What could be more complicated than forbidden love between an African-American woman and a white man during America’s Jim Crow era? Deborah Ayorinde and David Walmsley in Wedding Band – Lyric Hammersmith Theatre © Mark Senior Alice Childress’ play ‘Wedding Band – A Love/Hate Story in Black and White’, explores these tensions with dexterity, sensitivity and humour. Directed by Monique Touko and staged at the Lyric Hammersmith in London until 29 June, the revival of this 1966 play tells the story of Julia (Deborah Ayorinde) and Herman (David Walmsley) in South Carolina during World War I in 1918. Julia is … Continue reading When is love ever straight forward? – A review of ‘Wedding Band – A Love/Hate Story in Black and White’