Overview
In association with Iron-Oxide.
Inspired by ‘The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks’ by Rebecca Skloot
Scottish Arts Club – EdinburghGuide.com Scottish Theatre Fringe Award 2013 Winner (the Flying Artichoke)
In 1951 Henrietta Lacks walked into the coloured section of the John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore with a pain in her abdomen. A cell sample taken without her permission was used as the raw material for some of the most important scientific discoveries of the past 100 years.
This solo show by Adura Onashile takes as its inspiration the true life story of Henrietta Lacks and the extraordinary life of the HeLa cell line. HeLa is an all consuming story, intertwining genetic identity, social responsibility and current ethical debates about human tissue research and ownership…
Media
HeLa trailer from Natasha Lee-Walsh on Vimeo.
Performances
Cena Festival
Rio De Janeiro
23-30/04/2014
Cena Festival
Rio De Janeiro
01-04/05/2014
Cena Festival
Rio De Janeiro
09/05/2014
Bocas Lit Festival
#101 Under the Trees Hotel Normandie Nook Ave. St. Anns.
17-20/04/2014
Little Theatre
4 Tom Redcam Avenue Kingston 5
10-18/05/2014
National Arts Festival
1820 Settlers Monument Fort Selwyn Drive Grahamstown 6139
08-10/07/2014
Body Festival
PO Box 13663, Christchurch
09-10/10/2014
Otago University
Clocktower Building 362 Leith St Dunedin, 9016
15-16/10/2014
Q Theatre
21-25/10/2014