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Juliana Ayeni-Stevens: “I wanted to write about a Black, British Nigerian woman who was queer”

Órla QuilliganJuly 20, 2021

This is the full audio of the article As the brilliant work of Talawa continues, we're treated to a new voice on the block: Juliana Ayeni-Stevens. She ta...

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Mawa Theatre Company: “We want to do an all-black, all-female Romeo & Juliet”

A Younger TheatreJune 29, 2021

In the latest of our video interviews, we speak to Jade Samuels, the Executive Producer of Mawa, the first all-black, all-female Shakespeare Theatre Company e...

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Michael Buffong: “Change has happened and will continue”

Matt BartonNovember 30, 2020

In our latest interview, Matt Barton speaks to Michael Buffong, artistic director of Talawa, about their new digital series Tales from the Front Line, the futu...

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Black British theatre – where are we now?

Rachel St JohnJuly 29, 2013

Black theatre in Britain is important to this country’s history. In the 1930s and 40s, it was overshadowed by America, to the extent that African American actor...

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