Wedding Band Tickets and Hotel

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Set'in'the'deep'south'of'USA'in'1918'when'interracial'marriage'was'illegal,'Julia,'a'black'seamstress,'and'Herman,'a'white'baker,'are'defying'all'odds'with'their'secret'love.

'They'face'vicious'judgement'not'just'by'society'but'also'their'closest'friends'and'family.

'As'they'finally'begin'to'believe'their'dreams'for'a'future'together'are'possible,'Herman'becomes'a'victim'of'the'Spanish'flu.

'Determined'to'save'him,'Julia'is'faced'with'decisions'that'will'change'her'life.

Award-winning'American'playwright'Alice'Childress’'Wedding'Band'is'a'searing'and'powerful'masterpiece'which'offers'a'stark'reflection'of'the'reality'she'was'writing'in'during'the'Civil'Rights'era.

'It'explores'themes'of'race'and'class,'questioning'the'devastating'impact'of'unjust'laws'on'ordinary'human'lives.

This'moving'and'emotive'drama'will'be'directed'by'Monique'Touko'following'her'smash-hit'success'School'Girls;'Or,'the'African'Mean'Girls'Play'at'the'Lyric.

“Stunningly,'immediately'real.

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'Childress'excels'at'writing'archetypal'characters'who'aren’t'bound'by'cliché.

”'–'Seattle'Times“A'great'deal'of'compassion.

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”'–'New'York'Times“An'unforgettable'piece'of'theatre.

”'–'Seattle'Weekly

Access'Performances
Audio-Described:'17'Jun'7:30pm
Relaxed:'19'Jun'2:30pm
BSL:'21'Jun'7:30pm
Captioned:'25'Jun'7:30pm