Red Velvet

Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, 1833. Edmund Kean, the greatest actor of his generation, has collapsed on stage whilst playing Othello. A young black American actor has been asked to take over the role. But, as the public riot in the streets, how will the cast, critics and audience react to the revolution taking place in the theatre?

Olivier Award winner Adrian Lester plays Ira Aldridge in this new play by Lolita Chakrabarti, based on a true story.