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    • Fences by August Wilson - Artwork by Studio Doug & Madison Coby
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      FENCES By August Wilson 11 Sep – 14 Nov

      Suicidal by Sabrina Laurison, Waterloo East Theatre
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      Suicidal by Sabrina Laurison 13 – 15 Nov 2026

      Sylvia the Musical - image by Oliver Rosser for Feast Creative
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      Sylvia the Musical 24 Oct – 15 Nov 2026

      Off-Key by Fatima Ali Omar
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      Off-Key by Fatima Ali Omar 30 Oct – 16 Nov 2026

      Opera North Rigoletto
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      Rigoletto 18 Oct – 20 Nov 2026

  • REVIEWS
    • Ellen Robertson (Edward), Charlotte Ritchie (Maud), Sam Troughton (Clive), Stuart Thompson (Betty), Eloka Ivo (Joshua) Rebecca Humphries (Ellen) Cloud 9 NT -© Johan Persson
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      Cloud 9 by Caryl Churchill – review

      Micky Cochrane & Faz Singhateh in The Moth - Photo by Victoria Wai
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      The Moth – review

      LOVER GIRL Black Out Nights Soho Theatre
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      Lover Girl – review

      Hannah Akhalu, Tara Tijani and Sewa Zamba in Girls (credit Helen Murray)
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      Girls by Theresa Ikoko– review

      Ellie Young & Arthur Henderson 2 in firebird by ASH
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      London City Ballet – review

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    • Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
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      Gershwyn Eustache Jnr – interview

      Oliver Samuels – interview: Where Dere’s A Will Dere’s A Criminal
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      Oliver Samuels – interview

      Kristina and Sadé Alleyne
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      Kristina and Sadé Alleyne – interview

      Madeline Appiah
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      Madeline Appiah – interview

      Cyril Nri
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      Cyril Nri – interview

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    • STRATFORD EAST ANNOUNCE A VIBRANT NEW SEASON FOR 2027
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      STRATFORD EAST ANNOUNCE A VIBRANT NEW SEASON FOR 2027

      The Windrush Prize is open for submissions
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      The Windrush Prize is open for submissions

      Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante, Inua Ellams, Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy. Photo credits Rebecca Lupton and Danny Kasirye
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      Boy Blue goes full circle with five eras of cypher through performance and conversation in 25 Stories

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      Josette Bushell-Mingo appointed Chair of British Youth Music Theatre

      Honouring Desmond’s: Fund a Blue Plaque at Bellenden Road
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       Honouring Desmond’s: Fund a Blue Plaque at Bellenden Road

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      Antonia Layiwola and Adeola Yemitan in Once Upon a Time in Sokoto. Photo by Tristram Kenton
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      See Once Upon a Time in Sokoto, a new play by Inua Ellams, at Brighton Dome for just £10

      LOVER GIRL Black Out Nights Soho Theatre
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      LOVER GIRL Black Out Nights | 25% off tickets

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Shereener Brown and father Myron Brown & Windrush Prize logo in colour
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Today on Windrush Day – Orísun Productions launches first of its kind Windrush Prize for British Caribbean Playwrights 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

A Fine Idea, Arcola Theatre
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Meet the cast of ice&fire’s A Fine Idea

The Swamp Dwellers by Wole Soyinka - directed by Mojisola Kareem, Utopia Theatre
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Soyinka’s forgotten play The Swamp Dwellers receives Sheffield revival after over half a century

Renell Shaw's superband - The Windrush Suite
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LIVE PREMIERE RENELL SHAW THE WINDRUSH SUITE AND ECHO IN THE BONES

Film still from ęmí_ freedomsong, courtesy of Rohan Ayinde and Tayo Rapoport, 2025. Image features Yewande YoYo Odunubi
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Barbican announces new centre-wide events and gatherings for Project a Black Planet

Afronauts © Severine Howell-Meri Monique and Ryan Royal Court
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RYAN CALAIS CAMERON AND MONIQUE TOUKO ANNOUNCED AS CO-DIRECTORS OF THE AFRONAUTS

‘WHERE DERE’S A WILL DERE’S A CRIMINAL’ COMES TO THE UK
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DON’T MISS OLIVER SAMUELS IN HIS FUNNIEST PLAY TO DATE ‘WHERE DERE’S A WILL DERE’S A CRIMINAL’  COMES TO THE UK

Between the Heartbeats – new artists announced
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Between the Heartbeats – new artists announced

Puppets in My Neighbour Totoro at the Gillian Lynne Theatre (credit Manuel Harlan)
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MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO ANNOUNCES FINAL EXTENSION IN THE WEST END

SHIFTERS at Cherry Lane Theatre, NYC
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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

Nadia Fall, Artistic Director and CEO of the Young Vic (c) MATHUSHAA SAGTHIDA
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The Young Vic announces it’s 2026/7 Season, ft. the world premiere of Thelma & Louise the Musical, debbie tucker green’s the dissent, August...

Lawrence Watson, Caron Wheeler, 1989 © Photo by Lawrence Watson
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The Music is Black: A British Story – press preview

The Harder They Ccome 2026 Cast Announcement
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The Harder They Come announces lead casting

Bagga John (BJ) Production and Gaffa and Co Promotions TARRUS RILEY PERFORMS IN LONDON FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY ON JAMAICA INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND
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TARRUS RILEY PERFORMS IN LONDON FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY ON JAMAICA INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND

Yomi Ṣode First Five Live, Royal Albert Hall
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Yomi Ṣode is turning the Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room into a stage with AJ Odudu

Full 2026 line-up announced for Breakin’ Convention
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Full 2026 line-up announced for Breakin’ Convention, the UK’s Biggest hip-hop theatre festival, which takes over Sadler’s Wells this May bank holiday

Bradley Gibson
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BRADLEY GIBSON TO MAKE HIS WEST END DEBUT AS HERCULES AT THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE

Ewa Dina
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EWA DINA ANNOUNCED AS WINNER OF THE 2026 JMK AWARD

The Music is Black Festival at V and A East Museum
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East Bank announces first details of The Music is Black Festival at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

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