Rikki Beadle-Blair News

Next February, an exhilarating and vital new play exploring the connection between football and national identity written and performed by Hannah Kumari, directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE, will tour the country to over 15 venues from 16 February to 2 April 2022. 

Open relationships have provided great material for increasing numbers of LGBTQ+ writers over the last few years.

The College Academic Board gave Stella Kanu, Executive Director at LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre), an Honorary Fellowship of Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance. The award was presented in person as part of a Graduation Ceremony on Friday 24th September held in the Rose Theatre, Sidcup campus.

PlayWell Productions, Team Angelica and Epicene today announce the full cast for Very Special Guest Star which opens at Omnibus Theatre on 25 November, with previews from 23 November, and runs until 12 December.

Manchester's Contact theatre return to their iconic Oxford Road venue with a vibrant reopening programme to support the next generation of audiences, artists and young people.

Direct from the West End and two UK tours, Riot Act is a breathtaking, rip-roaring, white-knuckle ride through six decades of queer history. This tender and very personal show takes the audience on a journey from the 1960s Stonewall riots through the 1980s AIDS crisis to the present day. 

After opening the Footprints Festival with Biyi Bandele's Two Horsemen Street Theatre headlines June with Lucy Betts' acclaimed production of Ade Morris's Lone Flyer.  First staged at The Watermill Theatre last October, the production will run from 8 June to 3 July, playing to socially distanced live audiences as well as being streamed online.    

This summer Manchester's iconic Contact Theatre will be presenting a series of outdoor shows taking audiences out onto the streets and into unusual spaces across the city.

Music, comedy, theatre and vogueing will feature at Homeground, HOME's temporary outdoor arts venue, this Summer, with a diverse lineup truly providing something for everyone, while the size of the 80,000 sq ft site means a great atmosphere no matter what social distancing regulations are necessary.

Amber James, Black Apron Entertainment and English Touring Theatre today announce Children's Children – a series of five short films, curated by Amber James, exploring the interaction of past with the present, and celebrating Black history.

The Black British Theatre Awards 2020 championed the artistic excellence and achievements of the black creatives and performers across all aspects of theatre. The program's first television broadcast on Sky Arts highlighted a cross section of some of the 2020 award-winners. 

Critically acclaimed LGBTQ play Riot Act heads to London for one night only as part of a new UK tour for 2020.

Liverpool's Epstein Theatre promises a month of critically acclaimed drama, classic hits, award-winning comedy, magic with a twist and the return of an acclaimed show born at The Epstein.

Amidst an increasing climate of far right ideology worldwide and following a doubling of hate-crime incidents in the UK, One Jewish Boy makes a timely return with its West End debut. Written as an urgent response to overt antisemitism, this compelling two-hander explores a young family's struggle against fear, prejudice and identity looking at the inheritances that haunt us.

A powerful verbatim theatre piece exploring the history of the LGBTQ rights movement is returning for a UK tour in 2020, following a successful tour in 2019 and run at the Duchess Theatre in the West End.

The King's Head Theatre's 50th anniversary year begins with four exciting, provocative productions that reflect the breadth of the historic London venue's programme. Encompassing a world premiere, a brand new English version of a celebrated opera, a popular revival and an inventive take on a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, each piece in the season explores love and intimacy across boundaries - whether societal, physical or emotional.

Strictly favourite Dr Ranj, UK RuPaul Drag Race ambassador and cast member The Vivienne, Vogue Legend Avi'ance Urrutia and leading fashion designer and expert Gordon Webber have been confirmed as the judging panel for the 11th Annual Vogue Ball in Liverpool. Celebrating all things nautical, this year's House of Suarez Ball of Atlantis takes place on Saturday 19 October at Liverpool's Invisible Wind Factory steered by the fierce and fabulous Captain Rikki Beadle-Blair as Master of Ceremonies.

A powerful verbatim theatre piece exploring the history of the LGBTQ rights movement is about to begin a UK tour, with 7 confirmed venues and more to be announced shortly.

King's Head Theatre, London, the award-winning producer of F*cking Men and 5 Guys Chillin', presents the world premiere of Tom Wright's Undetectable, directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE.  Undetectable will run at King's Head Theatre from 13 March to 6 April 2019, with a press night on Friday 15 March.

King's Head Theatre, London, the award-winning producer of F*cking Men and 5 Guys Chillin', presents the world premiere of Tom Wright's Undetectable, directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE. Undetectable will run at King's Head Theatre from 13 March to 6 April 2019, with a press night on Friday 15 March.