for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
A revival of a beloved text by Ntozake Shange - still as relevant as ever.
The acclaimed Yard Theatre in Hackney, after a period of closure, is re-opening with a brand-new building and auditorium, and an exciting season packed with old classics and new commissions alongside. One of the very first shows to play in the new Yard theatre from 2 September - 3 October 2026, is a revival of a beloved text by Ntozake Shange - for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf. Fifty years on, it’s still as relevant as ever.
A landmark of theatre. Long overdue in London.
Stories of love and violence, joy and survival - and what it feels like to come out the other side.
Ntozake Shange's choreopoem returns - fifty years on from its first performance - in a new production, directed by Diane Page, with original music by Jammz.
Grief becomes chant. Movement becomes prayer. Together, they reach for something beyond.
Fifty years on. Still enuf.
for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is part of a re-opening season that also includes a reinterpretation of King Lear starring Sir Ian McKellen, and a brand-new stage adaptation of Mrs. Dalloway.
Where Yard Theatre, London E9 5EN
When: 2 September - 3 October 2026
Venue details
- Address:
- Yard Theatre
- White Post Lane
- London
- E9 5EN