Words of Colour (Archive)

Challenging convention: Writer/performer Aizzah Fatima. Theatre: The Lowry, Salford Play: Dirty Pakistani Lingerie Playwright: Aizzah Fatima Director: Erica Gould Review by Carl Palmer Writer/performer Aizzah… Read more

Book: 100 Days of Solitude Author: Daphne Kapsali Publisher: dk press Price: £10.99 (Amazon) Review by Joy Francis Daphne Kapsali took a risk. She left… Read more

Book: Tram 83 Author: Fiston Mwanza Mujila (translated by Roland Glasser) Publisher: Jacaranda Books Price: £8.99 Review by Reshma Ruia Tram 83, (originally written in… Read more

In the last of our three part series on writing African horror, a leading voice on the genre Nuzo Onoh gives her seven top tips… Read more

Feeling the oppression:Bayo Gbadamosi (Ben) and Jordan Baker (Skinn). Photo credit: Johan Persson Theatre: Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court Theatre Play: I See You Playwright:… Read more

Photo credit (image on the right): Mark Douet Grimsby-born Rochenda Sandall has packed a great deal into the three and a bit years since she… Read more

Actor and emerging filmmaker Candice Onyeama (left) and a still from her first funded short film HUSH. Candice Onyeama is an actor and writer who… Read more

Three’s a crowd: Laura Carmichael (Mistress), Uzo Aduba (Solange) and Zawe Ashton (Claire). Photo credit: Marc Brenner Theatre: Trafalgar Studios Play: The Maids Playwright: Jean… Read more

Writers of colour at Bare Lit talked identity, self definition and visibility. Picture credit: Nylah Khan Media Diversified’s inaugural literary festival for writers of colour,… Read more

Date: Thursday 31 March 2016 Time: 7pm-9pm Venue: Waterstones Piccadilly, 203 – 206 Piccadilly, London W1J 9HD Price: £5 + booking fee (redeemable against a… Read more