Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonThe Color Purple, a bestselling African-American classic about a southern girl's redemptive journey from family enslavement to self-realisation, has become the kind of theatrical warhorse producers love. First there was Spielberg's film, starring Whoopi Goldberg. This, in turn, has morphed into an American hit musical that ran for close to 1,000 performances. If there's one theatre in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM on July 20, 2013