{"product_id":"2940173755438","title":"Raising the Bar: 100 Years of Black British Theatre and Screen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLenny Henry presents this groundbreaking BBC radio series exploring a century of black British theatre, TV and film\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this fascinating ten-part series, Lenny Henry traces the long and painful road that black Britons have travelled on stage and screen, from the overt racial discrimination of the 19th Century, via the thinly veiled slurs that persisted through the first 70 years of the 20th, to today's more equal society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterviewing playwrights, actors, directors and filmmakers amp;mdash; including Mustapha Matura, Roy Williams, Lolita Chakrabarti, Michael Buffong, Horace Ové and Steve McQueen amp;mdash; he tells the story of black drama and the influential artists who have shaped it over the past hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the breakthrough arrival of Kwame Kwei-Armah's celebrated tragedy \u003ci\u003eElmina's Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e to the West End, he goes on to examine the evolving depiction of Afro-Caribbeans on TV from \u003ci\u003eLove Thy Neighbour \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eDesmond's;\u003c\/i\u003e explores the complex stage history of \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e; focuses on how Caribbean migration has been reflected on stage and screen; and journeys back to the 1960s and 70s to explore the spirit of protest that welled up with the advent of the Black Power movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, he looks at the burgeoning black theatre companies of the 1970s and 80s; charts the breakthrough of a host of powerful new voices in the 90s; scrutinizes attitudes towards homosexuality; investigates the current blossoming of new theatrical voices with roots in Africa and concludes with a look at future prospects and opportunities for black British talent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123687342320,"sku":"2940173755438","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940173755438_p0.jpg?v=1763859865","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940173755438","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}