Leave Taking by Winsome Pinnock
Leave Taking is a funny and moving play about the lives and relationships of a British Caribbean mother and her two daughters living in North London.
It’s a portrait of three striking women all searching to settle their own sense of identity in very different ways: hard-working mum Enid seeks spiritual guidance from an Obeah woman, studious Viv absorbs herself in her studies, and rebellious Del runs wild.
It’s a drama with layers of conflict at its heart – showing the tensions between two generations; two sisters; the past and the present; individual and society; personal and political.
First produced in 1987 and revived multiple times since, Leave Taking has a timeless quality with the characters’ personal stories continuing to resonate with new audiences today.
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© Leave Taking by Winsome Pinnock. Nick Hern Books, 2018.
