Enough of Him (Modern Plays)

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But the walls of Ballindean do not keep secrets — their affair unsettles Lady Wedderburn, whose bitter loneliness is only deepened by the close bond her husband has with Knight. But this removal of his supposed manhood is not played for humour, nor sympathy but acts as a masterful, perverse and sadistic account of Scotland’s history with slavery. After the brutal things they would have been exposed to, how did they then, ten years later, come back to ‘civilised life’ and not be impacted by that?

From the latest theatre events and live music performances to local activities and fantastic attractions, we keep you up to date daily! But Orla O’Loughlin’s direction commands you look forward, even as we sense others in the room turn their hands in shock, disgust, and embarrassment. I’m fascinated by what was different back then, but at the same time, we’re asking, ‘What is it about these human beings that speaks to us profoundly today? And as the looming figure-piece of wealth, an enormous period painting of a Scottish landscape – begins to gnarl, warp, to bleed like the bodies its fortune was founded upon – the beauty of the portrait washes with colour to reinforce the room, alternating from distorted abstractions of violence to a cooler, moderate and even drowned sense of foreboding and loss.Its main focus is on the experience of Joseph Knight and questions whether he will ever be truly free. Sumbwanyambe is simultaneously sophisticated and direct in his characterisation, not only of Knight and Wedderburn, but also of Wedderburn’s wife, Margaret, and of Annie Thompson, the servant at Ballindean who would become Knight’s lover and, ultimately, his wife.

Nicola is in conversation with playwright May Sumbwanyambe and actor Omar Austin, hearing about new National Theatre of Scotland production Enough of Him, about Joseph Knight, the first man to win his freedom in a Scottish Court of law. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Shō and the Demons of the Deep, a visual-adventure story about overcoming fear, climate crisis and how the actions of one generation can affect the next, comes to Platform Glasgow in April! The obstacle was that Wedderburn had bought Knight as a slave in Jamaica and believed he had the right to hold him in perpetual servitude.Comments are currently disabled as they require cookies and it appears you've opted out of cookies on this site. It’s been a tough few years, especially when the launch of our publication occurred right at the start of the Pandemic. It takes but a slice of the narrative arc, but the personal venture for freedom cuts differently than much of the preceding production.

It is an unforgettably brilliant work of drama, and a resonating indictment of slavery and the racism it bequeathed to our society. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. A new play, which has been four years in the making, will make its highly anticipated debut performance next week at Live Theatre in Newcastle. Upon wanting to leave Wedderburn’s service, Joseph took him to court, winning his freedom and contributing to the end of slavery in Scotland in one of the most celebrated legal battles in the country’s history. The trauma of slavery impacts everybody, not just the person who is being enslaved,” says Sumbwanyambe.Based on a true story, Enough of Him explores the life of Joseph Knight, an African man brought to Scotland as a slave, by plantation owner John Wedderburn to serve in his Perthshire mansion.

It could be said that the highs and lows of the ensuing battle for Knight’s freedom (we all love a courtroom drama) were somewhat glossed over in the final few minutes. Although set in Scotland, memories of the hell on Earth that was the slave colony in Jamaica are ever present in Knight and Wedderburn’s minds. Read more about the condition New: An item that is still in its original shrink wrap from the manufacturer and the original manufacturer’s seal (if applicable) has not been removed. I don’t believe human beings have changed so much that there wouldn’t have been some kind of post trauma.Our venture to Knight’s campaign for freedom turns the studio space into a multi-level experience, where thus far it has safely found itself firmly on a distinct level. Lady Wedderburn strongly disapproves not only of their love affair but also of the close bond that has developed between Knight and her husband. This project will explore small, portable items linked to the First World War - otherwise referred to as ephemera - to gain a clearer understanding of the past. There we witness the distorted power relations between Wedderburn, his young wife Margaret, Knight and the servant Annie Thompson, who would become Knight’s wife.