Content Warning: This show contains sounds of gunfire, violence, ethnic violence, strong language, strong racial language and discusses themes some may find upsetting relating to race.
Join us for our next Script Social, in association with Nick Hern Books, as we dive into Dave Harris’ Tambo & Bones. Tambo and Bones are stuck in a minstrel show. It's hard to know what's real when you're stuck in a minstrel show. Their escape plan: get out, get rich, get even. Harris’ play returns to Stratford East this spring.
This is your chance to connect with fellow theatre makers and explore the themes of this play that make way for important conversations.
There is limited space, so reserve your FREE place now!
Get Script Social ready in three easy steps:
🎟️ 1. Book your FREE place. This is a LIMITED SPACE event, book now to avoid disappointment.
💰 2. Grab your copy of Tambo & Bones (physical or eBook) on the NHB website using the discount code SCRIPTSOCIALS to get 50% off here. (Please note: it may take up to 12 days to receive delivery of a physical copy of the script).
📖 3. Read the play and join us on 29 April 2025 at Mercato Mayfair to discuss Tambo & Bones and connect with other young theatremakers.
Tambo & Bones
A daring theatrical exploration of the intersection of race, capitalism and performance, Dave Harris's play Tambo & Bones laughs through our past, blows the roof off our present, and imagines an explosive future for our world and for theatre. A review in the Guardian described the final scene as ‘one of the most affecting [they] have seen on stage’.
Tambo & Bones was commended in the 2019 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, and was first performed in a co-production between Playwrights Horizons, New York City, and Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles, in 2022. It was first produced in the UK in 2023 by Theatre Royal Stratford East, London, and Actors Touring Company, directed by Matthew Xia.
