Rockets and Blue Lights in Production
Abstract
This chapter analyses the radio and stage productions of Rockets and Blue Lights that were produced in 2020 and 2021 paying particular attention to the use of music and song and the use of ghosts and doubling in its examination of the legacies of enslavement, the role of art, the importance of witnessing, and the damaging effects of bystanding. It considers the critical reception of the play in the aftermath of the renewed Black Lives Matter movement and its role in introducing Pinnock to new generations of theatremakers and audiences.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Theatre and Performance Studies
Theater
Performance
and Music History
Arts and Performance Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 146–156
- Publication date
- 15 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter