The Legends Of Them

The Legends Of Them description

This powerful one-woman performance returns to London after a well deserved, critically acclaimed debut in Brixton. The celebrated reggae musician Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee, stars, weaving her own fascinating story to reveal a moving, raw, raucous voyage of discovery.

Expect a loud, transcendent experience packed solid with high-octane music and comedy so sharp you'll almost cut yourself on it. The result is a roof-raising and intimate look into an unusual life lived through some truly extraordinary experiences.

A mix tape of a life story

The show is actually more of a mix tape than a life story, as events unfold against a backdrop of beautiful music. In one story Sutara hears her own radio debut while locked up in prison at Holloway, in another she relives the Brixton uprising, kicked off by the police shooting of her own sister. You'll be captivated.

About Sutara Gayle and the creative team

Sutara is a British-Jamaican actor who has been delighting audiences on stage and TV for three decades. She created a brilliant Lizzy the Fish in the Apple TV+ spoof comedy series The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, starring comedian and Bake-Off presenter Noel Fielding, and created more magic in the Netflix drama Supacell.

Wowing audiences as the antique shop owner Gemma Whiteley the BBC crime drama Magpie Murders, she also delighted us in TV's Strike: Troubled Blood, the popular TV crime series written under J.K Rowling's pen name. In 2023 Sutara debuted as a writer-performer in The Legends of Them at Brixton House, winning a 2024 Best Performance Piece Offie Award.

Directed and co-created by Jo McInnes, Nina Lyndon is Dramaturg and Co-Creator, and Melissa Simon-Hartman is the Costume Designer. Joshie Harriette is the Lighting Designer, Christella Litras is the Composer and Musical Director, and the Sound Design comes from Elena Peña. Tyler Forward is the Projection Designer, Tony Gayle is the Live Sound Consultant and the Associate Director is Martina Laird.

This is a Hackney Showroom production originated with Brixton House and supported by Arts Council England, National Theatre Generate Programme and the Maria Björnson Memorial Fund. It comes to the capital with thanks to Gino Ricardo Green, the original Projection Designer.

Playing at Royal Court Theatre

Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS GB (venue info)

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