REVIEW: The Immortal Henrietta Lacks
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs part of Theatre Peckham's "Young Gifted and Black" season, a series of work celebrating young Black talent, Larry Coke’s thought-provoking production explores the life of Henrietta Lacks in the days leading up to her diagnosis of cervical cancer. The play is a musical reimagining of her life, set primarily in the time of racial segregation in America and aims to humanise Henrietta by exploring her relationships and the connections that shaped her.