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A black family are trying to adjust to the temptations of English Life; a black preacher falls from grace. - 14th Tale, The
The 14th Tale is a free-flowing narrative that tells the hilarious exploits of a natural born mischief growing from the clay streets of... - 35 cents
It is election time in Jamaica and the campaign has been completely overwhelmed by extreme apathy and disillusionment. Fatigued by the... - 48-98
48-98 is a multimedia stage drama which mixes documentary footage with domestic conflict. - 93.2 FM
Coach and Bossman are a dynamic duo tearing up the airwaves at Borough FM. Together they have become radio heroes, but someone's getting... - A Season in the Congo
A Season in the Congo charts the rise and fall of the Congolese political leader Patrice Lumumba during the transformation of the... - Abena's Stupidest Mistake
Abena is an average 8 year old child. Mischief and mayhem are her hobbies, and she can't help poking her nose into people's business. On... - Absolute Beginners
Teenagers are blowing away the cobwebs of post-war life - the absolute beginners are creating the world anew. A Vespa-riding young... - Absolution
In Absolution a woman leaves the Caribbean, in the postwar migration stream, idealistic and full of hope, to start a new life in England.... - Abyssinia
Queen Victoria and Albert had numerous offspring, but none of them had a more profound effect on the Royal family than their black... - Adventures of Snow Black And Rose Red, The
This is a modern fairy tale fusing African, Asian, and European myth with urban city life. Two female friends are trapped in the web of... - Advice for the Young at Heart
It's 2011 and 1958: London is rioting. Candice is ordred by her gang-leading boyfriend to lure Clint into a honeytrap. Haunted by her... - African Cargo, An
In 1781 the slave ship Zong, overlade with captured Africans, is heading to Jamaica but loses its way in the Caribbean Sea. With... - After Independence
Guy and Kathleen grow their crops, raise their daughter, and pay their taxes. But Africa is changing, country by country. White farmers... - After Windrush
Michael McMillan's After Windrush presents a rewriting of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. - Aisha
UK-born 17-year-old Aisha is secretly sold into marriage in Nigeria. She is purchased from her parents by a 51-year-old man who keeps her... - Alterations
Alterations is a comedy set in a tailor's shop, inspired by a real visit to a small room off Carnaby Street where two black tailors had... - Amazing Birthday, The
In Birthday Land, Jack's birthday 'Six' is very excited and can't wait for his special day - but things start to go wrong. Slowly, his... - Amongst the Reeds
Two friends scratch out a living on the margins of society. Oni and Gillian have made their home in a disused office block, finding ever... - Anansi and the Magic Mirror
When Anansi enters the world of Nana Sus's magic shop and steals the magic mirror from under the nose of the young gril Adojah, he... - Anansi Trades Places
Talawa reawaken the much loved African and Caribbean character of Anansi for his latest adventure. Legendary spider Anansi takes an... - Angel House
Angel House focuses on the lives of two brothers, Franklin and Stephen, and the community of Angel House, a housing estate in west London. - Antigone
Sophocles's tragedy transposed to an urban gangland setting - Antigone
A woman defies her uncle, the King, to bury her dead brother. - Arawak Gold
Arawak Gold explores the arrival of Christopher Columbus to Americas from the perspective of the Arawak Indians. - Armed and Dangerous
Eight of the country's top black actors give a satirical view of modern black British life in sketches, dance and ensemble routines. They... - As Time Goes By
Mustapha Matura’s first full-length play, As Time Goes By won the George Devine and John Whiting awards in 1971. A satirical comedy about... - At The Gates of Gaza
Stranded in the battlefields of the Holy Land during the Great War, a battalion of West Indian volunteers fight for the Empire, the King... - At What A Price
The play, a comedy, concerns the fate of a young Jamaican woman who moves from the countryside into the city of Kingston to work as a... - Ave Afrika
Ave Afrika focuses on the evolution of Ave Lucas. A successful business woman, winning the battles of a sometimes obstructive corporate... - Ayo and Ade's Big London Safari
Ade takes Ayo on the London Eye one of the safest rides in Blankland. It becomes apparent that Ade is corrupt and his cruel view of life... - B is for Black
B IS FOR BLACK follows the rise, then fall from grace of Ben Nelson. A Black man who attended Oxford, Ben eagerly begins his first day at... - Babel Junctions
A play that explores how culture, religion and faith shape our 21st century perceptions and experience. When Hackney district nurse... - Baby Girl
Kelle is 13 and still a virgin. And if her best friend Danielle knows, then the whole school knows. But will sleeping with the wide-boy... - Back Street Mammy
Back Street Mammy explores the consequences of a one night stand. - Bakerloo Line
A black man meets a white woman at a liberal party in London. - Barber Shop Chronicles
Explores themes of black masculinity - Bashment
Bashment explores the controversy around dancehall music and the consequences of homophobic lyrics. - Basil and Beattie
Basil and Beattie are finding the golden years of their lives somewhat tarnished, locked together with only physical infirmity and mental... - Beach, The
Performed at the tricycle theatre as a one day scratch performance. - Bear Hug
Two middle-class parents try to raise their child Michael, who has turned into a bear. A startling absurdist parable about modern... - Beef, No Chicken
Set in Trinidad, Beef No Chicken is a tragicomedy about a small town facing the encroachment of a six-lane highway. - Big Nose
Based on Rostand's classic story of Cyrano de Bergerac and set in the Eastern Caribbean in 1957, the show follows the fortunes of Clovis... - Bilad al-Sudan
Bilad al-Sudan focuses on two refugees from two differing clans now living in a government refugee camp in Darfur, with two very... - Bitches
This drama follows two young female vloggers talking racial politics and popular culture in an unforgiving online world. Exploring... - Bitter 'n Twisted The Ten Commandments of Black Love
Jamaicans Courtney and Bibby marry in 1966, but one year later they both die in a jealous crime of passion. To save their souls from... - Bitter Herb, A
Valerie MacKenna is a successful middle-class businesswoman, who lives with her husband, Willard, son Peter and adopted white daughter... - Black Crows
Linda Brogan's Black Crows creates a dark and vivid world of love, jealousy and hunger in 1970s Manchester. - Black Men Walking
A group of black men go on their monthly hike together. - Black Women, The
The Black Women explores the lonely, alienated lives of African American women in New York. - Blackta
Welcome to the neverending talent contest. Behind the scenes, competitors put on their own show, parading their hopes and fears in front... - Blest Be The Tie
Florence can't complain - her children are grown up, she's got best friend Eunice to look after her and is happy to call London her home.... - Blood, Sweat and Fears
A fast food restaurant create problems for a black employee when it is discovered he is suffering from Sickle Cell Anaemia. Part of the... - Blues for Railton
Tragi-comedy about a black immigrant family's experiences in Britain, fusing Afro-Caribbean rituals and rhythms. - Booked!
