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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...

Karen Chalamilla
Jul 23, 20208 min read


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...

Tochi Imo
Jul 3, 20204 min read


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...

Paula Abu
May 17, 20204 min read


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...

Maya Williams
May 1, 20203 min read


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...

Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
Mar 9, 20202 min read


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 20, 20207 min read


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...

Karen Chalamilla
Feb 3, 20203 min read


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
Feb 2, 20203 min read


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...
Ope Oduwole
Jan 7, 20204 min read


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?...

Karen Chalamilla
Jan 6, 20203 min read


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...

Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
Nov 30, 20195 min read


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...

Habiba Katsha
Sep 14, 20194 min read


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...

Karen Chalamilla
Feb 3, 20193 min read
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