A Hackney Showroom Production in Association with Brixton House & Royal Court Theatre.
The Legends of Them premiered at Brixton House in 2023. Following an acclaimed run at the Royal Court Theatre in 2024 the show went on to tour the UK in autumn 2025.
“For the first time in my life, everything was silent”
A memory: reggae pioneer Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee hears her radio debut from Holloway Prison. Another: she’s engulfed in the Brixton uprising sparked by the police shooting of her sister. And now she is here, at a silent retreat, seeking spiritual guidance from her brother Mooji and ancestor Nanny of the Maroons, and a moment of transcendence.
Powered by high-octane musical numbers and a virtuoso performance, The Legends of Them is a breath-taking, roof-raising chronicle of Sutara’s singular, extraordinary life – and of the legends that have guided her.
★★★★★ “Absorbing and visceral” The Stage
★★★★★ “A tour de force” Afridiziak
★★★★ “Pummelling and powerful” Time Out
★★★★ “A singular, hypnotic show” Financial Times
★★★★ “Nothing short of awe-inspiring” WhatsOnStage
★★★★ “A show that plays to your heart” The Times
The Uk tour included free post-show late gigs in LEEDS & BRIGHTON, A roll-call of female reggae artists performing live with Lorna Gee. The tour also featured an accompanying exhibition, FEMALE PIONEERS OF REGGAE
Sutara Gayle – Writer & Performer
Jo McInnes – Director & Co-Creator
Nina Lyndon – Dramaturg & Co-Creator
Christella Litras – Composer & Musical Director
Elena Peña – Sound Content (2025 Edinburgh production & tour)
Joshie Harriette – Lighting Designer
Daniel Batters – Video Designer
Melissa Simon-Hartman – Costume Designer
Martina Laird – Associate Director
Sam Curtis Lindsay – Associate Director
Toby Smith (The Production Family) – Production Manager
Sunita Hinduja – Company Stage Manager
Stuart Duncan – Technical Stage Manager
Sarah Victoria – Sound System Designer & Sound Associate (2025 Edinburgh production & tour) – Based on the original Sound Design for the 2024 Royal Court production by Elena Peña
Zoé Ritchie – Lighting Associate & Relighter
Artwork photography by Jyoti Graziano
With thanks to Stuart Heyes, Gino Ricardo Green, Tony Gayle & Tyler Forward
Supported by Arts Council England
Developed with support from the National Theatre Generate Programme
