This melodrama is based on the story of the legendary Jack Mansong, an escaped Jamaican slave, who in 1780 organised a feared gang of escaped slaves and lost two of his fingers in a clash with the...

This tragi-comedy, based on the novella by Aphra Behn, was first performed in 1695. Oroonoko, an African prince sold into slavery, falls in love with Imoinda, also of noble birth and enslaved....

This popular comic opera was first performed in 1768 and tells the story of a rich old miser who imprisons his young wife. The play has metaphorical connections to the slavery debate through the...

Set in a West Indian Island, the play focuses on a strike by native sugar workers against the white plantation owner. The description of the conditions of work on the island takes a radical political...

Based on a Ghanaian folktale, the play tells the story of Anowa, a beautiful girl who leaves behind her family and dancer-priestess destiny, to marry the handsome Kofi. The story reflects a familiar...