Small Island 2019 - Behind the Score

Score written by Benjamin Kwasi Burrell

Andrea Levy’s epic, Orange Prize-winning novel burst to new life on the Olivier stage directed by Rufus Norris.  A company of 40 tells a story which journeys from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War to 1948 – the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury.

A Taste of Honey 2019 - Behind the Score

Score written and arranged by Benjamin Kwasi Burrell

Directed by Bijan Sheibani (Barber Shop Chronicles) and designed by Hildegard Bechtler (Antony and Cleopatra), A Taste of Honey is a gritty depiction of working class life in post-war Britain and an exhilarating portrayal of the vulnerabilities and strengths of the female spirit in a deprived and restless world. Shelagh Delaney’s taboo-breaking play, written when she was just 19, was later adapted into a BAFTA award-winning film.