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Susannah sits on the porch of her home in Freetown looking out across the bay. Perhaps she has finally found peace and hope for a future generation to grow free from the wickedness of slavery.

She retells stories to her grandchildren of her abduction from the coast of Sierra Leone, the perilous voyage aboard a slave ship, her escape and temporary freedom on arrival in England, the poverty and desperation among black Loyalists on the streets of London and the constant threat of slave-catchers prowling the streets seeking out their human bounty.

Eventually recaptured, she was on a slave ship bound for the African coast to pick up other slaves to take to the island of Barbados. Her redemption was to come in the most unlikely form - that of a British naval man-of-war.

It was 1807 and after a 20-year battle involving men and women, black and white, rich and poor, William Wilberforce’s bill to abolish the slave trade had finally won through. Instead of a Barbados plantation, Susannah was delivered to Freetown in Sierra Leone. Still young, but older than her years through all her experiences, Susannah finally finds her freedom and a hope for the future.

Through drama, song and dance, Susannah’s story weaves in and out of some of the most dramatic historical events that shaped the modern era.

Through physical theatre we show the American War of Independence, the French Revolution, Caribbean uprisings, massive anti-slavery campaigns in the industrial cities and the Battle of Trafalgar.

We meet some of the brave men and women who stood up against the slave trade and explore the legacy it leaves with us today.
  Big Intent Theatre Company is made up of three professionals who have wide experience in both education and theatre. Big Intent  can also offer workshops and performances relating to a variety of other topics.

To book contact our booking office on 020 8783 0525, email bigintent@blueyonder.co.uk

This project is commissioned and subsidised by the Church Mission Society (Registdered Charity Number 220297)