About the Show

Sasha Hails's drama follows 4 mothers' intertwined lives and explores the effects of colonization.

Having recently arrived in the UK from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kasambayi starts getting contractions on the number 38 bus and pushes her daughter out at Victoria. She names her daughter Hope — hope for their new life & their future together.

Many years later, Hope meets Alice, a foreign correspondent with an interest in Cobalt – the latest blood mineral being mined in the DRC. Their budding friendship could threaten the safety that Kasambayi has built for them both in London.

Meanwhile, Alice Seeley-Harris, a Victorian Missionary’s wife in King Leopold’s Congo, has a horrible sense that history is repeating itself ...

This production is recommended for ages 15+.

Critic Reviews (2)

“As ‘Possession’ twists and turns its characters face up to the fallout of their decisions and the audience is called upon to question the legitimacy of its own decisions. While, at times, it may feel more like the audience is being got at more than got to, it cannot be denied that Sasha Hails has an important point to make and, in this brave debut, she makes it well.”
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“In Pearce’s production, the stories criss-cross and entwine potently. With so much material to play with, it sometimes takes a minute for a scene to find its rhythm. Yet this is a play that is unafraid to tackle complication head-on.”
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