Family Tree

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Fearlessly honest, hilarious, and ultimately transformative, this award-winning play is both a remembrance and a celebration. Don't miss Family Tree when it comes to the Tron Theatre in April!

About Family Tree

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Recommended Age | 14+
Content Warning | the play deals with non-consensual medical experiments on Black women and children, discussion of cancer, strong language

Family Tree is a beautifully poetic drama about race, health, the environment, and the incredible legacy of one of the most influential Black women of modern times. Fearlessly honest, hilarious, and ultimately transformative, this award-winning play is both a remembrance and a celebration.

Henrietta Lacks is one of most remarkable people in medical history. Her cells form the basis of the most important medical research and breakthroughs happening today, from cancer to HIV to COVID. But Henrietta never knew any of this. Her cells were taken without her or her family’s knowledge or permission.

Henrietta was a Black woman: she is not the only one whose body has been exploited by the medical establishment. Denied her place in history, now is the time for Henrietta’s incredible legacy to undergo a transformation … to blossom and grow into something new and wonderful.

‘Outspoken and magical … informs us with its history and move us with its personal stories.’ ***** British Theatre Guide

Written by MOJISOLA ADEBAYO
Directed by MATTHEW XIA
Set & Costume Design by SIMON KENNY
Lighting Design by SIMISOLA MAJEKODUNMI
Music by FRANCESCA AMEWUDAH RIVERS

Family Tree was commissioned by ATC and Young Vic Theatre, and produced as a work-in-development by ATC and Greenwich and Docklands International Festival in August 2021.

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