The Legends of Them – Here & Now Showcase

Here + Now Showcase presents a Hackney Showroom Production in Association with Brixton House & Royal Court Theatre

“For the first time in my life, everything was 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, virtuoso performance and raucous comedy, 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
★★★★ “Pummelling and powerful” Time Out
★★★★ “A singular, hypnotic show” Financial Times
★★★★ “Nothing short of awe-inspiring” WhatsOnStage
★★★★ “A show that plays to your heart” The Times

Sutara Gayle Writer & Performer
Jo McInnes Director & Co-Creator
Nina Lyndon Dramaturg & Co-Creator
Christella Litras Composer & Musical Director
Elena Peña Sound Designer
Joshie Harriette Lighting Designer
Daniel Batters Video Designer
Melissa Simon-Hartman Costume Designer
Sam Curtis Lindsay Associate Director
Martina Laird Associate Artist
Toby Smith (The Production Family) Production Manager

Artwork photography by Jyoti Graziano
With thanks to Stuart Heyes, Gino Ricardo Green, Tony Gayle & Tyler Forward

Supported by Arts Council England
Developed with support from the National Theatre Generate Programme