A comic spin through the day-to-day encounters of a group of West African 'visitors' to Britain. - Boot Dance, The
The play follows the disintegration and slow recovery of a young South African boot dancer who, after ten years alone in England suddenly... - Booty Call
Fantasy blurs with reality, Jason and Claire are catapulted into a weird and destructive game. Who will win? Who will lose? Only one way... - born bad
A blood-related black family. A Dad, a Mum, a Daughter, two Sisters, a Brother. A family argument. reveals the skeleton in the closet,... - Bread on the Table
Explores issues related to wheat trading - Breakfast Hearts / Choirplay
Two short plays that explore with startling vibrancy and dark humour what it means to live and love in the modern world. - Brixton Stories (Or the Short and Happy Life of Ossie Jones)
A preacher, heckler and soapbox philosopher debate life and religion. A busker sings the Brixton National anthem, complete with gunshots... - Bro 9
Agent Scally is CIA special ops, Moss Side & Hulme. One night, in his tower block, Scally has a close encounter with 10-foot tall Black... - Brother to Brother
A verbal tapestry of interwoven stories exploring the experience of being black and male in Britian. - Calculating Kindness
Explores the extraordinary life of American scientist George Price (1922-75). Price formulated an equation widely acknowledged as the... - Can you Keep a Secret?
This tender and moving play explores a shocking murder and it's aftermath. - Caravan
Becky has to go on holiday with her Dad, his new girlfriend, and her daughter Tasmin. Tasmin is only interested in music, clothes and... - Caribbean Abroad, A
A Caribbean Abroad explores the experiences of the Caribbean diaspora. - Carnival Messiah
Inspired by Handel's celebration of the story of Christ. Carnival Messiah uses the colourful, exuberant traditions of Trinidad carnival... - Catalysta
Hurricanes can rip through a city and destroy it within a matter of moments; throwing everything and everyone into turmoil. Families on... - Catwalk
Make no mistake, a catwalk is a slippery slope to hell, says this play about black people who work in the fashion business. But why is... - Charlie
Short site specific play performed at The Gardener Arts Centre, Brighton. - Chiaroscuro
The play revolves around Aisha, Opal, Beth and Yomi who are brought together by the experiences faced as black women in Britain. - Chocolate
Explores sugar addiction and the cocoa trade through a relationship between a girl and her boyfriend - Christ of Coldharbour Lane, The
A revolutionary preacher begs the crowds to 'abandon the wilful peace' that keeps them down. In a play crowded with a kaleidoscope of... - Cinderella
Will Cinderella go to the ball to meet her Prince Charming, despite the wicked efforts of her smelly, nasty step-sisters? Well she might,... - Circles
Circling the outskirts of Birmingham on the Number 11 bus, two teenagers develop an unlikely friendship. Meanwhile a mother observes her... - Clear Water
Clear Water, a drama that explores the tension that results as a family struggles to accept its African roots. - Clubland
Although Ben is married to Denise he's still on the pull, Kenny's looking for someone who's "right", Ade's with Sandra but playing the... - Coup, The
A funeral oration of President Eddie Jones; a precarious military takeover with trigger-happy squabbling factions: Mustapha Matura's... - Coups and Calypsos
Elvira is African. Rohan is Indian. They are both Trinidadian. They live in London but are stranded on the holiday island of Tobago... - Custody
When a young black man, Brian, dies in police custody, it sends shock waves across the community. Reeling from his death, Brian’s family... - Cuttin' It
About female genital mutilation as seen throught he experiences of two teenage girls - Dark and Lovely
Solo show exploring back identity through hair - Daydreams Of Hailey
Performed at the Royal Court Theatre as a rehearsed reading. - Days Of Significance
Written in response to Much Ado About Nothing, Days of Significance is set in market-town England and the deserts of Iraq. On the eve of... - Death and The King's Horseman
The King is dead, and tonight his Horseman must escort him to the Ancestors. As Elesin Oba dances through the closing marketplace,... - Death Catches the Hunter
When the prophet Emefa receives the word of God he founds a new chruch, and the people flock to see the miracles he performs. He cures... - Defined By Design
An exploration of the theme of unrequited love. A play for four voices, we are taken on a journey through the eyes of the lover unloved,... - Desert Boy
Desert Boy, a time-travelling a capella musical, offers a sharp twist on the subject of knife crime, black youth and absent fathers. - Detaining Justice
Justice is locked in a cold dark cell, his asylum application pending. His sister Grace would like to help, but has been told to leave it... - Dialogue
An episode, which obliquely shows the dangers for black people of succumbing to society's mad desire for consumer goods and forgetting... - dirty butterfly
Flatmates Amelia and Jason are drawn into the dark and compelling world of their mutual neighbour Jo who is the victim of nightly... - Distant Violence
Part of a series of short plays which sheds light on the plight in Darfur. - Dragon Can't Dance, The
The Dragon Can't Dance explores the power of Carnival over the lives of the community on Calvary Hill, in Port of Spain, Trinidad. - Early Morning
The play is set early one morning in the City of London. In a team of office cleaners, dissent in the ranks reaches fever pitch. Ojo,... - Echo in the Bone, An
