Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown
IN PERSON
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Artist:
Tayo Aluko & Friends (Nigeria/UK)
Professional company
UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
Performers: 2
Festival:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Genre:
Theatre
Solo show, Political
Description:
A respected Sierra Leonean diplomat hatches a post-retirement plan to tour the world singing songs composed by his famous uncle, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. While temporarily helping out at Fourah Bay College in Freetown, the civil war that’s been ravaging the country finally reaches his campus. Taking shelter, George Coleridge-Taylor reflects on his and his country’s stories, and imagines himself in concert, all the while wondering if he dares risk trying to save the female student captured by the fearsome rebels. Beautiful music underlies the sometimes-harrowing history of an African country and the horrors of war. Post-performance Q&A.
Warnings:
Scenes of sexual violence, Strong language/swearing
Contains disturbing themes - Contains sexual themes - Contains violent themes, Contains suggestions of, and allusions to the sensitive content mentioned, without them actually being portrayed on stage.
Venue Code:
40
Venue Room:
studio (capacity 60)
Venue:
C ARTS | C venues | C alto
Venue Address:
7 Victoria Terrace, above, Victoria St
Venue Postcode:
EH1 2JL
Performances
| Day | Date | Start | End | Duration | Price | Title | Status |
|---|
| Mon | 05/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 13.00 | 2 for 1 | |
| Tue | 06/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 13.00 | 2 for 1 | |
| Wed | 07/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 11.00 | | |
| Thu | 08/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 11.00 | | |
| Fri | 09/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 11.00 | | |
| Sat | 10/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 13.00 | | |
| Mon | 12/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 9.00 | | |
| Tue | 13/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 9.00 | | |
| Wed | 14/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 11.00 | | |
| Thu | 15/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 11.00 | | |
| Fri | 16/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 11.00 | | |
| Sat | 17/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 13.00 | | |
| Tue | 20/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 9.00 | | |
| Wed | 21/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 11.00 | | |
| Thu | 22/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 11.00 | | |
| Fri | 23/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 11.00 | | |
| Sat | 24/08 | 10:30 | 11:40 | 1:10 | 13.00 | | |