Nine Night is Natasha Gordon’s acclaimed play, set around the Jamaican tradition of a Nine Night, the nine-night wake held to mourn and celebrate a person who has died. As a family gathers following the death of the matriarch, Gloria, long-buried tensions, grief and secrets rise to the surface across three generations.
Warm, funny and deeply moving, the play premiered at the National Theatre in 2018 before transferring to the West End, becoming the first play by a Black British woman to be staged in the West End. This new production is directed by the Kiln’s artistic director Amit Sharma.
Nine Night plays a limited season at the Kiln Theatre.
Why it’s worth the watch
A warm, funny and deeply moving family drama returns in a new Kiln production.
- A landmark play. Natasha Gordon’s debut was the first play by a Black British woman to reach the West End.
- Comedy and grief together. The nine-night wake becomes a stage for laughter, mourning and family truths across three generations.
- A cultural window. The play brings the Jamaican mourning tradition and a British-Caribbean family vividly to life.
- A homecoming staging. Kiln artistic director Amit Sharma directs this new production in the heart of Kilburn.
