Black Jesus
by Anders Lustgarten
by Anders Lustgarten
Black Jesus explores the complex political and personal ramifications of Zimbabwe's history through the story of Eunice Ncube, who interviews a key figure from the Mugabe regime as justice is pursued.
About The Play
About The Play
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Recommended in The Guardian’s Best Theatre of Autumn 2013
In a production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, following a workshop production at the Harare International Festival of Arts, Zimbabwe, and a staged reading as part of Vibrant – A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, Anders Lustgarten’s Black Jesus receives its world premiere…
Zimbabwe. 2015.
Eunice Ncube, working for the new Truth and Justice Commission, begins the interviewing of Gabriel Chibamu, one of the most infamous perpetrators of the horrors of the Mugabe regime. As Gabriel’s trial and inevitable prosecution approach, Eunice begins to sift through the past – only to find that right and wrong, and guilt and innocence, are far less clear than she first thought…
This stunning new play by Finborough Theatre Playwright-in-Residence and one of the UK’s leading political playwrights, Anders Lustgarten, is more urgent than ever in the light of the forthcoming elections in Zimbabwe. Black Jesus unpicks the political complexities of Zimbabwe through the devastating personal journeys of two very different people, both scarred by one of Africa’s most notorious dictatorships.