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Black Voices

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Director Sacha Wares on Random

20 March 2008

in Black Voices, Directors, New Writing

INTERVIEW: SACHA WARES The director talks to Aleks Sierz about her production of debbie tucker green’s latest, Random (Royal Court), and about her other stagings of this innovative and provocative playwright’s work.

Statement of Regret: the black British verdict

28 November 2007

in Black Voices, Criticism, Reviews and Roundtables

CRITICAL DIVERSITY: STATEMENT OF REGRET An in-depth discussion of Kwame Kwei-Armah’s new play, running at the National’s Cottesloe theatre; hosted by Uchenna Izundu, with Anneesh Newby Wright and Darren Thomas. Recorded at the National Theatre. First in a new ‘critical diversity’ initiative.

Artistic director Karena Johnson talks to Steven Luckie

22 May 2007

in Black Voices, Directors

BLACK VOICES: KARENA JOHNSON The first black female programmer and first black female artistic director of a regional theatre chats to Steven Luckie about her career, black theatre in London and beyond, and the Olympics.

Playwright Oladipo Agboluaje on his new plays

25 April 2007

in Black Voices, New Writing, Playwrights

BLACK VOICES: OLADIPO AGBOLUAJE The playwright talks to Steven Luckie about his work, including Early Morning (Oval House), an adaptation of Mother Courage and Her Children (Nottingham Playhouse), The Estate (Soho) and the upcoming The Christ of Coldharbour Lane (Soho).

Actor Jimmy Akingbola chats about his career

18 April 2007

in Actors and Performers, Black Voices

BLACK VOICES: JIMMY AKINGBOLA The actor talks to Steven Luckie about his background, his career and roles in Baby Doll (Birmingham Rep), The People Next Door (Traverse), Blue/Orange (Sheffield Crucible) and The Cut (Donmar).

The top women at Talawa review the company

5 February 2007

in Black Voices, Directors

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BLACK VOICES: TALAWA Artistic Director Pat Cumper and Executive Director Deborah Sawyerr talk to Steven Luckie about the ups and downs of Talawa, a black theatre company which was set up in 1986 by Yvonne Brewster. They also outline their future plans.

Director Michael Buffong on To Kill a Mockingbird

12 September 2006

in Black Voices, Directors, Regional Theatre

BLACK VOICES: MICHAEL BUFFONG Steven Luckie interviews the director about his To Kill a Mockingbird at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Edinburgh Fringe 2006: Danai Gurira and Nikkole Salter

11 August 2006

in Black Voices, Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Playwrights

EDINBURGH FRINGE 2006 Philip Fisher talks to Danai Gurira and Nikkole Salter, the co-stars and co-writers of In the Continuum (Traverse), about HIV in America and Africa.

Post-show chat about Zimbabwe

4 July 2006

in Black Voices, Directors, International, London Fringe

BLACK VOICES: QABUKA Post-show chat about Zimbabwe at the Oval House Theatre, with director Ben Evans, actor Patson Mazuwa and human rights activist Peter Tatchell. Excerpt.

Black Theatre: Writing from Reality (1/3)

10 February 2005

in Black Voices, Playwrights, Reviews and Roundtables

BLACK VOICES: WRITING FROM REALITY (1/3) Major forum about black writing with Michael Buffong, Joan Carty, Angus Jackson, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Justice Williams and Roy Williams. Tyrone Huggins hosts at the Birmingham Rep. Recorded live.

Black Theatre: Writing from Reality (2/3)

10 February 2005

in Black Voices, Playwrights, Reviews and Roundtables

BLACK VOICES: WRITING FROM REALITY (2/3) Michael Buffong, Joan Carty, Angus Jackson, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Justice Williams and Roy Williams discuss black theatre. Q&A. Tyrone Huggins hosts. Recorded live.

Black Theatre: Writing from Reality (3/3)

10 February 2005

in Black Voices, Playwrights, Reviews and Roundtables

BLACK VOICES: WRITING FROM REALITY (3/3) Michael Buffong, Joan Carty, Angus Jackson, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Justice Williams and Roy Williams discuss black creativity. Q&A. Tyrone Huggins hosts. Recorded live.

Actor Anthony Chisolm talks about Gem of the Ocean

30 December 2004

in Actors and Performers, American Drama, Black Voices

NEW YORK SPECIAL The actor Anthony Chisolm talks about his role in Gem of the Ocean (Walter Kerr, NYC), the ninth play in August Wilson’s cycle about African-American history. Philip Fisher quizzes.

Review of Fix Up

17 December 2004

in Black Voices, Reviews and Roundtables

FIX UP Kwame Kwei-Armah’s latest, set in a black political bookstore, gets differing reactions from David Benedict, Andrea Enisuoh and Matt Wolf. Heather Neill hosts.

Mustapha Matura and his Playboy of the Western World

29 November 2004

in Black Voices, Directors, Playwrights

INTERVIEW: MUSTAPHA MATURA At the 20th anniversary revival of his Trinidadian rewrite of The Playboy of the Western World, the playwright reminisces with Nicolas Kent, artistic director of the Tricycle Theatre. Dominic Cavendish quizzes.

Nonso Anozie plays Othello for Cheek by Jowl

23 October 2004

in Actors and Performers, Black Voices, Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama

INTERVIEW: NONSO ANOZIE The actor who plays Othello in Declan Donnellan’s latest Cheek by Jowl staging, talks to Dominic Cavendish about the part, and his career. Recorded live.

Debate: State of Black Theatre (2/2)

23 October 2004

in Black Voices, New Writing, Reviews and Roundtables, Transcripts

DEBATE: THE STATE OF BLACK THEATRE (2/2) Kwame Kwei-Armah, Steven Luckie and Paulette Randall continue to ponder the boom in black work. Andrea Enisuoh hosts. Recorded live.

Debate: State of Black Theatre (1/2)

23 October 2004

in Black Voices, New Writing, Reviews and Roundtables, Transcripts

DEBATE: THE STATE OF BLACK THEATRE (1/2) Is there a renaissance? Andrea Enisuoh consults Kwame Kwei-Armah, Steven Luckie and Paulette Randall. Recorded live.

Paulette Randall, artistic director of Talawa, on black American drama

25 June 2004

in American Drama, Black Voices, Directors

INTERVIEW: PAULETTE RANDALL The artistic director of Talawa Theatre Company talks to David Benedict about her current revival of James Baldwin’s play, Blues for Mr Charlie. Recorded live.

LIFT Enquiry 2004: Arts Council’s Olu Alake

28 May 2004

in Black Voices, International

LIFT ENQUIRY 2004 In the first of a series of testimonies about what theatre means, Olu Alake, Senior Officer for Cultural Diversity, Arts Council England, takes the stand.

Actor, poet and playwright Dael Orlandersmith

7 May 2004

in American Drama, Black Voices, Playwrights

INTERVIEW: DAEL ORLANDERSMITH The actor, poet and author of Yellowman joins director Indhu Rubasingham to talk about her acclaimed play, internal racism and George W Bush.

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