Doreene Blackstock

There are some things we don’t see enough in theatre. A few of these are: stories about women who love women and roles for older female-identifying actors. When these two come together, beauty often happens. Es & Flo is exactly this. Written by Jennifer Lunn, it follows Es’ condition as it threatens the life she’s built with Flo. It’s a stark reminder of the legacy of senior members of the LGBTQ+ community, a testimony of the survivors who fought for those rights that are still under threat today. It’s a harrowing celebration of lesbian romance.

Dexter Flanders' new play is a powerful statement from a community whose stories are too often marginalised by contemporary theatre

Rehearsal images of the critically acclaimed FOXES at the Seven Dials Playhouse have been released. Coming to Seven Dials Playhouse for a limited season this summer following runs at Theatre503 and Theatre Peckham, FOXES tells a deeply moving and complex story of family, community and sexual identity, tackling the Black gay experience with tenderness and beautiful depth.

The Almeida Theatre has announced the professional cast joining the previously announced eighty strong community company for The Key Workers Cycle, a cycle of nine new plays celebrating the stories of those who keep our daily lives running.

The remaining in person performances of FOXES at Theatre503 have been called due to a confirmed positive case of C-19 in one of the cast. 

Audiences will have a further chance to witness Dexter Flanders' powerful debut play FOXES this autumn as part of Theatre503's new live streaming programme, before a strictly limited run at Theatre Peckham.

Michael Fatogan (Sweet Like Chocolate Boy, Tobacco Factory Theatre) and Anyebe Godwin (Little Baby Jesus, Orange Tree Theatre) will bring to life Dexter Flanders' powerful debut play FOXES at Theatre503 this October.

Theatre Royal Stratford East today announce the selection of plays and the cast for 846 Live, which will be performed as part of the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival on Sat 12 Sep at the Royal Docks Learning & Activity Centre Basketball Court.

On May 25th 2020, a police officer in Minneapolis killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds.

The Royal Shakespeare Company production of Macbeth (2018) will be broadcast on BBC Four this Sunday 14 June at 9.30pm as part of Culture in Quarantine. This will be followed by Simon Godwin's landmark production of Hamlet (2016) with Paapa Essiedu in the title role on Sunday 21 June at 9pm.

Hampstead Theatre sees the world premiere of Chinonyerem Odimba's Unknown Rivers, directed by Daniel Bailey with profound trajectory. A new play about friendship, mental health, and motherly love, it follows 19-year-old Nene (Nneka Okoye) as she struggles after a horrifying incident.

Hampstead Theatre presents the world premiere of Chinonyerem Odimba's poignant and life affirming Unknown Rivers. This new play, directed by Daniel Bailey, is a testament to the extraordinary powers of female friendship - where there's turmoil, trauma and hardship, there's also love, bravery and hope, making it possible to go with the flow… and live.  

Here's a first look at the production images for the stage premiere by Pilot Theatre in co-production with Derby Theatre of Sabrina Mahfouz's exciting new adaptation of Malorie Blackman's critically acclaimed young adult novel Noughts & Crosses which has its official opening night at Derby Theatre on Tuesday 5 February.

Rehearsals are well under way for the premiere of the Pilot Theatre in co-production with Derby Theatre's production of Sabrina Mahfouz's exciting new adaptation of Malorie Blackman's critically acclaimed young adult novel of first love in a dangerous fictional dystopia - Noughts & Crosses.

Coventry locals Kimisha Lewis and Doreene Blackstock join a new adaptation of Malorie Blackman's YA bestseller.

Pilot Theatre, in co-production with Derby Theatre, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Mercury Theatre, Colchester and York Theatre Royal announce full casting for the premiere of Sabrina Mahfouz'snew adaptation of Malorie Blackman's critically acclaimed young adult novel of first love in a dangerous fictional dystopia - Noughts & Crosses.

Freedom Tongues and Naiad Productions in association with Park Theatre present Bullet Hole by Gloria Williams, which is set to be performed at Park Theatre from 2nd to 27th October.

With suicide being the most prolific killer amongst men under 40, Alex McSweeney and Simon Pittman have teamed up to uncover the reasons why. Following on from their successful run of Out of the Cage, the pair, alongside Fine Line return to the Park Theatre to present the world premiere of Distance.

Distance, the only male-directed play in PARK90's season, shining a light on male mental health and suicide (the biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK) with the story of Steven: a man trying to make sense of his world. Written by Alex McSweeney and directed by Simon Pittman (Associate Director, Frantic Assembly), the cast includes Doreene Blackstock, Adam Burton, Richard Corgan, Lindsay Fraser and Abdul Salis.