Donmar Warehouse announces first ever relaxed performance for UK premiere of MARYS SEACOLE

Photo credit: Marc Brenner

The Donmar Warehouse have announced that tickets are now on sale for the company’s first ever relaxed performance for the UK première of Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Marys Seacole.

The first relaxed performance will be held on 26 May at 11.30am and forms part of the Donmar Warehouse’s wider commitment to accessibility.   

This performance is suitable for anyone who may benefit from a more relaxed theatre environment. The performance itself is unchanged but loud noises, sound effects and lighting will be turned down or removed. Audience members should feel comfortable making noise and moving around as and when they need to, using designated front of house space to take a break. Babes in arms are welcome.  There are a limited number of £10 and £20 seats available across the auditorium so that audience members can sit where they feel most comfortable. 

Mary Seacole was the pioneering Jamaican nurse who bravely voyaged to heal soldiers in the Crimean War. She was a traveller, a hotelier and a businesswoman. She was the most impressive woman you’ve ever met.

Putting the concept of a biopic through a kaleidoscope, Marys Seacole is a dazzling exploration across oceans and eras of what it means to be a woman who is paid to care, and how, ultimately, no one is in charge of their own story.

Nadia Latif directs Déja J. Bowens (Mamie), Llewella Gideon (Duppy Mary), Kayla Meikle (Mary), Esther Smith (Miriam), Olivia Williams (May), and Susan Wooldridge (Merry). The production runs from 15 April-4 June. 

For more information or to book tickets please click here.