This is a fast-paced production witnessing the tensions in the relationship between a mother and a daughter coupled with the devastating consequences of peer pressure.
Sucker Punch Royal Court Theatre | 11 June – 31 July 2010
Sucker Punch, the new play by Roy Williams is the story of two young actors-turned-boxers and a former European boxing champ as production boxing trainer.
Richard Eyre directs a new play by Moira Buffini, Welcome to Thebes, continuing the Travelex £10 Tickets season in the Olivier Theatre and opening on 22 June.
Afridiziak Theatre News interview with Madeline Appiah
Madeline Appiah is the talented actress who has appeared in a host of popular TV shows, including The Bill, Gavin and Stacey, Holby City and EastEnders. She has also done her fair share of theatre and was last seen at the Royal Court Theatre starring in Bola Agbaje's Off the Endz. She is now in rehearsals for her lastest role in the National Theatre epic Welcome to Thebes which boasts a cast of predominately black actors including Nikki Amuka-Bird, David Harewood, Chuk Iwuji and Alexia Khadime. Read More
Interview with Nikki Amuka-Bird, Welcome to Thebes
Words: Sophia A Jackson
Published: June 3, 2010
LAMDA trained Nikki Amuka-Bird has had a varied career with an array of theatre productions at the Royal Shakespeare Company including A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest and Doubt at the Tricycle.
Or you may remember her from the BBC One series, Survivors, screen adaptation of Andrea Levy's Small Island and the popular, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, directed by the late, great Anthony Minghella. Her film accolades include The Disappeared, The Omen, Cargo and Almost Heaven. Read More
Interview with Jason Maza and Anthony Welsh, Sucker Punch
Words: Karla Williams
Published: June 3, 2010
Jason Maza and Anthony Welsh are two talented young actors starring in Roy Williams' Sucker Punch which opens at the Royal Court Theatre in June 2010.
Anthony made is professional debut staring as one third of the cast of the critically acclaimed The Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney, which went on to be nominated for an Olivier Award and also win and Evening Standard Award.
He then went on to perform at the Tricycle Theatre and also appear in ITV's The Bill. Read More
Interview with Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Words: Karla Williams
Published: June 3, 2010
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith it an interesting man. The articulate and highly intelligent actor has worked extensively in TV including roles in Horne and Corden, Katy Brand's Big Ass Show, The Bill, Little Britain, Family Affairs, and Judge John Deed.
He has also appeared on stage in productions such as 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, Love's Labour's Lost, Mother Courage and her Children, Fabulation, The Playboy of the West Indies and Twelfth Night. Read More
Interview with Tee Jaye, Jersey Boys
Words: Semper Azeez-Harris
Published: June 3, 2010
With a successful career in musicals that has seen him star in productions including Dirty Dancing and Five Guys Named Moe and Cats, Tee Jaye, also known as, Tommy Jenkins is the consummate professional.
With 30 years in performance behind him Tommy, born in Canton, Ohio USA, is what you might call a veteran, a young looking veteran I hasten to add.
Read on to find out how he beat Michael Jackson to the number one spot and what it's been like starring in the award-winning Jersey Boys. Read More
ATN Competitions WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
13 Aug
Vakomana Vaviri ve Zimbabwe or Two Gentlemen of Verona
From Verona to Milan, via Harare and Bulawayo, two great friends, Valentine and Proteus, vie for the love of the same woman. When Valentine is banished, their friendship is threatened and only through disguise, deception and intrigue are they reconciled.
In a broad, loud, triumphantly energetic 'township' style the two actors slip into all of the play's fifteen characters ? from amorous suitors to sullen daughters, depressed servants and even a dog!
Using little to no props, a few items of clothing and a set that consists of no more than a trunk, the actors explore the text's nuances from a distinctly Zimbabwean perspective, bringing Shakespeare's verse to life in new and unfamiliar cadences.
With a watchful eye, great intuition and comic timing, the actors draw the audience into the action and create a soulful and engaging theatrical experience not to be missed.
Time: 7.30pm Address: Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA
To enter, email competition@afridiziak.com with 'Verona'in the subject header by midday on Wednesday 11 August. Please include a contact number and your full name. Good luck!
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ATN Competitions WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE YOU DON'T KISS
21 - 31 July You Don't Kiss
Three guys, a park bench and a book of fairytales.
Meet Hartley, sat waiting for his knight in shining armour to arrive.
Enter Justin, who longs for sex in the city.
Then there's Ian, who doesn't quite get what he bargained for.
Is a dream really a wish your heart makes?
Set in a park in a town somewhere outside the sprawling metropolis of London, this evocative new comedy tells the story of three black gay men and their search for love, sex and a Disney ending!
A play by Troy Andrew Fairclough - Winner of the London Borough of Newham's 'Writing Out' Award 2002. Cast: Michael Ellis, Josh Enright, Adrian Kabba
Time: 8pm Address: The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH Info:www.brockleyjack.co.uk
Afridiziak Theatre News has a two pairs of tickets to giveaway to see You Don't Kiss. To enter, email competition@afridiziak.com with 'Kiss'in the subject header. Please state which date (other than 31 July) you would like to attend and remember to include your name and contact number. Good luck!
Afridiziak’s resident blogger, Joseph Rowe, is a student at Birmingham School of Acting. In his third blog for Afridiziak’s Theatre News, Joseph shares his light bulb moment and tackling the demands of working full time on a production.
Published on Monday 05 Jan. '09 at 9.12 by Joseph Rowe
I have contempt for people who can read perfectly well but need pictures like a toddler needs its saliva-soaked comforter to keep their attention. But it seems the visual and not the literal is mightier than the sword these days.
Published on Monday 13 Oct. '08 at 17:36 by Vanessa Walters
Madeline Appiah is the talented actress who has appeared in a host of popular TV shows, including The Bill, Gavin and Stacey, Holby City and EastEnders. She has also done her fair share of theatre and was last seen at the Royal Court Theatre starring in Bola Agbaje's Off the Endz. She is now in rehearsals for her lastest role in the National Theatre epic Welcome to Thebes which boasts a cast of predominately black actors including Nikki Amuka-Bird, David Harewood, Chuk Iwuji and Alexia Khadime. 
LAMDA trained Nikki Amuka-Bird has had a varied career with an array of theatre productions at the Royal Shakespeare Company including A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest and Doubt at the Tricycle.
Jason Maza and Anthony Welsh are two talented young actors starring in Roy Williams' Sucker Punch which opens at the Royal Court Theatre in June 2010.
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith it an interesting man. The articulate and highly intelligent actor has worked extensively in TV including roles in Horne and Corden, Katy Brand's Big Ass Show, The Bill, Little Britain, Family Affairs, and Judge John Deed.
Vakomana Vaviri ve Zimbabwe or Two Gentlemen of Verona
You Don't Kiss 
