Awards

• Winner of Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2006

Overview

'We choose the world we live in. We make it, day by day...' Dublin, 1850. The delicate balance at the heart of an affluent couple's marriage and family business is challenged when two visitors – a former enslaved woman and her emancipator – come to Ireland to speak to the public about trade, money and the abolition of slavery. Exploring the dark side of global commodities, Elizabeth Kuti's's play The Sugar Wife offers an engrossing examination of sexual politics and political morality. The play won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize in 2006. It was first produced by Rough Magic, and performed at Project Arts Centre, Dublin, in 2005, before transferring to Soho Theatre, London. It was revived, in the version published here, at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 2024, directed by Annabelle Comyn. 'Marvellous... intelligent and affecting' — Sunday Tribune 'A moving play whose themes of charity, colonialism and morality resonate deeply' — Guardian 'A consistently intelligent and beautifully shaped play' — Irish Times 'Speaks eloquently to our own turbulent times' — The Stage 'Clever and topical... its central debate seems even more hot-button now' — Irish Independent 'Delivers a world of ideas and complexities... a play that will leave you with much to discuss with some sophisticated and well-drawn characters and ideas' — No More Workhorse Susan Smith Blackburn Prize

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'Marvellous... intelligent and affecting' * Sunday Tribune * 'A moving play whose themes of charity, colonialism and morality resonate deeply' * Guardian * 'A consistently intelligent and beautifully shaped play' * Irish Times *

'Marvellous... intelligent and affecting' * Sunday Tribune * 'A moving play whose themes of charity, colonialism and morality resonate deeply' * Guardian * 'A consistently intelligent and beautifully shaped play' * Irish Times * 'Speaks eloquently to our own turbulent times' * The Stage * 'Clever and topical... its central debate seems even more hot-button now' * Irish Independent * 'Delivers a world of ideas and complexities... a play that will leave you with much to discuss with some sophisticated and well-drawn characters and ideas' * No More Workhorse *

Author Information

Elizabeth Kuti is a playwright and lecturer in drama. Her plays include Fishskin Trousers (Finborough Theatre, 2013; revived at Park Theatre, London, 2017); The Six-Days World (Finborough Theatre, London, 2007); and The Sugar Wife (Soho Theatre, 2006; winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Award). She teaches drama and playwriting at the University of Essex; and is a long-term collaborator with director Robert Price, with whom she founded Lubkinfinds Theatre.

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