Red velvet
By: Lolita Chakrabarti
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Drama; African American actors
Description: Edmund Kean, the greatest actor of his generation, has collapsed on stage whilst playing Othello. A young black American actor, Ira Aldridge, has been asked to take over the role. But, as the public riot in the streets, how will the cast, critics and audience react to the revolution taking place in the theatre?