The fall of a rock star. Andrew Scott (Paul) with the cast of Birdland. Photograph by Richard Hubert Smith Play: Birdland Theatre: Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, Royal Court Theatre Playwright: Simon Stephens Director: Carrie Cracknell Review by Natalie Gormally Multi award-winning playwright Simon Stephens reunites with actor Andrew Scott in his latest production Birdland, on the… Continue reading Birdland

Love in a difficult climate: Cat Simmons (Chess) and Gbemisola Ikumelo (Serena). Photograph by Richard Davenport Play: Hopelessly Devoted Theatre: Tricycle Theatre Playwright: Kate Tempest Directors: James Grieve and Stef O’Driscoll Review by Mesha McNeil Hopelessly Devoted, Kate Tempest’s third theatrical offering, is set in a women’s prison. Directed by Stef O’Driscoll and James Grieve… Continue reading Hopelessly Devoted

Universal stories: The Tricycle Theatre Young Company in The Kilburn Passion. Play: The Kilburn Passion Theatre: Tricycle Theatre Playwright: Suhayla El–Bushra Director: Emily Lim Review by Irenosen Okojie. The Kilburn Passion, part of the recent Tricycle Theatre’s Takeover Festival by the Tricycle Young Company of 19 to 25 year olds, is an updated version of… Continue reading The Kilburn Passion

Book: Can a Dead Woman Weep Author: Olivene Marie Howell Publisher: Olivene Marie Howell via YPS Publishing Review by Joy Francis Writing your first book is always nerve-wracking. Deciding to self publish, an approach which in the US alone has seen a 59 per cent increase, is even more so. New writer Olivene Marie Howell… Continue reading Can a Dead Woman Weep

Tricycle Young Company (l-r Jack Murphy, Rob Killalea, Joseph Russell, Yolanda Mercy, Alex Rand, Jessica Alade, Luke Thomas, Jade-Marie Joseph and Itai Ankrah. Photo credit: Richard Davenport From Sunday 30 March to Friday 5 April 2014, the Tricycle Theatre will throw its doors open to its Young Company in the first Tricycle Takeover Festival. Young… Continue reading Interview with Jade-Marie Joseph

This free event taking place at Channel 4 studios in London is for BAME students and recent graduates considering a career in the creative industries. Now in its third year, guests will learn more about working in the creative industries from some senior leaders in the sector. The industry experts who will be on hand… Continue reading Creative Industries Showcase

Recapturing the past: Ayesha Antoine (Black Woman) and Kingsley Ben-Adir (Black Man). Play: We Are Proud to Present A Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915 Theatre: Bush Theatre Playwright: Jackie Sibblies Drury Director: Gbolahan Obisesan Brooklyn playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury has adapted… Continue reading We Are Proud to Present…

Our writer-in-waiting has been on the Royal Court Theatre’s Critical Mass Programme, Invitation and Super Groups and has been informally attached to the Clean Break Theatre. She has had rehearsed readings of her plays at the Royal Court Theatre, Soho Theatre, Young Vic, Young Actors Theatre and Tristan Bates Theatre. In the final blog on… Continue reading Writer-in-waiting (part 10)

For many years Diane Corriette was a frustrated writer. She stepped out of her comfort zone by attending one of Words of Colour Productions’ early workshops in writing for magazines back in 2007. After a few false starts she stumbled across flash fiction and has never looked back. A digital marketing specialist, Corriette helps local… Continue reading Memoirs of a once reluctant writer

Photo by Sebastian Venuat Brooklyn-based playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury first planned to be an actor. After realising that she would prefer to never leave the rehearsal room she switched to writing plays, with almost immediate success. A graduate of Brown University’s MFA playwriting programme, she received a Weston Award and the David Wickham Prize in… Continue reading Interview with Jackie Sibblies Drury