Crew, a black peasant, is missing. Maas Charlie, the white estate owner is dead. What killed him? The answers lie deep in the racial... - Eclipsed
Story of four women's lives during civil war - Effie May
Set in a claustrophobic and class ridden village in Grenada, this engaging play is inspired by the spirit world stories of La Diablesse ... - Egusi Soup
As a British-Nigerian family pack their suitcases and prepare to head home for a funeral, they realise they will need to get rid of some... - El Dorado
Specifically set in 'The West Indies', El Dorado turns its attention to a mixed-race, middle class family interred in their formerly... - Elephant in the Room
Mixture of hip hop, dance, physical theatre and spoken word explores themes of mental health and toxic masculinity. - Elmina's Kitchen
You can't just walk into dis bad man t'ing, you gotta learn the whole science of it. You step into that arena and you better be able to... - Equiano
Based on the extraordinary autobiography of Olaudah Equiano, the play explores the secret history of Britain's earliest black community. - Estate walls
The play follows the story of Obi, a young writer who dreams of leaving the estate in which he lives. The story focuses on the young... - Estate, The
Set in contemporary Lagos, Nigeria, The Estate tells the story of the family chief Adeyemi, a wealthy businessman with an extended family... - Fallout
A boy is found dead. DC Joe Stephens must return to his old neighbourhood to investigate. Shance is avoiding his questions about her... - Familyman
Caesar Ramsay works hard for his family. But the news his son Nelson reveals, sends Caesar's seemingly ordinary life rapidly spinning out... - Far Side, The
The Far Side is based on the aftermath of the Stephen Lawrence murder where a kangaroo court of the local community summon back the... - Fast Cuts and Snap Shots
A group of black men from different countries - Ghana, Jamaica, Nigeria, Zimbabwe - meet and discuss a range of topics from history to... - Fingers Only
Set in a small town near Lagos during World War 2 Fingers Only is the tale of three pick-pockets, Bab-Osa (master-pick-pocket) Magun Yaro... - Fit
FIT is a play about attempting to fit in and trying to stand out in a culture where everything from not liking sport to wearing the... - Fix Up
It’s Black History month but you wouldn’t know it in Tottenham where Revive PLC plan to turn Kwesi’s All Black African Party hotbed into... - Fixer
Set in Northern Nigeria against a backdrop of global turmoil and corruption. An oil pipeline, a group of rebels, a multinational, two... - Flesh to a Tiger
Drama set in the Caribbean. - For One Night Only
Bode and Eddie arrive at Heathrow via the same dodgy passport service. Finding they share more than just the same new identity, they hook... - Four Hundred Pounds
Refusal to pot the black in a snooker game on ideological grounds loses hero and his more pragmatic gambling partner similar sum of money. - Funeral Flowers
Angelique, 17, dreams of being a florist but must face challenges of her mum being in prison, the care system and the local gang. - Gift, The
Since their childhood, when Heather left Jamaica to start a new life in England, her half-sister Bernice always claimed to have 'the gift... - Gilbert is Dead
Lucius Trickett, owner of the most famous taxidermy museum in London, conspires with Queen Victoria and intrepid explorer Gilbert Shirley... - Girl Who Wished, The
The Girl Who Wished is the story of a young girl who prefers to be somebody other than herself. The play explores the idea that role... - Girls
Three everyday girls, three best friends forever and three big issues: love, sex, religion. But when they’re kidnapped from home, their... - Glory
Glory is an anti-imperialist story of struggle for independence for Trinidad and Tobago interweaved with abuse of a young woman by her... - God is a DJ
Hard Rock, Hip Hop, Trip Hop, R and B, Country, Punky, Funky, Folk, Soul not forgetting Rock and Roll. Nothing touches us like music,... - God's Property
It's 1982. London is restless, gripped by spiralling unemployment and innercity riots. Ska beats dominate the airwaves and in a flat in... - Golden Hour, The
When a British triage nurse of Zimbabwean descent encounters an African baby that he suspects has been illegally brought into the country... - Gone Too Far
When two brothers from different continents go down the street to buy a pint of milk they lift the lid on a disunited nation where... - Good Dog
One person monologue. good dog chronicles growing up in a multicultural community and the everyday injustices that drive people to take... - Grey
She is a strong, independent, black woman. She has a roof over her head. She has food in her fridge. She lives a good life. She’s also a... - Gulp Fiction
Two ex-cons on a mission. Returning to the East End of London after seven years in jail they discover their private lives are in ruins. - Half Breed
This is a partly autobiographical dark comedy about finding your voice.Jazmin feels different. She doesn’t want to stay in the village.... - hang
Explores themes of criminal justice, capital punishment and revenge - Happy Birthday Mister Deka D
Mister Deka D celebrates his birthday in a place where time has stood still. A man and a woman come together to confront their past,... - Havoc in the Garden
Havoc in the Garden unfolds in a small neighbourhood of five houses on an Auckland hillside where an act of violence and rage is about to... - Hero's Welcome, A
