The Darkest Part of the Night by Zodwa Nyoni
14 July – 13 Aug 2022

Kiln Theatre

The Darkest Part of the Night by Zodwa Nyoni,  Kiln Theatre
The Darkest Part of the Night by Zodwa Nyoni,
Kiln Theatre

As Shirley and Dwight bury their mother, they remember their upbringing in 1980s Chapeltown, Leeds differently. In the height of racial discrimination, police brutality and poverty, the struggle for survival ripped through their family.

Dwight was discovering what it meant to be a young black boy with autism in a world determined never to understand him. Shirley was desperately trying to forge her own independence away from unfair expectations at school and home.

Now as adults, they need to bring together the fractured pieces of their past to move forward together.

Nancy Medina directs Zodwa Nyoni’s gripping and heartfelt drama that explores the complexities and beauty of what it really means to care for one another.

Cast: Brianna DouglasAndrew FrenchJames ClydeHannah MorrishLee PhillipsNadia Williams

Directed by Nancy Medina; Designer Jean Chan; Lighting Designer Guy Hoare; Sound Designer Elena Pena; Casting Director Briony Barnett CDG; Movement Director Ingrid Mackinnon; Production Dramatherapist Samantha Adams

NEED TO KNOW: The Darkest Part of the Night is at the Kiln Theatre from 14 July to 13 August 2022