The play from National Theatre at Home this week is Les Blancs, by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Yaël Farber: a brave, illuminating and powerful work that confronts the hope and tragedy of revolution.

Streaming from 7pm Thursday 2 July.

This play is about imperialism, racism, and colonialism and contains scenes of racially motivated violence, that some people may find distressing.  Age guidance is 15+

Les Blancs marked the National Theatre debut of the multi-award-winning director Yaël Farber, whose productions include The Crucible (Old Vic) and the internationally acclaimed Mies Julie and Nirbhaya. This production is adapted by Robert Nemiroff and the restored text directed by Joi Gresham.

Presented in memory of Nofenishala Mvotyo, who played friction drum (masengwana) in Les Blancs and was a preserver of the Xhosa culture, as well as an ambassador of the split-toned, throat deep sounds that normally echo in the mountains of Ngqoko. —

The running time is 2 hours 30 minutes with a very short interval.