Enough of Him (Modern Plays)

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And the sexual dysfunction, well, maybe that has something to do with Wedderburn’s 10 years in Jamaica where his appetite for human “bed warmers” was characterised by violence and humiliation. Although set in Scotland, memories of the hell on Earth that was the slave colony in Jamaica are ever present in Knight and Wedderburn’s minds. Yes, the judge has made this great decision, but it is reckless to say you can go through all that trauma, then a judge goes, ‘You’re the winner,’ and all of a sudden everything’s just good.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Based on a true story, Enough of Him explores the life of Joseph Knight, an enslaved African man brought to Scotland by plantation owner John Wedderburn to serve in his Perthshire mansion. Encircling on Knight, whose struggle with owner Wedderburn went on to stamp legal history when Knight won his freedom: but freedom is more complex than physical bondage. Through the sharing of important stories, that tell us about ourselves, we explore our shared humanity.Joseph Knight, the young black slave brought to Scotland by Sir John Wedderburn from Jamaica in the late 18th century, disappeared from history following the landmark court case that secured his freedom in 1778.

But, for Joseph, his future is tied up in the past — physical freedom is one thing, psychological freedom another. He is depicted as a man who cannot escape the psychological consequences of the appalling crimes he committed in Jamaica. Shō and the Demons of the Deep, a visual-adventure story about overcoming fear, climate crisis and how the actions of one generation can affect the next, comes to Platform Glasgow in April! The author or creator shall be attributed to the extent and in the manner required by good practice (this means, for example, that photographers should be attributed).Gareth Gates joins cast members from the smash-hit Tony award winning musical Jersey Boys and other hit West End shows to bring The Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons to the Pavilion Theatre! Crack out those headbands and dust off your leather jackets as The Rock Orchestra takes you on a musical journey from the tear jerkers and fist pumpers, to the all-out sing-alongs! I’m fascinated by what was different back then, but at the same time, we’re asking, ‘What is it about these human beings that speaks to us profoundly today?

Written by May Sumbwanyambe, and directed by Orla O’Loughlin, Enough of Him explores the life of Joseph Knight, an enslaved West African man who was purchased in Jamaica by Sir John Wedderburn and brought to Scotland to work as his personal assistant. EnoughOfHim is being produced as Part of the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights Black History Month 2020 programme. They said, ‘Oh no, if we give this young black man freedom and don’t treat him like property, we’re going to be inundated by all these black men. A new play, which has been four years in the making, will make its highly anticipated debut performance next week at Live Theatre in Newcastle.This extraordinary passage – which combines the unflinching clarity of the historian CLR James with the bold sexual expression of filmmaker David Lynch – is typical of the play’s captivating potency. Cumbernauld Theatre Trust is s upported by Creative Scotland, North Lanarkshire Council and the Weston Culture Fund. The play explores the true story of Joseph Knight, an African man who famously freed himself through the Scottish courts in the late 18th century after being enslaved by a plantation owner in Scotland. And though tremendous amounts are conveyed with Pidgeon’s fragile, yet powerfully repulsive presence, John Pfumojena’s design makes full use of its minimalism; there is no escape for those finding despair. And both the BBC and The Times have named the play in their lists of shows you won’t want to miss in 2020/Cultural Highlights of the year to come.