Neighbors

Richard Patterson is not happy. The family of black actors that has moved in next door is rowdy, tacky, shameless, and uncouth. And they are not just invading his neighbourhood - they are infiltrating his family, his sanity, and his entirely post-racial lifestyle. 'Neighbors' is a wildly theatrical, explosive comedy on race, using minstrelsy both to explore the history of black theatre and to confront tensions in 'post-racial' America. It was first presented in the UK as a reading at the High Tide Festival in Halesworth, Suffolk, in 2012, before returning to the festival in a full production the following year.