Cry Water, Then Blood
A play reading of a new play by Amanda Cumberbatch, Visiting Fellow from the University of the West Indies.
College of Arts & Humanities | School of Culture & Creative Arts
Date: Friday 21 March 2025
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Venue: James Arnott Theatre, Gilmorehill Centre
Category: Films and theatre, Public lectures, Academic events
"Cry Water, Then Blood" is a historical drama, and a fiction, set on the eve of the 1816 Easter Rebellion on the island of Barbados. After years of secret meetings, a group of rebels on a plantation in the east of the island prepare to execute their roles in an island wide "freedom plan". In Africa born 'Lottie' we find a heroine in the struggle for liberation from enslavement, and we are offered much insight into the bonds of kinship on Plantation Barbados.
This 90 minute staged reading will be followed by discussion and refreshments.
The event is free to attend.
Age guidance: 18+
Content Information: slavery, racism, racialised and sexual violence.