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    • Breakin' Convention Tour-Femme Fatale
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      Breakin’ Convention on Tour 9 May – 6 June 2026

      THE LAST BLACK MESSIAH by Emeka Agada
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      The Last Black Messiah By Emeka Agada 28 Apr – 16 May 2026

      Noughts and Crosses
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      Noughts and Crosses 12 – 14 May

      Small Island
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      Small Island 11 Mar – 16 May 2026

      Noughts & Crosses By Malorie Blackman
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      Noughts & Crosses By Malorie Blackman Tue 19 – Sat 23 May

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      Breakin’ Convention 2026 – review

      Dex Lee in Dave Harris's TENDER at Soho Theatre, directed by Matthew Xia. Photo credit Alex Brenner
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      Tender by Dave Harris – review

      Yousef Sweid (c) Holly Revel Between the River and the Sea
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      Between the River and the Sea – review

      One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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      One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest – review

      All My Sons National Theatre Live
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      All My Sons by Arthur Miller – NT Live – review

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      Let It Happen – Breakin’ Convention 2026 – interview

      Matthew Xia
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      Matthew Xia – interview

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      Angeline Morrison and Mary L Shannon
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      Angeline Morrison and Mary L Shannon – interview

      Karen Mavundukure (Stranger Things, West End, The Color Purple, Birmingham Hippodrome & UK Tour; Dreamgirls, West End) as Paulette
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      Karen Mavundukure– interview

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      THE SMASH HIT PLAY SHIFTERS FROM BENEDICT LOMBE TRANSFERS TO NEW YORK’S CHERRY LANE THEATRE

      SYLVIA: The Essentials – album launch
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      SYLVIA: The Essentials – album launch

      Traplord
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      Breakin’ Convention tours the UK in  May and June 2026 with a prestigious international line-up of hip hop acts

      I’M EVERY WOMAN – THE CHAKA KHAN MUSICAL
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      I’M EVERY WOMAN – THE CHAKA KHAN MUSICAL TO TRANSFER TO TROUBADOUR WEMBLEY PARK THEATRE

      Stalls to Stage Awards 2026
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      ‘HADESTOWN’ AND ‘THE GREAT GATSBY’ BIG WINNERS AT THE SECOND ANNUAL STALLS TO STAGE AWARDS, LYRIC THEATRE

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Announcing the shortlists for the 2026 Imison and Tinniswood awards
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Announcing the shortlists for the 2026 Imison and Tinniswood awards

Choir Boy, Cast Announcement
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Casting announced for Nancy Medina’s acclaimed production of Choir Boy by Academy Award-winner Tarell Alvin McCraney playing at Stratford East from 26 March

Small Island Director Matthew Xia and Bill Mayblin (Andrea Levy's husband)
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Bill Mayblin, husband of acclaimed novelist Andrea Levy, spends a day in rehearsals with the cast of an exhilarating new production of Small Island 

The Harder They Come, 2025 production, Stratford East
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Critically acclaimed reggae musical THE HARDER THEY COME will return to Stratford East

Adrian Lester as Cyrano de Bergerac. (Photo by Matt Crockett for FEAST)
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The Royal Shakespeare Company’s critically acclaimed production of Cyrano de Bergerac will transfer to the Noël Coward Theatre from 13 June – 5 September

LA-KIMPAVITA-•-KIMPAVITA
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Certain Blacks present Black Athena Festival at Rich Mix & The Place from March 13

Sylvia the Musical - image by Oliver Rosser for Feast Creative
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Brand-new artwork and trailer have been released today alongside behind-the-scenes footage for Sylvia, the Olivier-nominated musical production, ahead of its highly anticipated return this...

Kinky Boots the Muscial
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JOHANNES RADEBE TO MAKE WEST END MUSICAL DEBUT IN KINKY BOOTS AT LONDON COLISEUM

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding - Cast announcment image by Chantel King, design by Bob King.
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CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE UK PREMIERE OF THE HIT TONY AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY PLAY JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING AT LYRIC HAMMERSMITH THEATRE

The Crown of Blood Cast in rehearsals. Credit Diva Creative
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First Look at Utopia Theatre’s Crown of Blood at Sheffield Theatres

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind rehearsal - (c) Tyler Fayose
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RSC RELEASE REHEARSAL IMAGES FOR THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND – A NEW MUSICAL

I’M EVERY WOMAN THE CHAKA KHAN MUSICAL WORLD PREMIERE
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I’M EVERY WOMAN THE CHAKA KHAN MUSICAL WORLD PREMIERE TO OPEN AT THE PEACOCK THEATRE FOR LIMITED RUN FROM 5 – 28 MARCH 2026

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Old Vic
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Michelle Gomez and full cast join previously announced Aaron Pierre and Giles Terera for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at The...

Newly announced West End cast of SIX the Musical, photographed in the Great Hall at The Charterhouse, one of London's historic estates. Photographed by Charlie Flint
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SIX THE MUSICAL NEW QUEENS ASCEND THE THRONE! AS SIX CONTINUES TO REIGN SUPREME AT THE VAUDEVILLE SMASH-HIT WEST END SHOW NOW BOOKING...

Small Island cast announcement, Leeds Playhouse
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Exciting cast and creative team announced for Olivier Award-winning director Matthew Xia’s powerful new take on Small Island

Award-winning DREAMSCAPE London premiere announced
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Award-winning DREAMSCAPE London premiere announced

Fences by August Wilson - Artwork by Studio Doug & Madison Coby
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Headlong announces 2026 season, including new production of August Wilson’s FENCES directed by Daniel Bailey

RYAN CRANSTON AND MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE'S WEST END SMASH HIT CONFIRMED FOR GLOBAL CINEMA RELEASE THIS APRIL
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RYAN CRANSTON AND MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE’S WEST END SMASH HIT CONFIRMED FOR GLOBAL CINEMA RELEASE THIS APRIL

Brixton House New Season Announcement
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Brixton House New Season Announcement

Tosh Wanogho-Maud
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TOSH WANOGHO-MAUD TO ALTERNATE THE ROLE OF LOLA WITH JOHANNES RADEBE IN KINKY BOOTS AT THE LONDON COLISEUM

Stalls to Stage Awards 2026
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Stalls to Stage Awards 2026 venue, public ticket sales, and special recognition awards

Deyemi Okanlawon and Kehinde Bankole - Crown of Blood Utopia Theatre
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Major ‘Nollywood’ stars headline cast of Utopia & Sheffield Theatre’s Crown of Blood and full cast announced

(l-r) Beverley Knight and Ntombizodwa Ndlovu in the original production of Marie and Rosetta (c) Marc Brenner
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Marie and Rosetta transfers to @sohoplace Feb 2026

WEST END AND BROADWAY STAR MARISHA WALLACE JOINS THE CAST OF ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
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WEST END AND BROADWAY STAR MARISHA WALLACE JOINS THE CAST OF ONCE ON THIS ISLAND

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