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1. www.londontheatre.co.uk › reviews › a-raisin-in-the'A Raisin in the Sun' review — this seminal portrait of an ...

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   4 days ago · It might be 65 years since Lorraine Hansberry's seminal play A Raisin in the Sun first agitated Broadway – simultaneously making her the first Black American woman and youngest playwright to have a work staged there – but Tinuke Craig’s revival proves that this portrait of an African-American family’s struggles to better their circumstances in the late 1950s has lost none of its resonance.

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4. www.thestage.co.uk › reviews › a-raisin-in-the-sunA Raisin in the Sun at Lyric Hammersmith, London

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   3 days ago · Production name A Raisin in the Sun. Venue Lyric Hammersmith. Location London, then touring until November 16. Starts 08/10/2024. Ends 02/11/2024. Press night 11/10/2024. Running time 3hrs. Author ...

5. www.broadwayworld.com › westend › articleReview: A RAISIN IN THE SUN, Lyric Hammersmith - Broadway World

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   5 days ago · Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun was the first play by a Black woman to appear on Broadway. Since its first performance in 1959, it remains as hard-hitting as ever. Exploring a domestic ...

6. www.westendbestfriend.co.uk › news › review-a-raisinReview: A RAISIN IN THE SUN, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

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   5 days ago · Review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. A powerful revival: A Raisin in the Sun explores the enduring struggles for dreams and dignity under systemic racism. Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun might be one of the most important plays of the 20th century. As the first Broadway show written by a Black woman in 1959, the ...

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   5 days ago · Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 play A Raisin in the Sun, the first play by a black woman on Broadway, has been artfully revived by Tinuke Craig for Headlong Theatre C. It’s a play that inspired ...

8. www.londontheatredirect.com › play › a-raisin-in-theA Raisin in the Sun Tickets | London Theatre Direct

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   3 days ago · Almost 65 years after Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun broke barriers on Broadway, the pioneering play remains just as relevant and powerful today. As the world continues to be divided by inequality, this classic family drama full of humour and heart provides hope.

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   Who is Lorraine Vivian Hansberry?

   • Lorraine Vivian Hansberry is an American playwright best known for her play A Raisin in the Sun (1959). She is the first Black woman to have written a play performed on Broadway. Her work, including her most famous piece, highlights the lives of Blacks under racial segregation in Chicago. People know her for her play and as the inspiration behind Nina Simone's song 'To Be Young, Gifted and Black.'

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   What is Lorraine Hansberry known for?

   • Lorraine Hansberry is known for being able to attend college and discover a career as a writer. One of her most famous works is the play "A Raisin in the Sun", whose title is a reference to Langston Hughes’s poem “Harlem”, also known as “A Dream Deferred”.

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   When did Lorraine Hansberry pass away?

   • Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) died from cancer at the age of 34. Before her tragic death, she electrified the theatrical world with her first play, A Raisin in the Sun, which won the New York Critics Circle Award for the 1958-59 season.

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   Where was Lorraine Hansberry born?

   • Lorraine Hansberry was born in the Woodlawn neighborhood. The family then faced racial discrimination when they moved into an all-white neighborhood, where she attended a predominantly white public school.

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10. untappedcities.com › 2017/10/19 › historic-plaqueHistoric Plaque Marks the NYC Home of Playwright Lorraine ...

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    5 days ago · On October 16, the home of Lorraine Hansberry, a playwright and activist best known for writing “A Raisin in the Sun,” was honored with a plaque by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic...