Deep Azure: Chadwick Boseman-penned play is ambitious but unfocused

Deep Azure: Chadwick Boseman-penned play is ambitious but unfocused

The late Chadwick Boseman wrote this verse play as a young men, responding to the murder of a fellow black student. Receiving it’s UK premiere in the Sam Wanamaker Theatre at the Globe, this is a powerful if flawed work

Review: Deep Azure at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

A feast for the eyes, ears, heart and soul A visionary, time-travelling, exploratory tale of collective grief, the quest for justice, and its impact upon the individual and communities affected, writes Linda Emmanuel. In response to yet another death of a young Black man at the hands of the police, the late Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa in Marvel’s Black Panther) wrote this play in 2005 to honour fellow Howard University student, Prince Jones, afte…

Deep Azure – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Deep Azure, written by the late Chadwick Boseman, who tragically passed away in 2020, is a haunting and deeply moving play. Inspired by the real-life killing of Boseman’s university peer, Prince Jones, the production chooses not to dwell on the events leading up to the tragedy, but instead explores its profound impact on friends, family, and peers. In today’s climate, the themes feel especially resonant, confronting grief, loss, and systemic inj…

Deep Azure – Sam Wanamaker Theatre, London

Writer: Chadwick Boseman Director: Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu Deep Azure is a modern tragedy of Shakespearean proportion, both in depth of emotion and lyrical prowess. Deep (Jayden Elijah) is a bright, young, black man shot by police. What follows is a grinding coming-to-terms by his fiancée, Azure, and his friends Tone (Elijah Cook) and Roshad. Amongst the [...] The post Deep Azure – Sam Wanamaker Theatre, London appeared first on The Reviews Hub.