This Bitter Earth

Directed by Billy Porter, This Bitter Earth explores the conflicts of love and activism. A Black playwright and his White activist boyfriend confront political divides, challenging their love amid tensions of race, class, and personal conviction. At Soho Theatre Wed 18 Jun – Sat 26 Jul. Tickets: https://sohotheatre.com/events/this-bitter-earth/

At the Million Hoodie March , Jesse, a young black man, encounters Neil, a young white man who has unwittingly found himself at the front of the crowd with a megaphone in his hand. Flash forward several weeks, and Jesse and Neil have begun dating. But as the months pass and Neill works his way further into the world of activism, Jesse never enters it. Over the years, Jesse and Neil negotiate the complex “firsts” of their relationship against a backdrop of political demonstrations and discord. With history unfolding around them every day, Jesse and Neil must contend with the fact that, no matter their response to social turmoil, they cannot remain untouched by it.

Starring Omari Douglas and Alexander Lincoln. Written by Harrison David Rivers

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