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The Women of Llanrumney
Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
★★★★
PLAUDITS to Sherman Theatre for reprising its stunning piece of theatre about slavery and how Cardiff’s district of Llanrumney became the name of a slave plantation in Jamaica.
Azuka Oforka wrote The Women of Llanrumney after visiting Llanrumney Hall, which was believed to be the birthplace of Captain Henry Morgan, who became the Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica.
As is usual with many civic buildings in Britain, its connection with slavery was not mentioned, and Oforka was angry about this when she got an email from The Sherman asking for ideas for plays.
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