Big White Fog - TNT

The writing comes from the heart and so does the acting in Michael Attenborough's hard-hitting revival of black American Theodore Ward's Depression-era drama (written in 1937) about the struggle of one extended black family to make it in Chicago. Only a generation away from slavery, they each see the possibilities for the future — or the lack of them — in their own ways. Yet at each step their ambitions and hopes are thwarted, not only by the fallout of the Wall Street Crash but also by a system of racial prejudice which would only tolerate them in predefined and menial roles. Powerful performances — including Danny Sapani's staunchly Garveyite paterfamilias, Jenny Jules as his wife (prematurely ageing as her husband sticks to his ideals) and Novella Nelson as the grandma sniping tellingly from the sidelines — make this a must-see.
Almeida, Almeida St, N1, 020-7359 4404. Until June 30. £6-£29.50