Black British theatre

• Theatre / Reviews

  Review: An Ideal Husband, Bristol Old Vic – ‘This joyous production allows Wilde’s wit to sparkle once again’

  Director Nicholai La Barrie gives Oscar Wilde’s classic play a stylish and contemporary twist

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• Theatre / Previews

  Bold new adaptation of ‘An Ideal Husband’ sets Oscar Wilde’s classic play in contemporary London

  ‘Scandal is trending’, we’re warned. ‘Forgiveness is optional. And perfection comes at a price’

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• News / theatre

  Playwriting workshop will explore ‘defining issue of our time’

  The session for theatre makers will be led by an associate playwright to the Royal Court

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• Theatre / Reviews

  REVIEW: …blackbird hour, The Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic – ‘The actors compensate for a lack of action’

  The show comes to Bristol on the back of its world premiere

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• Theatre / new writing

  After its world premiere, Bristol Old Vic hosts babirye bukilwa’s ‘…blackbird hour’

  The play was a finalist for accolades including the Bruntwood Prize and the Alfred Fagon Award

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• News / Education

  New project hopes to remove barriers to Black British literature in schools

  "It’s useful for people of colour to have an example of what their home life can look like"

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• Theatre / Black women

  Review: Shades of our Lives, St George’s

  Vivacious exploration of black female culture

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• Theatre / Black British theatre

  Preview: Princess and the Hustler, Bristol Old Vic

  A young black girl starts out in life during a seminal moment in Bristol race relations

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