Category: BAME
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There is a lot that is fabulous about Somebody Jones' verbatim play Black Women Dating White Men, one of which is that it works so well on Zoom. Black Women Dating White Men by Somebody Jones Five black women, sometimes with a glass a wine in hand or in a dressing gown, come…
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Review: We R Not Virus – powerful exploration of Covid-19 and racism (streaming via Omnibus Theatre)
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, hate crime targeted at East and South-East Asians has tripled and We R Not Virus is a series of monologues, films and poetry responding to that. Kirsty Rider in We R Not Virus Over the course of an hour, you see a selection of the 10 specially commissioned pieces…
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You can't beat the experience of sitting in a theatre watching a live performance but one of the lockdown-positives is a chance to watch stuff I sadly missed and Barber Shop Chronicles is one of those. It feels particularly fortuitous to see it because what is being streamed isn't an NT Live recording rather it…
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Fairview certainly isn't a forgettable play. It's been a few weeks since I saw it but I'm only now getting to my review and while some details have faded others remain crystal clear. Photo: Rev Stan Before I launch into my thoughts, I'll caveat this by saying there may be spoilers in this review, don't…
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Queens of Sheba is a play of contrasts it is angry and joyous, fun and sad, quietly contemplative and in your face loud. Queens of Sheba: Photo: Ali Wright Re-Review: Nouveau Riche's Queens of Sheba was one of my favourite shows of the Edinburgh fringe last year. It reminded me of why I go to…
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One of the highlights of my trip to the Edinburgh Fringe last year was Nouveau Riché's Queens of Sheba. It was an exhilarating watch and sparked a strong emotional response so I'm chuffed to see that it is touring the country in the Autumn. Details of the tour can be found here and if you…
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Actress and writer Tuyen Do's first full length play Summer Rolls brings a story about a British Vietnamese family to a UK stage for the first time. Anna Nguyen – Summer Rolls, Park Theatre. Photo: Danté Kim Mother (Linh-Dan Pham) believes hard work and drive will result in success. She is strict with her two…
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Tuyen Do is no stranger to the London stage having appeared most recently in The Great Wave at the National Theatre and Pah-Na at the Royal Court but next week she'll be sitting in the audience watching her first full length play Summer Rolls performed at the Park Theatre. I asked her about the play,…
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It is the women that come to the fore and feel like the more interesting and sympathetic characters. Rakie Ayola as Vivian in 'Strange Fruit', Bush Theatre. Photo: Helen Murray. Caryl Phillips' play Strange Fruit focuses on cultural identity in 1980s Britain. Vivian (Rakie Ayola) left the Caribbean with her two young sons Errol and…
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Apphia Campbell gives a powerful and engaging performance and the play's message… is firmly nailed to the mast. Apphia Campbell, Woke. Photo Mihaela Bodlovic Woke is an appropriate title for Apphia Campbell's play about what makes an activist and the battle for civil rights and. She weaves together two stories, set in different time periods,…