RED VELVET

The year is 1833 and the greatest actor of his generation has collapsed on stage while playing Othello. A young black American actor – Ira Aldridge – has been asked to take over the role, making him the first black man to play Othello on a London stage. But as the public riot in the streets over the abolition of slavery, how will the cast, critics and audience react to the revolution taking place inside the theatre? RED VELVET tells the amazing true-life story of one of the greatest actors of the 19th Century.