{"product_id":"liberation-9781350586468","title":"Liberation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo liberate anyone, you must first overthrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhat you fear within yourself, Nkrumah.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Beat) It was never going to happen over one\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eweek in Manchester. (Beat) It is your life's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ework. (Beat) It is a marathon.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 15 October 1945, Manchester. Africa's freedom and future is in the hands of her descendants at the Fifth Pan-African Congress at Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall. Emerging African \u0026amp; Caribbean activists and scholars offer new radical ideas of liberation. However, the organiser, Trinidadian activist George Padmore is unsure who to pass the baton to. Kwame Nkrumah is fuelled by an idealistic desire to become the first Black president of the Gold Coast. Resourceful Jamaican social worker Alma La Badie is grappling with who must be sacrificed for the cause. And what of the revered Amy Ashwood-Garvey how does she ensure the voices of Black women are heard? With generational shifts and gender politics added to a swirling mix of power dynamics, Liberation asks timeless questions about revolution, freedom, and what it means to be an activist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition of \u003ci\u003eLiberation \u003c\/i\u003ecommissioned by the Royal Exchange Theatre was published to coincide with the world premiere produced by Royal Exchange Theatre and Factory International Manchester in June 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eZodwa Nyoni\u003c\/b\u003e is a Zimbabwean-born playwright and poet based in Leeds, UK. As winner of the Channel 4 Playwright's Scheme, she was Writer-in-Residence at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2014. Her first full-length play, \u003ci\u003eBoi Boi is Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2014\/15. Other theatre credits include: \u003ci\u003eTangled Roots\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eNine Lives \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), \u003ci\u003eCome To Where I'm From\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eThe Market \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), \u003ci\u003eDi Daakes' Part A Di Night\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eHome Has Died\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003ci\u003eWhy The Drought Returns\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003ci\u003e The Night Shift \u003c\/i\u003e(2011) and \u003ci\u003eThe Povo Die Till Freedom Comes\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). She has been the recipient of the following awards: Award for the Arts 2011 (Leeds Black Awards) and the Young Black and Asian Writers Award (The Big Issue in the North's Short Story Competition 2011).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720972206354,"sku":"9781350586468","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_91f2fc52-d352-473f-b509-52e562678231.jpg?v=1762943760","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/liberation-9781350586468","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}