... he seems to avoid the more interesting possi bilities of this complex work, never touching on concepts of civilisation, slavery or the magic of the written word to be found in Prospero's library. Instead, the island is a place of random relationships ...

... video. He later produced similar productions on the Labour pioneer Keir Hardie and the film William Wilberforce and the Anti Slavery Campaigners, also now on video and one of his last works. Bill was in constant demand as graphic designer for publicity material ...

... and could afford between them many interests, activities and concerns. Granville Sharp, for instance, vociferously opposed slavery, supported the American colonies and campaigned against the press-gang. One brother was surgeon to George III. Another was ...

... the hand of his daughter Kate, Laura Whittard, and peace and happiness reign once more. Apart from the cow, who, sold into slavery halfway through Act I, is then forgot ten. But that's kids for you. Chris Denys directs and music is by Adam Rowe. Paul Downey ...

... gorgeous to behold , the flailing arms and arching spines of Lamentation bear little distinction from those of the tribute to slavery , Bound , and each dance trembles permanently on the verge of a climax that never happens . Night Songs is ravishing and ...

... in Europe , but the US experience was distinct , as it was by the linked upheavals of the Civil War and the abolition of slavery . In an era which saw the black struggle for freedom matched with the female suffragette movement , the black woman was therefore ...

... history has honoured the man Wilberforce , rather than the emancipated Nigerian Olaudah Equiano , for campaigning to abolish slavery . But Christopher version of 18 th century autobiography helps to redress the balance . While one of the dangers of historical ...

... Drummond works miracles with the orchestra and chorus . However , the undermines the balanced of Kullervo ' s journey from slavery to family rejection and back as avenger . Settings by Kimmo Takala and lighting by Pamela Hunter evoke a harsh world of s ...

... Austin Richmond West Pearl Cleage sets her play In a remote Kansas township 33 years after the end of the American War . But slavery Is still In bitter , living memory . Nlcodemus , like dozens of other frontier towns , more a handful of houses In acres of ...

... football shirt with the name Ferdinand on the back . Other performances are not as strong and two flashbacks to the history of slavery , with Ferguson as a branded and transported slave , while undeniably painful , feel out of place . Too talky at times , it ...

... originally written for an RSC production in which he emphasised the universal of love , while incorporating the specific story of slavery . His new first section was followed by scenes based on Thomas Southern ' s 1695 stage version and David Garrick ' s campaigning ...

... ' . Receiving its British premiere at the Tricycle , the eighth play in the cycle takes place in the , yet the legacy of slavery is never far the surface . Tho setting is tho backyard of two tenements in Pittsburgh ' s decaying Hill District , a community ...