Winsome Pinnock
British-Caribbean playwright who was among the first Black British women to have plays staged at the Royal National Theatre. Mules and Leave Taking explore the experience of Caribbean women in Britain with compassion and formal intelligence. She has been central to the development of Black British theater.
Works
- MulesPlay exploring drug trafficking and women's complicity in exploitation
- Leave TakingMulti-generational play about Caribbean immigrants establishing identity and belonging
- Talking in TonguesPlay examining Black British youth identity and glossolalia spiritual expression
- Can You Keep a Secret?
- One UnderPlay about obsession with suicide from an underground perspective