Why Didn't I Get Married
Sun 21 Sept
|Luton
Alan Charles’ Explosive New Stage Play Puts the Black Church on Trial In his latest and most explosive stage production yet, Charles rips the bandage off a long-simmering wound in the Black Christian community: the crisis of singlehood among Black women in the church.
Time & Location
21 Sept 2025, 18:00 – 20:00
Luton, Luton Central Library, St George's Square, Luton LU1 2NG, UK
About the event
Why Didn’t I Get Married? Alan Charles’ Explosive New Stage Play Puts the Black Church on Trial
Alan Charles is back—and this time, he’s not pulling any punches.
In his latest and most explosive stage production yet, “Why Didn’t I Get Married?”, Charles rips the bandage off a long-simmering wound in the Black Christian community: the crisis of singlehood among Black women in the church.
With a raw, courtroom-style drama as its vehicle, the play asks a question many have dared to whisper but few have said aloud: Should the Black church be held accountable for the high number of unmarried Black women in its pews?
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