Arts articles
New Play Statement of Regret by Kwame Kwei-Armah Statement of Regret is Kwame Kwei-Armah’s third play for the National Theatre. He won an Evening Standard award for most promising playwright for Elmina’s Kitchen (2003) which was also nominated for an Olivier award for best new play. This was followed in 2005 by the politically barbed […]
Caribbean painter Boscoe Holder 1921 – 2007 Boscoe is no stranger to the UK arts and cultural scene with exhibitions in 2003 and 2004 at the Campbell’s Gallery, as well as shows at the Commonwealth Institute, Castle Museum, Trafford Gallery, Redfern Gallery, and Leicester Gallery. In 1981 the president of Trinidad and Tobago presented Prince […]
The Unexpected Guest Starring Richard Blackwood at the Hackney Empire The Unexpected Guest is filled with all the suspense, intrigue and surprise twists that make Christie one of the world’s best-loved authors and the undisputed first lady of crime. Following widespread critical acclaim for their star-studded production of The Hollow, the second production from The […]
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 […]
British Broadcast Legend Moira Stuart And Actor Morgan Freeman To Be Honoured The annual Screen Nation Film and TV Awards – often referred to as the Black BAFTA’s – returns to the West End of London on October 15th, as the UK’s only international celebration of Black achievement in Film and TV. Now in its […]