiti and his right-hand man, an ex-enslaved couple reclaiming their land, a group of Black French Caribbean soldiers held captive in Portchester and their wives travelling across the Atlantic to be reunited with them. These are The Ancestors: manifesting in our world, in the hopes we can stop history repeating itself. But do we really hold the key? What dark forces are still currently at play?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn October 1796 a fleet of ships from the Caribbean carrying over 2,500 prisoners-of-war, who were mostly Black or mixed-race, began to arrive in Portsmouth Harbour. By the end of that month, almost all of them were held at Portchester Castle, accompanied by their families. About 100 women and children were sent to live nearby.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ancestors\u003c\/i\u003e is a site-specific play by Lakesha Arie-Angelo that explores the grounds of Portchester Castle and the voices of Black revolutionaries imprisoned therein that history forgot. It was commissioned by the National Youth Theatre as part of Freedom and Revolution, a collaboration with English Heritage's Shout Out Loud Programme and University of Warwick aimed at shining a new light on the lives of these prisoners with the participation of local young people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ancestors \u003c\/i\u003eis published in Methuen Drama's Plays For Young People Age series which offers suitable plays for young performers at schools, youth groups and youth theatres that have each had premiere productions by young performers in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLakesha Arie-Angelo\u003c\/b\u003e is a London-based (Wolverhampton-born and bred) theatre director, playwright and dramaturg. Her work as playwright includes\u003ci\u003e Graveyard Gang\u003c\/i\u003e for Tamasha Theatre's associate company Purple Moon Drama (Richmix, Poplar Union and community tour). Her work as director includes \u003ci\u003eShuck 'n' Jive\u003c\/i\u003e (Soho Theatre), \u003ci\u003eSummer Fest\u003c\/i\u003e (The Bunker Theatre), \u003ci\u003esoft animals\u003c\/i\u003e (Soho Theatre), \u003ci\u003eThe Hoes\u003c\/i\u003e (Hampstead Theatre), \u003ci\u003eAlive Day\u003c\/i\u003e (Bunker Theatre), \u003ci\u003eAS:NT \u003c\/i\u003e(Theatre503) and \u003ci\u003eProdigal \u003c\/i\u003e(Bush Theatre, \u003ci\u003eBlack Lives: Black Words\u003c\/i\u003e). Lakesha is currently Soho Theatre's Associate Director and was previously Resident Assistant Director at the Finborough Theatre, where she was awarded the Richard Carne Trust sponsorship.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 November 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350293670\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369555689612,"sku":"9781350293670","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_e1f50101-195c-42d1-8df0-488916461caf.jpg?v=1783879587","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350293670","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}