The Festival of Britain

The FESTIVAL of BRITAIN is a new play by Ncube set in May, 1951, as London approaches the spectacle that is the FESTIVAL of BRITAIN; the sequel to the GREAT EXHIBITION.

We are in a shop with a café/bar and its garments are manhandled, looked over or given the looksee by a brilliant bunch of Brits. We eavesdrop on conversations between the consumers. We hear of their worries, their joys, their victories and their sources of disgruntlement. We are voyeurs or peeping Toms but they don’t seem to mind… So much so they share things we should never hear… Things no one should ever hear…
It’s an intimate piece that’s uplifting, unforgettable and strays down unexpected paths.

There’s music making its rounds courtesy of a preppy musician who answers to the name Little Bo Peep. Her take on classic songs from that era is lilting and unobtrusive. She blesses us with versions of ‘If I Knew You Were Coming I’d Have Baked a Cake’, ‘Goodnight, Irene’, ‘The Third Man Theme’, ‘When the Saints Go Marching In’ & ‘Dream A Little Dream.’