The youngest actor ever to play Othello: Zackary Momoh. Photo credit: Johan Persson Appearances at the National Theatre, including Sir Nicholas Hytner’s critically acclaimed Othello, a handful of stage credits, and a guest lead in BBC1’s Holby City, suggests that Zackary Momoh has enjoyed a great start to his acting career.

Cursing in New York: Flor De Liz Perez (Veronica) and Ricardo Chavira (Jackie). Photo credit: Mark Douet Play: The Motherf**ker with the Hat Theatre: Lyttelton Theatre, National Theatre Playwright: Stephen Adly Guirgis Director: Indhu Rubasingham Review by Patsy Antoine If in-your-face theatre that’s brash and gutsy doesn’t appeal, you may want to side-step the Indhu… Continue reading The Motherf**ker with the Hat

A man for all seasons: Ashley Zhangazha. Ashley Zhangazha could be called a renaissance man. Despite still being in his twenties, he has performed in some of the classic plays with big name directors, such as Hamlet (Manchester Royal Exchange), Venice Preserv’d  (The Spectators Guild), Henry V with Jude Law (Michael Grandage Company) and Macbeth… Continue reading Interview with Ashley Zhangazha

Not enough words: Shane Zaza (One) and Claire Rushbrook (Two) with Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Three). Photo credit: Stephen Cummiskey Play: hang Theatre: Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, Royal Court Theatre Playwright: debbie tucker green Director: debbie tucker green Review by Patsy Antoine One of the things I’ve always loved about debbie tucker green is her ability to reveal… Continue reading hang

The Black House 1973-76, London. Photo credit: Colin Jones, courtesy of Autograph ABP. This summer, Brixton’s Black Cultural Archives, (BCA) in partnership with Ritzy Picturehouse, presents a season of film screenings, paying homage to the cinema of black identities in the British frame. Inspired by BCA’s current exhibition Staying Power, the festival is a capsule… Continue reading Staying Power: Black Britain on Screen

Like father, like son? Moorst (Liam) and Jason Hughes (Rick aka Violence). Photo credit: Helen Maybanks Play: Violence and Son Theatre: Royal Court, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs Playwright: Gary Owen Director: Hamish Pirie Review by Esha Chaman Despite being unnecessarily drawn out at times, Gary Owen delivers an unflinching observation on how violence and aggressive machismo… Continue reading Violence and Son

The Black Filmmaker International Film Festival (BFMIFF) will open with the new acclaimed film Looking For Love, director Menelik Shabazz‘s latest feature. Love and relationships among Britain’s black community is a contentious subject. Looking For Love sources opinions and feelings from leading experts in the field of male-female relationships, to find healing, and forgiveness. Comedy is provided by Kojo, Andi Osho,… Continue reading Looking For Love Opens BFMIFF 2015

Former Arts Council England senior relationship manager Melanie Keen has been appointed as the new director of Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts). With an extensive background in the visual arts as a freelance curator and consultant, she has worked with Iniva as a project curator on a variety of its publications, including Recordings: A Select… Continue reading Melanie Keen is new director of Iniva

Photo credit: Helen Maybanks. Paul Roseby, artistic director of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) has announced a new season of work for the company. It includes five new commissions, a collaboration with Sky Arts and one of the biggest casts to perform in London this year. It includes the world premiere of site-specific Homegrown –… Continue reading National Youth Theatre announces 2015 season

Photo credit: Keith Pattison After more than a decade working in film and television on projects from Star Wars to Holby City, Hugh Quarshie returns to the RSC to play Shakespeare’s Othello. Quarshie was last seen with the RSC in Faust and Julius Caesar (1996). Hugh will play opposite Lucian Msamati in the role of Iago, returning to the RSC following his role… Continue reading Hugh Quarshie plays Shakespeare’s Othello at the RSC