A Hero's Welcome follows the story of three young women growing up in the Caribbean in 1947 and the men who seem to offer a way out. - High Heel Parrotfish
It's drag night at Mrs Miller's Bar in Trinidad. As Carnival fever raises temperatures outside, six beautiful 'ladies' prepare backstage,... - High Life
A mother's loss turns into obesession after the unexplained suicide of her popular teenage daughter. When two Igbo families come together... - Hold On
Hold On tells the story of the egotistical chauvinist Rufus Collins trying to put on a sixties soul tribute concert, while his female... - Honey Man, The
The Honey Man tells the absorbing tale of an unlikely friendship that develops one summer between Misty, a 15 year-old girl, and The... - Horses Of The Night
Horses of the Night draws heavily on the language and themes of Christpoher Marlowe's Dr Faustus. - Hounding of David Oluwale, The
Based on Kester Aspden's award-winning book that charts the life of a man hounded to death by racist police, Oladipo Agboluaje's play... - House
When Pat returns to her childhood home after a five-year absence, she's ready to forgive her mother for the neglect she suffered at her... - House Of Agnes
After 40 years of building a home in London, Agnes is retiring and moving back to Ghana. Her final wish is for her sons to live together... - How Nigeria Became: A Story, and a Spear that Didn't Work
A troupe of actors prepare to stage the story of the Spear of Shango for the British Governor and his wife - Hungover
Play written in response to the 2010 General Election - part of Theatre Royal's Rough Cuts Season - Hyacinth Blue
Hyacinth Blue tells the stories of Patience, Abina and Charlotte, three women in prison. As Abina does Patience’s hair, the voices draw... - I See You
A couple meetin in a nightclub on a Friday night and end up in a police station. The play explores old and new identities in post... - Icarus Girl, The
Jessamy Harrison is the precocious only child of a Nigerian mother and English father, who finds it impossible to make friends. Then she... - IDP
A mother refuses to acknowledge a daughter who has been brutalised while gathering firewood outside a camp. - In The Mood
In The Mood focuses on two Caribbean Second World War veterans, whose nostalgic Remembrance Sunday lunch is disrupted by a visit from... - In Time
Two young lovers are forcibly separated. Years later their children from subsequent marriages meet and fall in love. Will pain and hatred... - Independence Day
A woman in her fifties is sleeping with a man in his thirties. They say they're in love with each other. It's a love the world can't live... - Indian
Indian is an entertaining slice of life set in a West Indian pad near Westbourne Grove, London. - Invention, The
The Invention reflects the obsession with race that marked the apartheid regime, and prophetically depicts the beginnings of the... - Island Life
The hopes and fears of three women in an old peoples' home. - Island, The
Two political prisoners in the Robben Island maximum security prison perform lengthy backbreaking mimes. Part of A South African Season. - Itsy Bitsy Spider
Itsy Bitsy Spider follows the story of Anansi, the trickster spider on his journey to confront the mighty wind who has taken one of... - Iya-ile (The First Wife)
It's 1989 in Lagos. Political hysteria and social change are sweeping Nigeria. Chief Adeyemi's wife Toyin is turning forty and, behind... - J'ouvert
Two best friends experience of Carnival and exploration of themes of sexual politics - Jack of Spades
Written for the Commonwealth Arts Festival Jack of Spades courted controversy while touching directly on matters of importance and... - Jamaican Airman Forsees His Death, A
Three young Jamaican men join the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. A strong bond of friendship and memories of home accompany... - Joe Guy
Joe Boateng's days behind the counter of a cheap burger bar are far behind him, as is his childhood sweetheart Naomi and the kids who... - Josephine and I
From the ragtime rythms of St Louis and the intoxicating sounds of 1920s Paris, to present day London, Josephine and I intertwines the... - Jumbie Street March
T-Bone Wilson's play explores the emergence in Guyana of a seemingly socialist government. - Junior's Story
A rent boy called Junior gets caught up in male prostitution. - Just an Ordinary Lawyer
In 1945 Nigerian Tunji Sowande arrived in the UK. He came here after the war, fuelled by his passions for classical music and for... - Key Game, The
Care in the community is an issue that will always cause controversy. The Key Game, produced by Talawa, may be set in a psychiatric... - Kunene and the King
Two men reflect on 25 years since the Apartheid regime ended. - Lament for Rastafari
A vast historical and geographical panorama of the trials of Rastafarian life. Set in Jamaica, New York and England, the play begins with... - Laws of War
A civil war is raging in modern England threatening to turn the land of cricket, and warm beer into a hell of displaced people, rape,... - Leave Taking
Leave Taking, first produced in 1987 at the Liverpool Playhouse, is a play about relationships, identity and the role of the past in the... - Legend of Moremi
A five minute monologue written for Cathy Tyson about the legend of the Yoruba heroine Moremi Ajasoro. - Leonora's Dance
Leonora always wanted to be a dancer, and her dreams are fulfilled when she joins the ballet. Here she experiences prejudice and... - Let There Be Love
When West Indian pensioner Alfred Morris is kicked out of his daughter’s Croydon house he returns to his Willesden home to find he’s been... - Liar
