Fresh Voices have a strictly limited number of places available at its third event at BAFTA in September. Founded by writer, Carol Russell, the Fresh Voices initiative stages work by experienced BAME writers in front of a panel of top television executives and an audience of industry professionals and ‘interested parties’. This year’s panel includes… Continue reading Fresh Voices @ BAFTA

A boy with soul: Colman Domingo’s love of soul music is all consuming. Photograph by Mark Douet Play: A Boy and His Soul Theatre: Tricycle Theatre Playwright: Colman Domingo Review by Joy Francis Soul music has never gone out of fashion. From Aretha Franklin to Marvin Gaye to Michael Jackson to Mary J Blige, the… Continue reading A Boy and His Soul

Award winning Guyanese born poet and writer Maggie Harris will be showcasing her poetry at Fourth Friday at the Poetry Café. The winner of the Guyana Prize for Literature is co-editor of Sixty Poems for Haiti and is the author of Kiskadee Girl, her memoir about growing up in the Caribbean diaspora. Her forthcoming books… Continue reading Maggie Harris at the Poetry Cafe

Jimmy Akingbola, Holby City’s Dr Malik and co-founder of Monologue Slam UK. Show: Monologue Slam UK (LA Edition) Theatre: Theatre Royal Stratford East Producer: Triforce Promotions Review by Joy Francis Triforce Promotions Monologue Slam UK (LA Edition) is billed like a championship boxing bout – but for aspiring and emerging actors. With a Junior Slam,… Continue reading Monologue Slam UK

Tanya Moodie is a critically acclaimed actor whose 20 plus years career has seen her work with leading directors such as Peter Brook, play meaty dramatic roles, including Euripides’ Medea and Nora in Chekhov’s A Doll’s House, as well as appear in highly rated BBC1 hit programmes The Street and Sherlock.

Book: Irki Author: Kadija Sesay Publisher: Peepal Tree Press Price: £8.99 Review by Andrea Enisuoh Publisher, literary-activist and nurturer of black writers Kadija Sesay has published her debut collection of poetry which brings her out of the shadows and showcases some very well-crafted writing.

August 2013 has been an intense month for social media, women’s rights, feminism and race. Twitter has come under fire for dragging its heels over abuse on its site after the high profile trolling of bank note campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez. But it is the #SolidarityisforWhiteWomen hashtag which has crystallised the benefits of Twitter by sparking… Continue reading #SolidarityisforAllWomen

Hackney, like many inner city London boroughs, is undergoing great change in the wake of the 2012 Olympics. Renowned for its high number of residents from the creative industries, and for the vibrant Peace Mural, there are concerns about the impact of the current gentrification process. Hackney resident Andrea Enisuoh tackles the pros and cons.

With the number of young people facing unemployment on the rise, those who want to carve out a career in the creative arts and media industries are feeling the strain. A snapshot survey by Words of Colour Productions on the training options available for young people who want a creative career threw up some interesting… Continue reading Training for life

The Ntozake Shange classic For Colored Girls [Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow is Enuf] is being brought to London for one night only by two Cambridge students (Justina Kehinde and Ifeyinwa Frederick) who first put the production on at the university last November to much acclaim. It was also the first time an… Continue reading For Colored Girls