| Description | Programme for 'An Octaroon' in the Dorfman Theatre. Includes essays ' Fame, Fortune, Failure' Matthew Knight on the life of Dion Boucicault, 'The History of the Atlantic Slave Trade' timeline, 'Blackface Minstrelsy now and then' Eric Lott on the tradition of blackface, 'A 'Black' Play?' Dr Harvey Young on race and blackness in American theatre. Also includes biographies of cast and creatives with rehearsal photographs. Introductory essay ' Looking Backwards, Looking Forwards' about the NT Archive. |