A compulsive liar has a spiritual awakening and becomes a successful tv evangelist. Can Wole use his new healing skills to bring harmony... - Liberian Girl
Set against the Liberian civil war, a young girl flees her village by dressing as a boy which leads to her having to join a band of child... - Lift Off
When old time school friends Mal and Tone begin to break their lifelong friendship, bitter prejudices are brought to the fore. - Little Baby Jesus
Little Baby Jesus is a lyrical triptych of monologues revealing the inter-connected lives of three inner-city teenagers, capturing the... - Little Sweet Thing
Kev, Jamal and Ryan used to run together in the winning school relay team. Now they are running just to stand still on the huge housing... - Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, The
A gritty adaptation of Alan Sillitoe's classic text, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is set in Britain's Olympic year 2012. ... - Lonely Cowboy
A couple's attempt to start a cafe leads to comedy and then tragedy as they try to ban other values than their own from the cafe. - Long Time No See
Long Time No See is the story of a white working class woman named Freda who marries Billy, a hopeful young Jamaican whom she meets in... - Mad About the Boy
Boy. Dad. Man. A lyrical tussle of will and minds. Boy wants to be bad like the rest. Dad wants the best for the boy. Man wants the boy... - Makinde
Inspired by William Shakespeare's Macbeth, Makinde is the story of a young British graduate of West African descent who, on the eve of... - Mamma Decemba
Mamma Decemba is a bittersweet play about an older Jamaican woman living in England who finds herself widowed, jobless, and deserted by... - Mapping The Edge
Mapping the Edge was created by Louise Ann Wilson and Wils Wilson in collaboration with playwright Bernardine Evaristo, poet Amanda... - Marching for Fausa
Marching for Fausa explores political corruption in the Federal Republic of Songhai, a fictional country on the west coast of Africa. A... - Mary Seacole
Mary Seacole the Opera tells the dramatic ture story of the pioneering Jamaican healer Mary Seacole daughter of a black Jamiacan mother... - Master Juba
Based on a true story, William Henry Lane is an African-American discovered hoofing in a bar in the New York in the mid 19th Century.... - Master of Carnival, The
Based on a short story by Euton Jarvis, which presents a veteran mask maker who sacrifices his life in his effort to win the carnival... - Maw Broon Monologues, The
Maw Broon goes in search of herself with her sidekick doppelganger Psyche. - Meetings
Hugh and Jean are a middle class, successful, Trinidadian couple leading very busy lifestyles. Hugh becomes aware of something missing in... - Misty
About a fight on the night bus. - Moj of the Antarctic
Moj of the Antarctic is inspired by the wonderful true life story of Ellen Craft, a 19th century African-American slave woman who escaped... - Money To Live
The play tells the story of the underpaid, yet independent, Charlene. Her vivacious friend Judy persuades Charlene to join her in the... - Moon on a Rainbow Shawl
The play centres on around a group of characters living close to the poverty line in a shared tenement yard in Port of Spain, Trinidad.... - Moor Masterpieces
Othello, James Baldwin, Solomon, Duke Ellington and Martin Luther King talk about the past, present, slavery and liberation. - Mother Poem
The stage adaptation of Edward Kamau Brathwaite's Mother Poem is a combination of dreams, memories and questions inspired by the island... - Muhammad Ali & Me
Muhammad Ali and Me is a lyrical coming of age story, following the parallel struggles of a gay child growing up in foster care and the... - Mules
In a luxury hotel room, three sleek young black women are panicking. They are high-class "mules" (or drugs couriers) and one of their... - Muscovado
About slavery and the sugar trade - Mwana
Mwana is a salad boy - neither Western or African he is a young Zimbabwean educated in Glasgow, conflicted between his love for the West... - My Enemy
My Enemy shows the attempts of a white MP to verbally destroy a Black Power leader who is having an affair with his daughter. - My Territory
A play about borders, space and territory. - New Nigerians
Nigeria: ‘The Giant of Africa’. Conservatives rule over the biggest economy on the continent, and one of the largest and youngest... - Nina: A Story About Me and Nina Simone
Draws connections between Bushell-Mingo's life growing up in the UK and Nina Simone's in the US exploring themes of racism and oppression - Nine Lives
A monolgoue about the experiences of a Zimbabwean refugee living in Leeds after fleeing his homeland to escape persecution for being gay. - Nine Night
Gloria is gravely sick. When her time comes, the celebration begins; the traditional Jamaican Nine Night Wake. But for Gloria’s children... - Nine Night, The
Hamon Williams has lived in exile in England for twenty years. He calls a family gathering to propose that the family can regain its... - No Boys Cricket Club
Living alone on a drab London council estate, Abi has long since lost sight of the good things in life, until an old friend takes her... - No Place To Be Nice
This is the story of Price, an unsuccessful business man who aspires to greater things. His life is a round of never-ending, ominous... - Now We Are Here
Workshopped piece with refugee writers in collaboration with Deanna Rodger, Ian Rickson and Imogen Brodieby. Explores writers' life... - O Babylon!
