Blood of my Blood tickets
About Blood of my Blood
Don’t miss Blood of my Blood, Joy Nesbitt’s new play about ancestry and inheritance at the Royal Court Theatre. Book Blood of my Blood tickets on TodayTix.
In South Carolina in 1862, Ginnie Good raises her five children in a cabin on a plantation while the Civil War rages around them. Today, the cabin remains standing, but its purpose has radically changed. Now it operates as an Airbnb and has become the destination for a pregnant Black woman searching for answers about herself and her family. Through the practice of conjure, she attempts to reach the ancestors who once lived in that space.
Blood of my Blood is a play that moves between these two periods as the women's histories intertwine, exploring what families inherit beyond possessions and what they can leave behind in a physical home over generations.
Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ, Jodie Campbell, Hannah Morrish, Karene Peter, and Patrick Vaill make up the formidable cast of this world premiere, directed by Tatenda Shamiso.
Age UK/Captioned:
- Thursday 29th October 3:00pm
Captioned:
- Thursday 29th October 7:45pm
Relaxed Performance:
- Saturday 7th November 2:00pm
Run time
2hr 10min. Incl. 1 Interval
Venue
Categories
Age
Ages 14+.
Start date
1st October, 2026
End date
7th November, 2026
It was a well acted, humorous, emotional and thought provoking play. The venue was intimate and added to the overall experience in positive way.
A journey through self discovery, tradition and time to find the answer that Talulah knew all along.
Venue
Directions
Location: Off-West End
Railway station: Sloane Square
Bus numbers: (Sloane Square Station Stop D) 19, 22, 137, 452
More information about Blood of my Blood
Blood of my Blood in London marks playwright Joy Nesbitt’s Royal Court debut and forms part of the theatre’s 70th anniversary season. The world premiere plays in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, continuing the Royal Court’s focus on developing and staging work by new playwrights.
This play has also received support from the Concord Theatricals Unpublished Playwrights Award, an initiative supporting work by debut writers. Nesbitt has described this piece as being inspired by her own ancestors and by Black women whose stories have often gone unheard and undocumented.
Tatenda Shamiso returns to the Royal Court as director following work including No I.D. and A Good House.
The production also brings together set and costume designer Natalie Pryce, lighting designer Simisola Majekodunmi, and sound designer Kayodeine. Together, this company brings Nesbitt’s historical and deeply generational story to the Royal Court stage.
What to watch for
- Joy Nesbitt was awarded the 2021 Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts for the sum of her artistic activities at Harvard University.
- Nesbitt is a co-founder of GAPTOOTH Collective, which is a new UK theatre collective centred on Black radical joy and intellectualism for Black femme artists.
- Tatenda Shamiso won the 2023 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Emerging Talent as the writer and performer of the one-person play No I.D., staged at the Royal Court Theatre.
- Shamiso was also the recipient of the 2024 Arts Foundation Futures Award for Theatre Writing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Blood of my Blood about?
Don’t miss Blood of my Blood, Joy Nesbitt’s new play about ancestry and inheritance at the Royal Court Theatre.
How long is Blood of my Blood on for?
Tickets for Blood of my Blood are available through 7 November 2026 — check the calendar for the latest availability.
Is Blood of my Blood playing in the West End or Off-West End?
Blood of my Blood is Off West End.
How do you get tickets for Blood of my Blood?
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Which theatre is Blood of my Blood at?
Blood of my Blood is at London's Royal Court, which is located at Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS.
What is the running time of Blood of my Blood?
Blood of my Blood runs for 2hr 10min. Incl. 1 Interval
What is the age recommendation for Blood of my Blood?
Ages 14+.
How much are tickets for Blood of my Blood?
Blood of my Blood tickets start at £18.
Is Blood of my Blood good?
This play gives audiences the opportunity to discover an up and coming playwright through an ambitious cross-timeline story that explores the supernatural and Black American history. With an evocative premise, this Royal Court world premiere promises an intimate and thought-provoking night of theatre.
