In Conversation with Sule Rimi
The Floor Mag meets Sule Rimi to chat all things National Theatre and 'Blues for an Alabama Sky' directed by Lynette Linton
Gerry Otim
- Apr 12
- 6 min
In Conversation With: Ibrahim Kamara For Instagram 'Black Perspectives' Initiative
“Community” and “Legacy” are two steering forces behind the life of 27-year-old digital entrepreneur and GUAP Magazine co-founder,...
Rachel Agyekum
- May 19, 2021
- 5 min
In Conversation With: Anastasia Osei-Kuffour
Multi-hyphenate Anastasia Osei-Kuffour is currently Associate Director at Theatre503 and Artistic Director of Wrested Veil, a production...
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
- May 11, 2021
- 3 min
In Conversation With: Koko Brown
After being disheartened by the artistic spaces she found herself in, Koko Brown sought to carve out a space of her own, through the form...
Karen Chalamilla
- Mar 30, 2021
- 8 min
In Conversation With: Chinonyerem Odimba
Multi-hyphenate Chinonyerem Odimba, the newly appointed Artistic Director and Chief Executive at tiata fahodzi, is a timely infusion of...
Rachel Agyekum
- Oct 30, 2020
- 3 min
Theatre Review: Quarter Life Crisis
This autumn, Bridge Theatre, began showcasing several socially distant performances including monologues from playwrights like Inua...
Sarah Oladele
- Jul 24, 2020
- 2 min
Fort Huachuca by Ailema Sousa: Review
Watching a play live streamed under social distancing is an experience indeed. Fort Huachuca was performed at the SheLA Summer Theatre...
Karen Chalamilla
- Jul 23, 2020
- 8 min
In Conversation With: Hena Bryan
Multi-hyphenate and self-proclaimed Bookish Babe, Hena Bryan occupies an interesting space in the book world. With a publishing house...
Tochi Imo
- Jul 3, 2020
- 4 min
The Duo Creating A Space For Arts And Live Entertainment in Croydon
Earlier this week I virtually sat down with Makeda Bennett-Amparbeng and Jade Reid, the two Black women who have created Setting Da...
Paula Abu
- May 17, 2020
- 4 min
The One About Viola Davis
My first run in with the force that is Viola Davis was in the Academy Award nominated 2011 picture The Help. I was a 13-year-old...
Maya Williams
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
West Side Story: The Officer Krupke Problem
West Side Story is a musical by Stephen Sondheim where Tony, a former member of the Polish gang The Jets, and Maria, the sister to the...
Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
- Mar 9, 2020
- 2 min
Three Sisters Review
Three sisters is a play by Inua Ellam "after Chekhov." In this vibrant adaptation of the Anton Chekhov classic, Inua relocates the...
Karen Chalamilla
- Feb 20, 2020
- 7 min
Tobi Kyeremateng Interview: On "Theatre Sh*t"
Tobi, 24, is having fun and reckons she’ll keep producing until she has figured out something else she wants to do. We’re sat at a little...
Karen Chalamilla
- Feb 3, 2020
- 3 min
Review: The Lion King (2019)
The Lion King opens up with a stunning depiction of pride rock and astonishingly life-like animals. All the sentiments I had unknowingly...
Ope Oduwole
- Feb 3, 2020
- 3 min
A Theatre Review: Leave To Remain
Writing a musical is the last thing you would expect from Kele Okereke. Bloc Party's lead singer, along with Matt Jones, told the...
Ope Oduwole
- Jan 7, 2020
- 4 min
Festival Review: Bare Lit
May 25th marked the opening ceremony for Bare Lit and I was honoured to be covering such a groundbreaking annual event. The weekend-long...
Karen Chalamilla
- Jan 6, 2020
- 3 min
Prince Charming Syndrome
“Not just some dumb mechanics wife, I’m gonna be Roxie! Who says that murder’s not an art?” You’ve heard of the musical Chicago, right?...
Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
- Nov 30, 2019
- 5 min
The F Word: Lessons in Art
I’m just going to start off by saying this play was excellent and I was only disappointed in myself for expecting otherwise. To my...
Habiba Katsha
- Sep 15, 2019
- 4 min
Malorie Blackman In Conversation
If you’re a Black Brit and haven’t read Noughts and Crosses you most definitely have heard of the book. The infamous trilogy falls under...
Karen Chalamilla
- Feb 4, 2019
- 3 min
Misty: What Black People Can't Write About
It's fair to say that there are far too many narratives that centralise black suffering. Hollywood in particular has been heavily...