The play is both the love story of Aaron and Electric Gyal, and the story of the Trench Town community's strugle for survival against the... - Oddest Couple, The
The oddest couple tells the tale of Thelma and Iggy Norant, a suburban couple in a stale marriage. Thelma seeks life, love and laughter,... - Ode to Leeds
Five Leeds spoken word poets compete in an international poetry slam in New York City. - Odyssey, The
The story of Odysseus' protracted wanderings from fallen Troy to his island home of Ithaca. The episodes are pungently interspersed with... - Off the Endz
David, Kojo and Sharon grew up on a North London estate. Now in their mid 20s, they are eyeing another kind of life. David, an anansi... - Oga's Ark
After their bus crashes, the survivors of an African theatre troupe rehearse a new version of their play The Animals are Taking Over, but... - One Love
Hot, humid, downtown Kingston, Jamaica. The 1970s. Streets pulse with reggae, rhythm and dub. Brotherman is a local Rastafarian guru who... - One Rule
Directed by Charlie Hanson this is a play about an ambitious reggae band. Tick, the idealisitic bassist of the band, challenges his... - One Under
When tube train driver Cyrus experiences his first 'one under' it sets in motion a life-altering chain of events. In his search to... - Oroonoko
In 1688 the British writer and playwright Aphra Behn published her novella, Oroonoko, or the Royal Slave. It tells the strory of an... - Outlaw, The
Having visited the United States, Gloria returns to her husband and to her home with new ideas about freedom within her marriage and... - Oxford Street
At Total Sports, security guard Kofi and his workmates are making sure everything runs smoothly, easing the daily grind with plenty of... - Palm Wine and Stout
A wickedly funny portrayal of the writer’s trip back to his father’s homeland. Son of an English mother and a Nigerian father, Taiye is... - Pandora's Box
A British-born Nigerian mother accompanies her streetwise son on his first trip to her homeland, but then wrestles with whether to leave... - Pantomime
Pantomine is a fast pace comedy set on the Caribbean island of Tobago. In the hope of entertaining future guests, an English Hotel owner... - Paper and Stone
Paper And Stone focuses on the lives of two young black women. Brenda craves independence and is persuaded by Juliet to get away from her... - Parcel Post
A supposed virgin bride travels from Africa to join the bridegroom in London. All they know of each other is from photographs. - Passports to the Promised Land
Jordan is on a voyage of discovery. At nineteen years of age he leaves the Caribbean for England in search of his father. But rather than... - Pirate Princess, The
The Pirate Princess is set aboard a pirate ship where the notorious John Rackman, alias Calico Jack, leads a band of recalcitrants in his... - Play Mas
Play Mas recreates the impact of the heady political momentum generated by the People's National Movement in Trinidad in the early... - Playboy of the West Indies
Based on J M Synge’s Playboy of the Western World,Matura's play opened at the Oxford Playhouse in 1984 and subsequently toured the UK... - Playing The Game
The Students' Association needs a new president and Akousa's achingly cool flatmates are certain she is perfect for the position. How can... - Prayer, The
As a young boy, Granville is subjected to physical and mental torture by his bullying father. He is beaten into submission, battered into... - Princess and the Hustler
A 10-year-old plans to win the Weston-Super-Mare Beauty Contest. - Pure Gold
Pure Gold focuses on black inner-city life as a father struggles to provide for his family. - Question Of Courage, A
In 2004 Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, asked if the countryside is guilty of a "passive apartheid".... - Ragamuffin
Ragamuffin is a man on trial. In the 'Supreme Court of Afrikan Justice' he has been indicted for his role in criminalizing the black... - random
An ordinary family starts an ordinary day, until their young son is killed in a random shooting outside his school. - Re: Exhibit
About an actor auditoning for a role in Brett Bailey's "Exhibit B" which was cancelled following accusations of racism - Reap What You Sow
A 20 minute reading based on Yoruba myths and characters inspired by the play The Brothers Size by Tarrell Alvin McCraney. - Red Helicopter, The
It is 2072, the UK is in turmoil after an apocalyptic event and a group of young people are camped out on the thrid floor of an office... - Redemption Song
Redemption Song is a blend of melodrama and ritual. A poet, Legion Bramble, returns to his island homeland during the Mummers' Festival... - Refugee Boy
Alem and his father are in a B&B in Datchet. Alem has lived in Ethiopia and Eritrea but this is his best holiday ever. But in the morning... - Rejoicing at her Wonderous Vulva the Young Woman Applauded Herself
Exploration of female sexuality. - Remembrance
Remembrance is the story of an eloquent retired teacher who cannot reconcile his anachronistic love of British culture with the evolution... - Resistance
Resistance explores the evolution of Jacques Lusseyran as the blind teenage hero of the French Resistance. Resistance uses physical... - Resurrections in the Season of the Longest Drought
Resurrections set in Nigeria is a subversive and satirical drama that takes us into a world where shady drug dealers and corrupt lawyers... - Rhymes Reasons and Bomb Ass Beatz
This darkly comic play covers three years in the interconnected lives of 10 Britons and Americans, from drag queens to rappers, drug... - Ritual
The play takes on the form of ritual by intersecting text with music and dance. The main character, Barzey, is approaching 40, and as a... - Rock in Water, A
A Rock in Water was commissioned by the Royal Court Young People's Theatre, to examine the life and work of Trinidadian journalist and... - Rocket Man
A man tries to chat up a girl but finds his British reserve gets in the way. - Rough Crossings
As the American War of Independence reaches its climax, a plantation slave and a British naval officer embark on an epic journey in... - Running Dream
Running Dream tells the story of three generations of West Indian women with warmth and humour. - Safe
Remi should be taking his GCSEs. Instead he's taking care of little nephew Lennox. Big sis Dionne can't cope after boyfriend Delroy is... - Samba
Samba tells the story of Alfredo Lamas a 1950s former Samba King, now running a mini-cab firm. Once the star attraction of the Samba Club... - Sammy
The production uses Sammy Davis Jr's history to tackle relevant contemporary issues - racism and the lack of personal, economic, and... - Say Hallelujah
Say Hallelujah is a comedy set around the domestic and religious exploits of a long suffering easy going West Indian grocer and his... - School Leaver, The
