For Practitioners
Whether you’re researching a play or looking for future collaborators, you’re in the right place.
Explore production records, interviews, resources and more on this page for playwrights and practitioners.
In this specialist section for practitioners, discover production records of plays new and old, watch interviews, access resources, and listen to audio extracts to help support the creation of your work.
Have information that can improve our records? Get in touch with the team to make sure our information is as up to date as possible.
Looking to learn more about the archive? Visit the National Theatre Archive to explore the wealth of materials held on our site.
Want to know more about a practitioner? Listen to them in interviews made specifically for the Black Plays Archive.
Students in need an audition monologue? Check out this variety of classic and contemporary pieces by Black writers.
Spotlight On: The Alfred Fagon Award
Playwright Inua Ellams with Olusola Oyeleye. Photo by Sharron Wallace
The Alfred Fagon Award was set up in 1997 and is supported by The Peggy Ramsay Foundation, The Royal Court Theatre and Talawa Theatre Company. The award celebrates and recognises writers of Caribbean and African descent.
In the award’s 27 year history, a variety of talented playwrights from Roy Williams to Michaela Coel have been celebrated for their outstanding works. The Alfred Fagon Award is in memory of the lauded playwright and actor Alfred Fagon, who after suffering a fatal heart attack while jogging near his home, was given a pauper’s funeral following police negligence to properly identify his body.
For more information about the award, and to see this year’s winners and shortlist, head to the Alfred Fagon Award website. To discover more information about Alfred Fagon and his work, browse the playwrights in the Archive.
Talks and Advice
Explore recordings of contemporary and classic works by Black British playwrights made specially for the Black Plays Archive.
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