Tanya Moodie sizzles in a strong production of Alice Childress’ play Trouble in Mind at the National Theatre
“Laugh, laugh when it ain’t funny at all”
I had to see Trouble in Mind in two halves. My first trip to the National Theatre was curtailed by my booster playing merry havoc with me but fortunately I was able to return a few days later to see beyond the interval. And I’m glad I did, as Tanya Moodie leads a fantastic ensemble in Nancy Medina’s measured production.
Alice Childress wrote this play, her first, in 1955 and it will come as little surprise to anyone that its exploration of racism in theatre feels pretty much just as pertinent today as it ever did. She details the experience of a group of black actors as they start to rehearse a ‘coloured play’, naturally directed by a white guy who blithely thinks he’s the one being brave. Continue reading “Review: Trouble in Mind, National Theatre”