The Women of Llanrumney

A devastating historical drama that confronts Wales' colonial past head-on. Premiered at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff.

Llanrumney plantation. Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica. 1765.

Annie and Cerys are enslaved by the Morgan family from Wales. Their future hangs in the balance when Elizabeth Morgan is faced with losing her plantation. Fearing what could lie ahead, Annie does everything she can to secure her position. But sooner or later, with a storm of rebellion building around her, Annie will have to face up to the horror and trauma all around her, including her own.

Azuka Oforka's The Women of Llanrumney is a devastating historical drama that confronts Wales' colonial past head-on. It is premiered at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, in May 2024.