Leave Taking (NHB Modern Plays)

In North London, Del and Viv are soul-sick. Del doesn’t want to be at home; staying out late – 3 p.m.-the-next-day late – is more her thing. Viv scours her schoolbooks trying to find a trace of herself between their lines. When Enid takes her daughters to the local obeah woman for some traditional Caribbean soul-healing, secrets are spilled. There’s no turning back for Del, Viv and Enid as they negotiate the frictions between their countries and cultures. Two generations. Three incredible women. Winsome Pinnock’s play Leave Taking is an epic story of what we leave behind in order to find home. A beautifully observed, moving account of a second generation immigrant family navigating the familial conflicts between generations and cultures. ‘The godmother of Black British playwrights’ Guardian on Winsome Pinnock – ASIN: 1848427409 | ISBN13: 9781848427402 | ISBN-13: 978-1848427402