Words of Colour (Archive)

Natalie Ibu has been appointed the new artistic director of Tiata Fahodzi, replacing Lucian Msamati. Ibu, who takes up the role in December 2014, joins… Read more

Hackney Empire’s award-winning Mother Goose, starring Clive Rowe, returns to Hackney Empire with an all star cast. Acclaimed director Susie McKenna plays evil sorceress Vanity… Read more

Book: Fashion Africa: A visual overview of contemporary African fashion (2nd edition) Author: Jacqueline Shaw Publisher: Jacaranda Books Price: £29.99 Review by Joy Francis Back… Read more

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