Alterations

Bush Theatre Artistic Director Lynette Linton (Blues for an Alabama Sky, Shifters) returns to the National Theatre to direct the first revival in 40 years of Guyana-born British writer Michael Abbensetts’ era-defining comedy.

The play is set over the course of 24 hours in the tailor shop of the ambitious Walker Holt who is battling tirelessly to complete his new client’s impossible needs.

Celebrating this award-winning writer, the reinvigorated version of his seminal work illuminates the Guyanese experience of 1970s London and the aspirations and sacrifices of the Windrush generation.

What the critics say

★★★★ "...undefinably winning drama. Perhaps it is down to the truth of the characters, so tender, hopeful, determined and unbeaten despite everything. A retro gem". ~The Guardian

★★★★ "This rediscovered gem from the Black Plays Archive comes alive from the very start". ~The Standard

★★★★ "A riveting snapshot of 1970s Britain". ~ The Telegraph