Lights Up: Stripe by Stripe and Other Stories
Rakie Ayola reads Leonora Brito’s spirited stories about life, love & family from the point of view of Black and Mixed Race women from Cardiff Docks and beyond. Leroy Brito hosts.
Stripe by Stripe & Other Stories
Rakie Ayola reads a selection of Leonora Brito’s perceptive and spirited short stories about life, love and family from the point of view of Black and Mixed Race women from Cardiff Docks and beyond.
Rooted in the unique culture of Cardiff’s Butetown, Brito’s freethinking, free-talking characters bring a unique perspective to subjects as diverse as motherhood, unemployment, nightclubs, death, and Winston Churchill.
These stories were originally performed live online in three parts, over three nights in February 2021, as a National Theatre Wales production: Dat's Love and Other Stories. The intimate readings featured original music from Imran Khan and live illustrations by Kyle Legall. As part of BBC's Culture in Quarantine, we bring you the essence of those live readings and the stories to Radio 4, hosted by Butetown comedian Leroy Brito.
The 3 stories: Roots, In Very Pleasant Surroundings and Stripe by Stripe, are from the book Dat's Love and Other Stories by Leonora Brito.
This programme contains strong discriminatory language.
Directed by Lorne Campbell
Presented by Leroy Brito
Additional material by Ceri Jackson
Illustration by Kyle Legall
Original music by Imran Khan
A BBC Cymru Wales Production in partnership with National Theatre Wales.
Produced by John Norton
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Broadcast
- Sat 13 Mar 2021 21:00BBC Radio 4
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