Lights Up: Stripe By Stripe And Other Stories

Rakie Ayola reads a selection of Leonora Brito’s perceptive and spirited short stories about life, love and family from the point of view of Black and mixed race women from Cardiff Docks and beyond.

Rooted in the unique culture of Cardiff’s Butetown, Brito’s freethinking, free-talking characters bring a unique perspective to subjects as diverse as motherhood, unemployment, nightclubs, death, and Winston Churchill.

These stories were originally performed live online in three parts, over three nights in February 2021, as a National Theatre Wales production called Dat's Love & Other Stories.

The intimate readings featured original music from Imran Khan and live illustrations by Kyle Legall.

As part of BBC's Culture in Quarantine, we bring you the essence of those live readings and the stories to Radio 4, hosted by Butetown comedian Leroy Brito.

Directed by Lorne Campbell

Presented by Leroy Brito

Additional material by Ceri Jackson

Composer Imran Khan

• A BBC Cymru Wales Production in partnership with National Theatre Wales
• Produced by John Norton for BBC Radio 4

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