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“For the first time in my life, everything is silent”
A memory: reggae pioneer Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee hears her radio debut from Holloway Prison. Another: she’s engulfed in the Brixton uprising sparked by the police shooting of her sister. And now she is here, at a silent retreat, seeking spiritual guidance from her brother Mooji and ancestor Nanny of the Maroons, and a moment of transcendence.
Powered by high-octane musical numbers and a virtuoso performance, The Legends of Them is a breath-taking, roof-raising chronicle of Sutara’s singular, extraordinary life – and of the legends that have guided her.
★★★★★ “Absorbing and visceral” The Stage
★★★★★ “A tour de force” Afridiziak Theatre News
★★★★ “Pummelling and powerful” Timeout
★★★★ “A singular, hypnotic show” Financial Times
★★★★ “Nothing short of awe-inspiring” WhatsOnStage
★★★★ “A show that plays to your heart” The Times
Listen to Sutara Gayle on the Steve Holden show on LBC. Listen here.
Watch the playback of Sutura’s nostalgic walk through Brixton reflecting on reggae music and the Pioneers of Dancehall exhibition on ITVx. Watch here.
Listen to the interview on BBC London Radio (Sutura speaks on all things The Legends of Them from 2:50). Listen here.