Summary
A Raisin In The Sun
Lyric Hammersmith 2 King Street, W6 (0870 050 0511) (3/5) How pertinent the problems suffered by the black Chicago family in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun remain, even though the play's sensational Broadway premiere was back in 1959. Watching David Lan's superlatively acted production gives you an historic insight into the lives of impoverished black Americans struggling towards self-affirmation.See the full content of this document
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Theatre
Hansberry prophetically poses questions which still resonate. The Youngers are variously caught in conflicts over black identity and whether spending insurance money on a home of their own woul...
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