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Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown
A Concert in a Play
Part of the Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown: London Run, 12 - 30 May, 2026 Cycle
Add to my Calendar 12-05-2026 19:00 12-05-2026 21:00 36 Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown It's January 1999.George Coleridge-Taylor, retired Sierra Leonean diplomat, finds himself trapped in Fourah Bay College when the civil war that has been ravaging the country reaches Freetown. In hiding, he reflects on his and his country’s stories, wondering if he dares defend the woman captured by the fearsome rebels. His imagination takes him to more peaceful climes, where he sings the beautiful songs of his famous uncle, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. CONTAINS ALLUSIONS TO, AND SUGGESTIONS OF, GENDER-BASED AND WAR VIOLENCE, AND ONE PROFANITY Written and performed by Tayọ AlukoDirected by Mojisọla Kareem Scheduled in recognition of the global campaign: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Trailer: https://youtu.be/ueRLZMtTQgY Bread & Roses Theatre, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Bread & Roses Theatre
68 Clapham Manor Street
Clapham
London
SW4 6DZ
England
Tickets
Prices: £18, £16
Booking line: 020 8 050 3025
Book Tickets
Programme
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Songs and piano pieces
Avril Coleridge-Taylor – Who knows?
Tayo Aluko – Rise Up, Mother Africa! (arr. Deirdre Pascall)
Performers
Tayo Aluko – baritone
Sonum Batra – piano
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Programme Note
It's January 1999.
George Coleridge-Taylor, retired Sierra Leonean diplomat, finds himself trapped in Fourah Bay College when the civil war that has been ravaging the country reaches Freetown. In hiding, he reflects on his and his country’s stories, wondering if he dares defend the woman captured by the fearsome rebels.
His imagination takes him to more peaceful climes, where he sings the beautiful songs of his famous uncle, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
CONTAINS ALLUSIONS TO, AND SUGGESTIONS OF, GENDER-BASED AND WAR VIOLENCE, AND ONE PROFANITY
Written and performed by Tayọ Aluko
Directed by Mojisọla Kareem
Scheduled in recognition of the global campaign: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Trailer: https://youtu.be/ueRLZMtTQgY
