{"product_id":"book-1wmn","title":"Leave Taking \u0026 other plays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn immersive collection of radio plays from the 'Godmother of black British playwrights' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMultiple award-winning playwright Winsome Pinnock was the first Black woman to have a play performed at the National Theatre in 1994 (\u003ci\u003eLeave Taking\u003c\/i\u003e), where she later became a writer in residence. This stunning collection, featuring performances from Adjoa Andoh (\u003ci\u003eBridgerton\u003c\/i\u003e), Lennie James (\u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLine of Duty\u003c\/i\u003e) and Ayesha Antoine (\u003ci\u003eHolby City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrange Hill\u003c\/i\u003e), brings together the radio works of this legendary playwright for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeave Taking\u003c\/b\u003e is a funny and moving play about the lives and relationships of a British Caribbean mother and her two daughters living in North London. With layers of conflict at its heart, it shows the tensions between generations, siblings, the past and the present, the individual and society and the personal and the political. The women negotiate the frictions between their countries and cultures in this stunning adaptation, beautifully observed for a listening audience. Starring \u003cb\u003eSarah Niles,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeraphina Beh \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eNicholle Cherrie.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eThe Dinner Party, \u003c\/b\u003ethe\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eKing family are settling down to eat when a stranger arrives with a claim to the family name. Soon, slavery, reparations, shame and guilt are served up with the food and drink… Starring \u003cb\u003eDon Gilet, John Shrapnel \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e June Whitfield\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cb\u003e A Song for Jake\u003c\/b\u003e, Steve has songwriter's block and falls out with his teenage son, Jake, over music - with life-threatening consequences. Starring \u003cb\u003ePaul\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eBarber\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eHer Father\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e's Daughter\u003c\/b\u003e, Eva's charming dad draws her into his conman's double act, which slides from simple shoplifting to elaborate heists at the expense of friends, relatives and lovers. Starring \u003cb\u003eAdjoa Andoh, Colin Salmon \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Elizabeth Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWater\u003c\/b\u003e tells the story of SJ Johnson, a volatile, razor-sharp painter from the streets, poised to become the latest Brit-pack celebrity. Ed, a university-educated black journalist, comes to interview her and discovers she is not all she seems… Starring \u003cb\u003eLennie James \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eMarianne Jean-Baptiste\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eThe Story of Lazarus\u003c\/b\u003e Winsome Pinnock sets the New Testament tale in a holistic healing centre, where terminally ill Larry is drawn to the work of an alternative healer. Starring \u003cb\u003eNoma Dumezweni\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e Robert Blythe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cb\u003e Clean Trade\u003c\/b\u003e, a tight-knit group of cleaners are members of a Jamaican-style savings club. There's one problem - they have hardly any savings… Should they try their hand at the stock market? Starring \u003cb\u003eAyesha Antoine\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGolda Rosheuvel \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Ivana Basic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTempy Smith grew up in Mississippi, the daughter of an enslaved woman. Fleeing Mississippi with her musical family, Tempy became a millionaire in Harlem in the 1920s. In \u003cb\u003eMadame Tempy\u003c\/b\u003e, Winsome Pinnock explores her extraordinary life through the story of Tempy's granddaughter Sylvia, who sets off to learn about her grandmother's past. Starring \u003cb\u003eAdjoa Andoh\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLisa Davina Phillip.\u003c\/b\u003e The play is introduced by the real Sylvia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eSomething Borrowed,\u003c\/b\u003e a prospective bride questions her marriage of convenience after hearing about the tragedy of the Chinese cocklers in Morecambe Bay on the news. Starring\u003cb\u003e Christine Brennan \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Kevin Harvey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis packed collection also includes an extract from Radio 4's \u003cb\u003eWoman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e's Hour\u003c\/b\u003e with Winsome Pinnock talking in 2018 about the revival of her award-winning play \u003ci\u003eLeave Taking.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLeave Taking:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Pinnock was a pioneer and her piece still hits home through its often shocking honesty about the hazards facing black people in Britain' \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A devastatingly powerful story of a British-Caribbean family… [has] shocking contemporary relevance' \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Timely in its politics, yet timeless in its themes' \u003ci\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A subtle marvel, offering all the poetry and rhythm of the Jamaican accent, where phrases sing with layers of meaning. It is a brilliantly wrought piece of drama' \u003ci\u003eWhatsOnStage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e©2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67475771982128,"sku":"BD1wmn","price":11.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1wmn-Square-cover.jpg?v=1786469211","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1wmn","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}