A courtroom is a place of tradition, of cold reason rather than emotional responses. This is a fact which is highlighted in The Trials and Passions of Unfamous Women, a new play produced by LIFT, Brixton House and Clean Break, a company which works to bring the stories of women who are criminalised to a wider audience. The play takes us on an exploration of the court system through the eyes of women, fluctuating between classical stories of female trials and modern testimonies.
Don't miss the U.S. premiere of 'Bacon' at SoHo Playhouse! This award-winning play explores masculinity, sexuality, and power through the eyes of two troubled teenagers. Get your tickets now for this limited engagement Off-Broadway production.
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and Royal Court Theatre have announced the London transfer of Charlie Josephine's rollicking queer western Cowbois.
Hannah Farley-Hills for HFH Productions’ multi-award-winning production of Bacon by Sophie Swithinbank has opened to sell-out performances at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The production runs at Summerhall’s Cairns Lecture Theatre until 27 August ahead of transferring to Bristol Old Vic from 12-16 September. Check out production photos here!
#Black is… is a devised theatre piece that elevates the voices of 10 young black teenagers growing up in North London as they explore what the term ‘Black is’ and ‘who we are’ collectively and individually.
THE UPSETTERS have announced their first full-length production, DISMISSED: the debut play by Daniel Rusteau, directed by Nikhil Vyas, coming to Soho Theatre from Tuesday 16 May - Saturday 3 June.
Grammy Award-nominated cellist Seth Parker Woods will release the world premiere recording of his multimedia concert tour-de-force, Difficult Grace in April
Drag Race US icon Miz Cracker opens tonight in the European debut of WHO’S HOLIDAY by Matthew Lombardo. Check out all new photos and a video trailer here!
The full creative team who will be supporting Drag Race US icon Miz Cracker in the European debut of WHO'S HOLIDAY by Matthew Lombardo has been announced.
In commemoration of Juneteenth, the Miami Museum of Contemporary Art (Miami MoCAAD) is proud to launch Veo Veo, I See I See, Mwen wè Mwen wè, an interactive public art project that combines visual art, storytelling, and technology to explore the community of Overtown.
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.
What happens when Christmas Day becomes a playing ground to expose the tangible relationship between privilege and identity? Written by Young Jean Lee, Straight White Men is an ambitious study of those who gain the most from the world and their awareness of the power they possess.
Straight White Men by Korean American playwright Young Jean Lee, opening at Southwark Playhouse on Wednesday 10th November, is a hilarious and revealing play about the most unoppressed of this world's peoples.
'The blues is not sad music,' says singer, songwriter, and guitarist Pascal Danae, the founder, and leader of Delgres. 'They might be talking about terrible conditions, about terrible losses, but the bottom line is hope.'
The Traverse Theatre was founded with the hope of carrying the spirit of Edinburgh's Festivals throughout the year- and in 2020 they have been inspired by their past to create a new future as they announce the launch of Traverse 3, their new online venue, and the extension of its Traverse Festival programme throughout the rest of the year.
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.
The raw, muscular sound of the Paris-based roots trio Delgres connects the African history and culture of the French Caribbean, the Mississippi blues and New Orleans. Vividly captured in Mo Jodi (I'll Die Today), the band's debut release, the music carries the richness, emotion and visceral power of a deeply personal story - and with good reason.
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