Cast Set For Caribbean Romcom A TO B at Soho Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2026
Sheyi Cole and Zakiyyah Dean will lead A TO B, a debut play by Tia-Renee Mullings, at Soho Theatre this summer. The Caribbean South London love story comes from double Olivier Award-nominated JFR Productions.
Ewa Dina Announced As Winner Of The 2026 JMK Award
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2026
The Young Vic Theatre and JMK Trust have announced Ewa Dina as the recipient of the 2026 JMK Award, which offers early career directors the opportunity to direct a full-scale professional play.
Review: 1884, Shoreditch Town Hall
by Franco Milazzo - Apr 22, 2024
What is the difference between a house and a home? And who gets to write history? Interactive experience 1884 provokes challenging answers to these questions in the context of an almost-forgotten historical event that had significant consequences for two continents.
tiata fahodzi Announces New Season, Including Nkenna Akunna's CHEEKY LITTLE BROWN
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jul 3, 2023
tiata fahodzi, the UK’s leading British African heritage contemporary theatre company, today announces a new season of theatre including a major tour of a new production; welcomes a new wave of six artists and creative associates to the tiata fahodzi family; and commissions a new Triple Bill of explosive short plays showcasing theatre’s most exciting new voices, all slated for autumn 2023/Spring 2024.
ONE WAY OUT Comes to Edinburgh
by Stephi Wild - Jun 21, 2023
75 years since the arrival of HMS Windrush into Britain, Montel Douglas's debut play explores young British Caribbeans' experiences of the Windrush crisis through the story of four young friends on the cusp of adulthood leaving college.
Paines Plough and Nouveau Riche to Present Five-Part Short Film Series WE RISE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 9, 2022
Nouveau Riche and Paines Plough have announced We Rise, a free five-part series of short films shining a light on how to manoeuvre, cope and self-care against racism in the theatre sector. The films will be released weekly and readily available to everyone on Youtube, Instagram and Facebook with the first episode airing on Wednesday 16 November.
Edinburgh 2022: Review: SILKWORM, Assembly Roxy - Upstairs
by Stefanie Lyons - Aug 25, 2022
In Silkworm, Ewa Dina and Antonia Layiwola play Abidemi and Omolade respectively, two Nigerian asylum seekers escaping persecution because of their sexual orientation and their love for one another.
Cast Confirmed For SILKWORM, Premiering At 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by Stephi Wild - Jun 22, 2022
Silkworm is the story of two young women, Abidemi and Omolade, living in a Glasgow tower block, seeking asylum from the UK Home Office on the basis of their sexual orientation, and waiting to hear the result of their case. How do they prove their claim, and how far will they be pushed in order to justify it?
Ewa Dina Welcomed As New Nouveau Riche Associate Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 5, 2021
UK based Theatre company Nouveau Riche has announced the appointment of Ewa Dina as their first ever Associate Director. The role of Associate Director at Nouveau Riche will be to support the Artistic Director to further develop the artistic policy of Nouveau Riche and to facilitate and enable the creation and presentation of new and exciting work.
BWW Review: HOW WE LOVE, VAULT Festival
by Cindy Marcolina - Feb 21, 2020
Same-sexual relationships of any kind are illegal in Nigeria. Legal and social action is taken to any member of the LGBTQ community, with death by stoning as maximum punishment. As the political climate heats up and the country becomes more and more dangerous, Babatunde is visiting his best friend Regina in South London.
Line Up Revealed For Talawa Firsts Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 22, 2019
Talawa Theatre Company has revealed the line up for Talawa Firsts 2019: the annual festival dedicated to new Black British theatre writers and makers. By offering a platform to present new work and participate in developmental workshops, Talawa Firsts champions the depth and breadth of new theatre making and writing, representing the diversity of Black voices in theatre and the performing arts. The festival will run from 19 June - 5 July 2019 at Shoreditch Town Hall.
CUSTODY Comes To The Belgrade Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 5, 2019
Following its successful debut at Ovalhouse in 2017, Urbain Hayo's Custody heads out on a UK tour this Spring, kicking off at the Belgrade Theatre 1-4 May.
Kiln Theatre Announces Full Programme For MAPPING BRENT
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2019
Kiln Theatre today announces the return of Mapping Brent for its third consecutive year. This 10-day youth theatre festival will see Kiln Theatre work alongside community venues across Brent as well as welcoming young people back to the building