Antislavery Usable Past

A performance by the London Shakespeare Workout based on George MacDonald Fraser's novel 'Black Ajax'. The play, set in Regency England, tells the historical tale of two enslaved men through dialogue, song and verse. One slave is from America, another is from Africa. The former, Tom Molineaux, becomes the first Black Prize Fighter in Britain. Black Atlas featured an original score by Tim Williams. The play opened in Cambridge and toured to 40 different venues around the UK.

Organisation

• London Shakespeare Workout

Funding Body

• Arts Council England

Location

• Cambridge,
• Worcester,
• Stourbridge,
• Birmingham,
• Wolverhampton,
• Swansea,
• Petersfield,
• Crawley,
• Cranbrook,
• Taunton,
• Bristol,
• Newport,
• Bath,
• Rutland,
• King's Lynn,
• Leicester,
• Chesterfield,
• Doncaster,
• Norwich,
• Oundle,
• Slough,
• Lincoln,
• Grantham,
• Derby,
• Liverpool,
• Isle of Man,
• Hull,
• Pocklington,
• South Shields,
• Lancaster,
• Bury,
• Scarborough,
• Leeds

Type

• Theatre

Website

• London Shakespeare Workout

Tags

Black British history, boxing, music, performance, poetry, slaves, slaves in Britain, theatre, Tom Molineaux