Month: October 2014

Marcus Gardley is a talented African American playwright and poet who is proving difficult to ignore. A few years into his career and he has… Read more

Creative differences: Rita Balogun (Innoncence), Rebecca Omogbehin (Chinedu) and Stephanie Levi-John (Esomo). Photo credit: Matt Hargraves Play: How Nigeria Became: A story, and a spear… Read more

The Scottsboro Boys, Kander and Ebb’s (Cabaret, Chicago) award-winning and final musical, has transferred to London’s West End for a strictly limited season following its… Read more

Women on the edge: Michele Austin (La Veuve), Ronke Adekoluejo (Odette), Danusia Samal (Maude Lynn), Ayesha Antoine (Agnes) and Martina Laird (Beartrice). Photo credit: Mark… Read more

Broken friendship: Omar Ibrahim (Ashfaq) and Shane Noone (Eddie) Photo credit: Chris Gardner for Rare Moustache Play: Warde Street Theatre: Park Theatre Playwright: Damien Tracey… Read more

Words of Colour Productions has profiled the talented playwright Bola Agbaje‘s career since she won a well deserved Laurence Olivier Award for her debut play… Read more

Internationally acclaimed spoken word artist and poet Jean Binta Breeze is supporting a new social marketing mental health campaign targeting people from African and Caribbean… Read more

Walter Mosley is one of the world’s most admired writers, and certainly one of the most respected African American scribes. Of mixed race heritage –… Read more

The complexity of race and identity: Steve John Shepherd as the troubled Paul Ryman. Photo credit: Richard Davenport Play: Albion Theatre: Bush Theatre Playwright: Chris… Read more