<I>Talawa at The Cochrane: the Love Space Demands</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1992
name: label: Distributed by
content: Talawa Theatre Company, British, founded 1986
label: Subject of
content: Ntozake Shange, American, 1948 - 2018
label: Subject of
content: Cochrane Theatre, English, 1963 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: Jean "Binta" Breeze MBE, Jamaican, 1956 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: Yvonne Brewster OBE, Jamaican, born 1938
notes: label: Description
content: A playbill (a) for The Love Space Demands presented by Talawa Theatre Company at the Cochrane Theatre in London, England, with insert (b).
label: Description
content: The playbill features a center black-and-white portrait of Jean “Binta” Breeze, whose face appears within a black silhouette figure against a white background, her hands raised along either side of her head. Text reads [Jean “Binta” / Breeze / in / Ntozake / Shange’s / the Love / Space / Demands]. There are bands of dark purple at the top and bottom. White text at the top reads [TALAWA / at THE COCHRANE] and text at the bottom reads [Thursday 1st October - / Saturday 31st October 1992 / Arts Council Funded]. The interior contents include a history of Talawa, an essay on the poetry in The Love Space Demands, a biography of Ntozake Shange, a listing of cast, production crew, and musicians, and a glossary of cultural references. The back cover features several advertisements, the largest of which is for the Theatre Royal Stratford East.
label: Description
content: The playbill includes an insert (b) of black text printed on one side of an off-white sheet of paper. The insert advertises the [CLR JAMES FESTIVAL / 1-31 OCTOBER 1992] and the listing of productions includes [THE LOVE SPACE DEMANDS by Ntozake Shange / 1-31 October 7.30 pm / The Cochrane Theatre Southampton Row London] followed by a telephone number and ticket prices. There are several other events listed. The back of the insert is blank.
label: Description
content: Also included is a ticket (c). The ticket is blue and white with [THE / COCHRANE / THE LOVE SPACE DEMANDS] with a date, time, price, and seat number and [Presented By Talawa Theater Company].
place: label: Place used
content: London, England, Europe
title: label: Title
content: Playbill for The Love Space Demands by Talawa Theatre Company
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Sexuality
label: Topic
content: Theatre
label: Topic
content: Theatre companies
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ntozake Shange
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.131.2.3abc
objectType: label: Type
content: playbills
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a. Playbill): 8 1/4 × 5 7/8 × 1/16 in. (21 × 14.9 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b. Insert): 8 1/4 × 5 7/8 in. (21 × 14.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (c. Ticket): 3 × 5 in. (7.6 × 12.7 cm)