Liverpool Everyman Theatre's new play highlights the story of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman, whose stolen body cells changed medical research forever.
Family Tree was written by the Alfred Fagon Award winner Mojisola Adebayo and it comes to the Everyman from May 4 - 6. In 1951, no one asked Henrietta Lacks for permission to use her cells for research as she was dying of cancer in Baltimore, USA.
Family Tree is a poetic drama about race, health, the environment and the incredible legacy of one of the most influential Black women of modern times. Directed by Matthew Xia, a winner of an Olivier Award for Best Family Show and was a past associate director at Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse.
