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Kwame Kwei-Armah interview
I spoke to the Young Vic’s Artistic Director about his theatre journey, ahead of a dedicated BBC imagine documentary. Read my full The i Paper interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged actor, alan yentob, artistic director, bbc, bbc imagine, black, black lives matter, casualty, coronavirus, death of a salesman, director, documentary, elminas kitchen, fairview, immigrant, interview, kwame kwei-armah, lockdown, london, play, playwright, race, the arts, the i paper, theatre, tv, writer, young vic
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Interview: Sharon D Clarke
The actress discusses her role in musical Caroline, or Change. Read my full TodayTix interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 1960s, african-american, america, black, book tickets, caroline or change, chichester festival theatre, civil rights, daniel evans, family, interview, jeanine tesori, maid, motown, musical, playhouse theatre, race, racism, sharon d clarke, singing, todaytix, tony kushner, west end
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10 shows to see in honour of Black History Month
From musical icons to contemporary London life, 10 meaningful representative shows. Read my full TodayTix article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged african-american, arinze kene, black, black history month, book tickets, dreamgirls, freeman, kinky boots, les miserables, london, michael jackson, misty, motown the musical, musical, musician, play, porgy and bess, show, singer, the lion king, theatre, thriller live, tina the musical, tina turner, todaytix, top 10, west end
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One Night in Miami, Donmar Warehouse
“I shook up the world.” So says young gun and new heavyweight champion Cassius Clay (shortly to become Muhammad Ali) in those heady moments after his shock defeat of Sonny Liston in February 1964. But a meeting that same night … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged african-american, america, black, broadwayworld, cassius clay, donmar warehouse, jim brown, kemp powers, malcolm x, muhammad ali, one night in miami, race, review, sam cooke
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Torn, Royal Court Theatre
Family is the ideal, the necessity, the burden and the war zone of Nathaniel Martello-White’s intricate new play, alternately elusive and confrontational. It’s group therapy – Ultz provides the community hall plastic chairs and tea table – with no safeguards, … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged abuse, black, broadwayworld, child, family, father, gay, mother, nathaniel martello-white, parent, poverty, race, racism, review, Richard Twyman, royal court, therapy, torn, white
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BWW Interview: Leon Lopez
Leon Lopez has had an unusual career trajectory, from pop group A:M and TV soaps like Brookside and EastEnders to musical theatre (including Rent and We Will Rock You) and directing independent films. He’s currently working with the RSC, celebrating … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged aphra behn, bame, black, blanche mcintyre, broadwayworld, brookside, classical, diversity, eastenders, film, fletcher, gay, hermione, interview, jk rowling, leon lopez, liverpool, mixed race, music, musical, Noma Dumezweni, royal shakespeare company, rsc, shakespeare, singer, stratford, swan theatre, the rover, the two noble kinsmen
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Red Velvet, Garrick Theatre
Lolita Chakrabarti’s impassioned debut has only gained topicality since its 2012 Tricycle incarnation. Trevor Nunn’s all-white Wars of the Roses and #OscarsSoWhite, among others, have fanned its flames, while quips about a paranoid Russian regime and the limits of English … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged abolition, actor, adrian lester, backstage, black, cameron, drama, european referendum, garrick theatre, history, ira aldridge, kenneth branagh, london, oscars, oscarssowhite, othello, period drama, play, prejudice, race, racism, red velvet, review, slavery, theatre, theatre royal, tricycle theatre, trump, west end
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The House That Will Not Stand, Tricycle Theatre
Bigger is better in the Tricycle’s latest piece of reclaimed black history. African-American writer Marcus Gardley’s stimulating play, which transports Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba to 1836 New Orleans and a significant shift in the evolving racial hierarchy, begins … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, african, african-american, america, black, drama, family, free, freedom, heritage, history, house of bernarda alba, husband, Indhu Rubasingham, london, lorca, louisiana, magic, marcus gardley, marriage, marry, mistress, music, new orleans, placage, play, prejudice, race, racial, review, singing, sister, skin colour, slave, slavery, song, spirit, spiritual, the arts desk, the house that will not stand, the louisiana purchase, theartsdesk, theatre, tricycle theatre, usa, voodoo, wife, yankee
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