Object Details
- Description
- A playbill (a) for The Love Space Demands presented by Talawa Theatre Company at the Cochrane Theatre in London, England, with insert (b).
- The playbill features a center black-and-white portrait of Jean “Binta” Breeze, whose face appears within a black silhouette figure against a white background, her hands raised along either side of her head. Text reads [Jean “Binta” / Breeze / in / Ntozake / Shange’s / the Love / Space / Demands]. There are bands of dark purple at the top and bottom. White text at the top reads [TALAWA / at THE COCHRANE] and text at the bottom reads [Thursday 1st October - / Saturday 31st October 1992 / Arts Council Funded]. The interior contents include a history of Talawa, an essay on the poetry in The Love Space Demands, a biography of Ntozake Shange, a listing of cast, production crew, and musicians, and a glossary of cultural references. The back cover features several advertisements, the largest of which is for the Theatre Royal Stratford East.
- The playbill includes an insert (b) of black text printed on one side of an off-white sheet of paper. The insert advertises the [CLR JAMES FESTIVAL / 1-31 OCTOBER 1992] and the listing of productions includes [THE LOVE SPACE DEMANDS by Ntozake Shange / 1-31 October 7.30 pm / The Cochrane Theatre Southampton Row London] followed by a telephone number and ticket prices. There are several other events listed. The back of the insert is blank.
- Also included is a ticket (c). The ticket is blue and white with [THE / COCHRANE / THE LOVE SPACE DEMANDS] with a date, time, price, and seat number and [Presented By Talawa Theater Company].
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Distributed by
- Talawa Theatre Company, British, founded 1986
- Subject of
- Ntozake Shange, American, 1948 - 2018
- Cochrane Theatre, English, 1963 - 2012
- Jean "Binta" Breeze MBE, Jamaican, 1956 - 2021
- Yvonne Brewster OBE, Jamaican, born 1938
- Date
- 1992
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ntozake Shange
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (a. Playbill): 8 1/4 × 5 7/8 × 1/16 in. (21 × 14.9 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W (b. Insert): 8 1/4 × 5 7/8 in. (21 × 14.9 cm)
- H x W (c. Ticket): 3 × 5 in. (7.6 × 12.7 cm)
- Type
- playbills