'The School Leaver is about a young black man in the last year of his school. He finds staying on futile and decides to leave and earn a... - School's Out
The play follows new idealistic headteacher Russ Dacres' doomed efforts to turn the school into a new centre for learning. - Scrape off the Black
London's East End in 1973. Trevor organises a surprise party on the release of his brother Andy from Borstal prison. But Rose, his bingo... - Sea at Dauphin
The sea is a metaphor in this play as two fishermen confront their lives and regeneration on a West Indian island. - Secret Army, The
When incriminating documents linking their son to a Nigerian terrorist cell are found in his Oxford University dorm, a high-flying... - Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner
In this innovative play blending real life and online culture, a young Black woman takes to Twitter to voice her frustration with white... - Shebeen
Caribbean community living in Nottingham in 1958 just before the race riots. - Shelter, The
The first half of this play takes place on a desert island in the late eighteenth-century where an upper-class woman and a black man in... - Shine
A 3-year old boy moves with his family from Zambia to Newcastle. - Shoot 2 Win
With more mouth than muscle, the ladies of the VIP Crew aren't going to let anyone get in their way, not even each other. In the locker... - Silhouette
Silhouette examines the meeting between a young woman and the spirit of a woman who died a slave in the Caribbean 200 years ago. - Silver Shores
Set onboard a 19th century slave ship,four men in capacity find themselves in a desperate struggle for freedom of the mind. Before the... - Sin Dykes
Sin Dykes is the story of one woman's exploration of sexuality. "Dykers are out of the closet. Black dykes openly do SM, dykes openly... - Sizwe Bansi is Dead
Sizwe Bansi is Dead written collaboratively with South African actors John Kani and Winston Ntshona explores the dehumanising treatment... - Skyvers
Skyvers is an unflinchingly honest study of life in a London secondary school where a gang of unruly 15-year-olds are on the verge of... - Slamdunk
Basketball is the most popular game on the planet. Streetball is its rougher, tougher, younger brother. You've got to be strong; you've... - Sleeping Policeman
Sleeping Police examines Peckham, in South London, through the eyes of six of its inhabitants. - Small Island
Small Island embarks on a journey from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War to 1948 – the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked... - Smile Orange
A romp through a tourist trap hotel. - Somebody's Son
A story about slavery, dignity, and survival. - Something Dark
Something Dark tells the true story of Lemn Sissay who as a baby was given up by his Ethiopian mother in the 1960s. He was renamed Norman... - Song of A Bluefoot Man
Song of a Bluefoot Man is the story of a Jamaican traveller and the people he meets, the things he sees, and his dreams. His story is... - Sons of Charlie Paora, The
Charlie Paora is dead and buried. One night in a garage in Mangere, South Auckland, a group of young men gather to acknowledge the... - Soul
On April Fool's day 1984 Marvin Gaye was shot dead. In charting the untold truths about what happened during Marvin Gaye's haunting... - Sounds... in Session
A basement recording studio. Three people are hoping to record the one track that will change their lives; Tanya, a young black singer... - Sparkplug
A white man becomes the adoptive father of a mixed-race child. Inspired by autobiographical events - Speechless
The story of identical twins June and Jennifer Gibbons. Refusing to speak to adults, the twins communicate in their own private language,... - Spiral, The
The Spiral is based on a series of interviews with a group of British muslims. - SS Mendi, Dancing the Death Drill
Based on the true story of the SS Mendi which sunk in the English Channel on February 21, 1917. More than 600 of the ship's mainly black... - Starstruck
A snapshot of the hopes and broken dreams of a family in the Caribbean at a time when Hollywood heart-throb Stewart Granger lands in... - stoning mary
A husband and wife row about a prescription. A mother and father row about their son, who has become a child soldier. Two sisters row... - Stop and Search
Three stories intersect around themes of suspicion, surveillance and antagonism. - Story of M, The
Commissioned by the Institute for Contemporary Arts in 1995, The Story of M has received great critical acclaim in both the United States... - Strange Fruit
A study of a black family caught between two cultures. - Sucker Punch
In the red corner: Leon Davidson – Black British champ or Uncle Tom? In the blue corner: Troy Augustus – American powerhouse or naïve... - Suffocation
Peer pressure leads to a dangerous (suffocation) game, when the game goes wrong, the group have to deal with the consequences.Obi, Cain... - Summer in London
A cutting-edge romantic comedy about homeless, pansexual, multiracial trans youth and elders, all searching for love and for somwhere to... - Superhoe
Sasha Clayton is a 24-year-old aspiring singer/rapper who becomes a sex worker. - Sweet Talk
Set in a single room whose walls define its characters' lives, Sweet Talk, the most widely performed of Michael Abbensetts' plays, is a... - Sweet Yam Kisses
Sweet Yam Kisses follows three couples as their relationships evolve from getting together to staying together. Woven into the script are... - TAG: Just Writing My Name
An original piece of Hip Hop theatre using break dance, body popping, rap-poetry, larger-than-life graffiti sculptures and video... - Take a Deep Breath and Breathe
Inspired by the Greek mythology Lysistrata, Take a Deep Breath and Breathe explores the power struggles, choices and determinations of... - Take Away
Takeaway tells the story of a city taken over by onions, everyone wants them, everyone is getting hooked, and only Darcus, a travelling... - Take Back What's Yours
Although Beatie longs for the idyllic Dominica of her past, where she intends to marry Ronny, she is blind to the tensions that her dream... - Taken
A mother is confronted by the child she had to give up. - Talking In Tongues
Talking in Tongues set in London and New York begins with a New Year's party in London. Whilst hiding amongst the coats away from the... - Temporary Rupture, A
The man you love, the father of your child, does a bunk at the alter, and disappears out of your life. What do you do? You probably... - Teresa
Alton Kumalo's main protagonist Teresa, finds herself trapped between the conflicting cultures of her native Zambia and the English... - Tha Half God of Rainfall
A contemporary epic mixing storytelling and poetry about a Nigerian demi-god basketball hero. - The Convert
It’s 1896 in what is modern day Zimbabwe and Jekesai, a young woman fleeing forced marriage finds herself working for a devout Catholic... - The Dark
