Lorraine Hansberry’s groundbreaking play A Raisin in the Sun, the first on Broadway written by a black woman, will tour to Liverpool Playhouse from 2nd to 5th March. This new production is directed by Eclipse Theatre’s Dawn Walton.

An intense family drama, written on the cusp of the civil rights era, sees the Younger family await the arrival of a cheque for a life changing $10,000. Driven to conflict as they encounter issues of inequality, housing and lack of opportunity that continue to resonate today, the play acts as a stark warning to anyone who measures happiness and personal worth in capital gain.