The story of Black British theatre at its most radical, entertaining and profound - told through the lives of its great trailblazers. In Deep Are the Roots , Stephen Bourne celebrates the pioneers of Black British theatre, beginning in 1825, when Ira Aldridge made history as the first Black actor to play Shakespeare's Othello in the United Kingdom, and ending in 1975 with the success of Britain's first Black-led theatre company. In addition to providing...