Games of Thrones actor defends ‘black out’ theatre nights
Kit Harington hails decision to stage performances of his new play for black-only audiences as ‘incredibly positive’
The week in theatre: Slave Play; Skeleton Crew; Alma Mater – review
Jeremy O Harris’s Broadway hit is overladen yet thought-provoking; sound design speaks loudest in a wordy Detroit story; and a last-minute lead shines in a knotty new #MeToo drama
Slave Play review – Jeremy O Harris’s intense study of sex and race demands debate
Kit Harington and Olivia Washington star in a charged, often comical drama about the legacy of historical racial violence in three couples’ sexual dynamics
June 2024
‘White supremacy was never hidden from me’: Jeremy O Harris on bringing Broadway hit Slave Play to the UK
With the London opening of his incendiary work set to be among the theatre events of the year, the dramatist talks about the furore over its study of sex and race
February 2024
Slave Play writer criticises star casting but Kit Harington to feature in West End run
Exclusive: Jeremy O Harris says Game of Thrones star will not ‘make it the Jon Snow Experience’
April 2022
The week in theatre: Daddy; Black Love; The Fever Syndrome
Daddy: A Melodrama review – Black art, white money and love in Speedos
March 2022
Jeremy O Harris: ‘I’m starting to learn how to use my privilege’
The thirtysomething American playwright on confronting audiences, drawing on past traumas, and why he’s putting an infinity pool on stage
October 2021
Jeremy O Harris pulls Slave Play from LA theater over its male-dominated season
Playwright says he hopes a female colleague’s work can replace his celebrated drama
November 2019
Jeremy O Harris: 'People say I wrote Slave Play for white people'
The rising playwright talks self-censorship, fascism, and the unique struggles of being a black artist
September 2019
Slave Play: the Broadway show sparking an intense debate on race
The drama tackling race, sex and slavery by the youngest black male playwright on Broadway is grabbing the attention of theater’s biggest names
December 2018
Slave Play review – sexual fantasies examined with questionable intent
Jeremy O Harris makes his New York stage debut with a provocative triptych, skillfully constructed yet littered with problems
