27 June 2023 - 5 August 2023
Beneatha’s Place is the new play by acclaimed playwright and director Kwame Kwei-Armah, coming to the Young Vic this Summer 2023.
This blistering satirical drama about history, power and the cost of letting go is inspired by the ground-breaking 1950s’ civil rights drama A Raisin in the Sun.
Beneatha’s Place runs at the Young Vic theatre from 27 June to 5 August 2023.
What's the story of Beneatha’s Place?
Lagos, 1959. The newly married Beneatha, and her Nigerian husband, rising political star, Joseph Asagi Funmilayo, are moving into their home in the white suburbs. But soon overbearing aunties and mysterious neighbours descend, pulling the young couple into the political storm of Nigerian independence and changing their lives forever.
Lagos, current day. A group of Ivy League professors meet with Beneatha in the same house to decide the future of their university. As they debate whose histories should be taught, and whose privileges examined, tensions threaten to reach breaking point.
Who is in the cast of Beneatha’s Place?
The cast is to be announced
Who are the creative team of Beneatha’s Place?
Written and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah
Set and Costume Design by Debbie Duru
Lighting Design is by Mark Henderson
Further creative team to be announced
Show Information
Matinees: Wednesday, Saturday
Performance information is for guidance only. Check booking calendar for details.
Important Notes
Content warning: This show contains strong language, racism and racial slurs, references to death, and themes of political violence, grief and bereavement. There are also explosion sound effects.
Access performances: Relaxed Performances: Fri 21 July, 7.30pm & Sat 22 July, 2:30pm; BSL Performance: Fri 28 July, 7.30 pm; Audio Described Performances: Thu 13 July, 7.30pm & Thu 20 July, 7.30pm; Captioned Performances: Mon 17 July, 7.30pm & Thu 3 August, 7.30pm
Venue Information
Young Vic Theatre, 66 The Cut, London, SE1 8LZNearest Tube or Train: Waterloo (Jubilee line, Northern line, Bakerloo line); Southwark (Jubilee line)
Nearest Buses: 40, 60, N63, N89, 1, 68, 168, 172, 176, 188
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