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Blues for an Alabama Sky review " Harlem renaissance drama is a tale for our times

by Claire Armitstead

Lyttelton theatre, LondonA group of friends in 1930s New York pursue diverging dreams in a transfixing production of Pearl Cleage's play directed by Lynette Linton 'You're a genius with a dream, and I'm just a coloured girl out of a job," complains Angel to her gay best friend, Guy, with whom she shares an apartment in a big old house that is no match for a Harlem heatwave. Angel is a showgirl who has lost her liveli…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:33am on October 5, 2022