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KATE GRAHAM marvels at a daring and eloquent examination of black masculinity 
HURTING: Eloka Ivo and Danny Lee Wynter in Black Superhero [Johan Persson]

Black Superhero
Royal Court Theatre

Superheroes are ubiquitous nowadays – it’s hard to go to the cinema without tripping over one. But Danny Lee Wynter’s debut play, Black Superhero, uses them as a thoughtful frame to interrogate questions around black masculinity and our desire to be rescued.

David (Danny Lee Wynter) is an actor. His friends Raheem (Eloka Ivo) and King (Dyllon Burnside) are also actors, but they’ve achieved a different level of success to David, who’s living with his sister, Syd (Rochenda Sandall), following a mental health crisis.

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