
Explore our collection of play extracts.
Discover a variety of audio recordings of contemporary and classic plays made specifically for the Black Plays Archive.
Interested in hearing some of the plays in the archive? Explore our bespoke audio recordings made specifically for the Black Plays Archive, recorded at the National Theatre Studio and around the UK.
From writers like Valerie Mason-John to Roy Williams, Winsome Pinnock and Edgar Nkosi White, discover these plays in performance through the audio extracts. These recordings were created and are shared with permission of the playwrights credited.

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