Tambo & Bones are trapped in a minstrel show. It's mad hard to feel like a real person when you're trapped in a minstrel show. Their escape plan: get out, get bank, get even.
So, accept our invitation, if you will, to step from the heart of the crumbling Empire into an America at the epicentre of the global Black Lives Matter movement.
Part distorted clown-show, part spectacular hip-hop concert, part absurdist Afro-futuristic lecture (with robots!), TAMBO & BONES interrogates the commodification and commercialisation of Black pain in a satirical roller coaster of a show.
Praise for the 2022 Playwrights Horizons production:
“Brilliant!” New York Magazine
“A shape-shifting production that makes you second-guess everything you do in a theatre.” Theatermania
Presented by Theatre Royal Stratford East and Actors Touring Company.
Important Information
Contains sounds of gunfire, violence, strong language, repeated use of a racial slur, references to genocide and discusses themes some may find upsetting relating to race. Suitable for ages 14+.
Access Performances
Socially Distanced & Masked: Sat 24 Jun, 2.30pm
Relaxed Environment (what's this?): Sat 01 Jul 2.30pm
BSL Interpreted: Thu 06 Jul, 7.30pm
Captioned: Fri 07 Jul, 7.30pm
Audio Described: Sat 08 Jul, 2.30pm
Age Restrictions
14+
Now taking bookings for performances from Fri 16th June 2023 until Sat 15th July 2023.
Show times for each day are below.
Mon
2.30pm
Tue
7.30pm
Wed
Thu
7.30pm
Fri
7.30pm
Sat
7.30pm
7.30pm
Sun
-
Bus routes: 25, 69, 86, 97, 104, 108, 158, 238, 241, 257, 262, 276, 308, 339, 425, 473, D8, N8, N86
Night buses: N8, N86
Tube lines: Central Line, Jubilee Line
Nearest tube: Stratford Station
In congestion zone?: No
Disabled toilets
Infrared hearing loop
Toilets
Wheelchair accessible
Please note: The location shown on the map is an approximate location of the theatre. In the majority of cases the theatre will be marked on the map so please make sure you locate the exact location yourself. If the theatre is not shown on the map please make sure you locate the correct road name and take account of the directions.
Tambo & Bones
Theatre Royal Stratford East, London
Running until: Sat 15th July 2023