HIGH DRAMA: From left, Phil Wilson, Kenneth Magabo, Nigel Battersby, Zakaria Isingoma and Paul Mason recreate a scene in the Blackburn Cathedral gardens
BLACKBURN Cathedral is to host a play which shows the true story of apartheid through per-formances by people who have experienced it first-hand.
The award-winning play called Cry the Beloved Country is based on a book by Alan Paton and was turned into a film starring the late Richard Harris.
It is about an an attempt at reconciliation between a black priest and a white farmer against the backdrop of apartheid-era South Africa.
The local performances, on Monday and Tuesday at 7.30pm, feature a family from South Africa and classically trained actors as well as actors from all over Africa.
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