Meetings by Mustapha Matura at the Arcola Theatre “You leave a meeting to go an eat mango?” In 1980s Trinidad the economy is booming and Hugh and Jean, a high-flying business couple, have every reason to be happy. But when Hugh meets an old woman selling traditional Caribbean food he remembers the meals his mother […]
Splendid Mummer – Celebrating the life of Ira Aldridge A resurrection drama. A definitive exhibition installed in a historic venue. Major actors of stage, screen, and TV pay tribute to a legend. A feast of entertainment on a night to remember. It all comes together in SPLENDID MUMMER, celebrating the life of Ira Aldridge – […]
Sphinx Theatre Company and York Theatre Royal present Blame, a powerful and high octane new play set in Hackney “An utterly gripping show of politicized theatre at its best…the cast are uniformly superb” Metro **** “This is good grit… superbly performed with sympathy and nuance by a great cast” Evening Standard **** Based around the […]
Moj of the Antarctic: An African Odyssey Moj of the Antarctic is inspired by the wonderful true life story of Ellen Craft, a 19th century African-American slave woman who escaped to freedom by disguising herself as a white man. Ellen’s amazing story of race and gender cross-dressing is one of the forgotten gem’s of Black […]
Trey Anthony’s new play about the hardships and joys of Black women set in a Toronto Beauty Salon is the ‘Steel Magnolia’ for the Noughties – Sassy, sexy, funny and intelligent. There will be a UK / European premier at the Hackney Empire in November 2006, with a European tour following in 2007. “If you […]