Story about the migration of a 4-year-old boy and his mother from Uganda. - The Epic Adventure of Nhamo the Manyika Warrior and his Sexy Wife Chipo
With just 24 hours to create the ultimate African fable, the superstar cast is missing a hero. Suddenly a dashing goatherd appears on the... - The Firm
A reunion of former youth gang members - The Hotel Cerise
An upper-class black owned hotel on the eve of the presidential election. - The Spalding Suite
About the lives of a basketball team - The Westbridge
The accusation of a black teenager sparks disturbance on the South London Streets. While tensions rise, a couple from very different... - Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart is a theatrical adaptation of the Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe's 1958 novel. The play focuses on the story of... - This is Black: Pyneapple
Young black women grapple with stereotypes in the London-based hair salon, Crowns. Following these women’s lives, we learn the beauty... - This is Black: Teleportation
Teleportation centres around the relationship of a disabled white man and his black female carer in a Western society where black... - Three Birds
Siblings Tiana, Tionne and Tanika have found themselves home alone. Tiana's keeping it all together by taking charge of housework and... - Three-way
Manchester-based Spoken Word artist Yusra Warsama, Birmingham Grime boy RT and London's storyteller Malika Booker. Three Way engages the... - Tickets and Ties
Tickets and Ties examines the experiences of an extended West African family living in London. - Torn
Generations of secrets have broken the Brook family. Siblings split-up, traded-off, treated differently. Angel, the youngest, has called... - Toussaint L'Ouverture
In 1791, inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution, the slaves of San Domingo rose in revolt. Despite invasion by a series of... - trade
Set on a Caribbean island the play examines the live of three women: a hip young thing from London, an older tourist and a resident... - Tree
Tree follows one man’s journey into the heart and soul of contemporary South Africa – with the audience at the centre of the action. It... - Trial of Dedan Kimathi, The
The Trial of Dedan Kimathi is set during 1952-60, the last phase of British colonial rule in Kenya. Kimathi, leader of the Kenyan Land... - Trickster's Payback
Its 2099 and scoundrels, villains and tricksters are fighting it out. Who do you trust at payback time when you are surrounded by double... - True Stories
Harold Finley plays six characters, British and American, male and female, in this darkly funny and provocative piece based on real... - Tuna Girl
Marlene has moved to the seaside with her Dad. She misses the city and her friends and the life she left behind. But Marlene's problems... - Turned
Young British man returns to war-torn Nigeria in search of his friend - Twice Through the Heart
Based on a true story the play focuses on a woman in prison contemplating her life. - Twilight Shift
The play focuses on two gay men living in a small Scottish mining village. - Two Can Play
Jim and Gloria smuggle their three children out of the country to what they believe will be a better life in America. - Two Horsemen
Baja and Langbaja trade stories about life, sex, and god in a run-down shack. They say they are street-sweepers, but gradually they... - Two Step
Lenny is a success. He has kicked the booze, gone to college and is a budding writer. He also has a trophy wife, young and white, and a... - Two Tracks and Text Me
A stray text message links Friday- night revellers with the fate of a young girl desperate for help. - Under Their Influence
Under Their Influence is set in contemporary London. The action takes place in a mental institution where the patient is having what he... - Unplanned
Spells and stories, jelly babies and fishbowls combine in Malika Booker's one one-woman show about fertility and pregnancy. - Untitled
Untitled is a magical realist story set in Nigeria and England, of identical twin boys separated at infancy. In the quarrel after the... - Up Against The Wall
Henry's got an idea. A great idea. An idea that's gonna make him millions. He's gonna write a musical. A black musical. A big black... - Upper Cut
Explores ethnic diversity in the British Labour Party - Venus / Mars
Daniel and Michelle first cross paths on the dance floor and gradually become an item. But they soon realise that relationships don't... - Venus and the Killer Bees
Sex, romance and kickboxers! A war of the sexes fought to the bass pumpin sounds of bashment reggae. - Waiting For Hannibal
Waiting for Hannibal is a drama of love, war, power and politics, played out in Africa in 204BC. The play charts and explores the... - Wedding Dance, The
West Side Story meets Dangerous Liaisons with a dash of Tarantino in this passionate love story - a dance musical where the movement and... - Welcome Home Jacko
Welcome Home Jacko was inspired by a visit Matura made to a youth club in Sheffield in the 1970s. The play examines the lives of four... - What's In The Cat
Set in Manchester’s Moss Side, What’s in The Cat tells the story of a family Christmas in 1974. Lauren's come back for Christmas dinner,... - Where There Is Darkness
Where There is Darkness examines the plight of a West Indian Man on the eve of his return to the Caribbean after an absence of 25 ,... - White
WHITE carefully considers the concept of mixed-race privilege, tries to connect clashing cultures and explores what it means to grow up... - Why I don't Hate White People
Lemn Sissay's play is a brief journey around racism, guilt, denial, political correctness and the meaning of colour. - Wildefire
Focusing on the demise of a policewoman's career, the play explores the struggles and pressures faced by the police force. - Wish Collector, The
A magical epic whirling from a playground in Britain to a village in Sierra Leone. - Women and Sisters
The play centres on the anti-slavery campaign and in particular the writings of the African-American abolitionist and women's rights... - Women Of Troy 2099
Women of Troy 2009 projects Euripides' classic The Trojan Women one hundred years into the future, where global war rages. - Wuthering Heights
Musical adaptation of Emily Bronte's timeless tale of passion, jealousy and revenge. Shakuntala is the fiery and headstrong daughter of... - Yaa Asantewaa: Warrior Queen
Nana Yaa Asantewaa was a woman of exceptional bravery who, in March 1900, raised and led an army of thousands against the British... - You Don't Kiss
Justin moves to London because he is tired of being surrounded by deadbeats and no hopers - he is a winner. So how come his deadbeat,... - You in Your Small Corner
Dave has just moved to London from Jamaica to study and be with his mother, Mrs Jordan, who runs a social club for her fellow countrymen... - Zumbi - Flame of Resistance
A muscial drama based on the myths and legends of ZUMBI, a seventeenth century black Brazilian freedom fighter.