SOMETHING DARK by LEMN SISSAY
Wednesday, 03/05/2006 at Warwick Arts Centre, CoventryThere is great light in 'Something Dark', Lemn Sissay's new one-man poetry in performance show. It is a journey of the soul and a triumph of the heart. Lemn Sissay spent the first seventeen years of his life in care and his entire adult life searching for his family. The search revealed the secrets and lies of an incredible past. Like all compelling stories, it is one that must be told and one that must be heard.
Lemn Sissay is a human dynamo with a sharp lyrical line who produces beautiful and arresting writing. Over the past ten years he has had five books published, appeared on BBC 2’s Grumpy Old Men, BBC Radio 4 and guested on over forty albums. The radio play of Something Dark was commissioned and broadcast by BBC Radio 3 in October 2004.
“Hugely enjoyable, inventive, funny and touching” The Guardian
“This 90-minute show is a big-hearted pleasure” Time Out Critics’ Choice
“Sissay’s journey of self-discovery is a dizzying ride of highs and lows, beautifully conveyed through his mesmerising performance poetry.” London Metro
“Something Dark is a triumph” The Scotsman
Audience comments:
“This was wonderful. It must reverberate with so many different people”
“A privilege to watch. I feel that Lemn Sissay shared a part of himself which was truly moving”
Produced and commissioned by Apples & Snakes and Contact in association with BAC
Written and performed by Lemn Sissay
Directed by John E McGrath
Music by Jim Parris
Designed by Emma Wee
Lighting by Anne Meeussen
Bookings: 024 7652 4524 or visit Warwick Arts Centre
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