- Source: For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy is a 2021 play by Ryan Calais Cameron, inspired by Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf. The play follows six young Black British men—Jet, Midnight, Obsidian, Onyx, Pitch, and Sable—meeting for group therapy.
The show was originally commissioned by New Diorama Theatre and co-commissioned by Boundless Theatre.
Production history
= Off-West End (2021-2022)
=The show opened on 12 October 2021 at New Diorama Theatre in London, running until November. Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu directed the original production. The production transferred to the Royal Court for a limited 5 week run from 31 March 2022 to 7 May 2022.
= West End (2023-2024)
=The show transferred to the West End for a limited engagement at the Apollo Theatre from 25 March 2023 until 7 May. All six original cast members reprised their roles, and Ryan Calais Cameron directed. In November 2023, it was announced that the production would return to the West End for a nine-week limited engagement. The show started performances from 29 February 2024 at the Garrick Theatre.
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