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Swim, Aunty, Swim!
2024
Swim, Aunty, Swim!
Fatu is in search of a new life and a fresh start. Leaving London behind, she makes her way to Coven...
Cast Size: 4
The Lonely Londoners
2024
The Lonely Londoners
London, 1956. Newly arrived from Trinidad, Henry ‘Sir Galahad’ Oliver is impatient to start his new...
Cast Size: 7
The Pursuit of Joy
2024
The Pursuit of Joy
Ardel, Joan and Iona – three strangers on the hunt for something different – meet at arrivals before...
Cast Size: 3
The Women of Llanrunmey
2024
The Women of Llanrunmey
By Azuka Oforka
Llanrumney plantation. Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica. 1765. Annie and Cerys are enslaved by the Morgan...
Cast Size: 4
Twine
2024
Twine
This is Twine—an adoption show. Meet Bark, Sapling and Seed, they will take the Writer on a journey...
Cast Size: 3
Why a Black Woman Will Never Be Prime Minister
2024
Why a Black Woman Will Never Be Prime Minister
Set over nine months, this piece delves into intersectionality, British politics, and Black women...
Cast Size: 2
Wolves on Road
2024
Wolves on Road
By Beru Tessema
Manny dreams of being a big dog – but right now he’s hocking fake designer goods, living with his mu...
Cast Size: 4
August in England
2023
August in England
By Lenny Henry
Charming, flawed, and with the gift of the gab, we all know a man like August Henderson. So, when fa...
Cast Size: 1
Before I Go
2023
Before I Go
‘Mandem’, a collective noun for a bunch of boys or men, particularly your own group of mates. Ajani...
Cast Size: 3
Beneatha's Place
2023
Beneatha's Place
1959. The first wave of independence is sweeping across Africa and Beneatha has left the prejudice o...
Cast Size: 6