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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

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    • 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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      LOVER GIRL Black Out Nights Soho Theatre
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Matt Henry and Vanessa Williams - The Devil Wears Prada (Production Images) - Photo credit by Matt Crockett
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VANESSA WILLIAMS’ AND MATT HENRY’S FINAL PERFORMANCES IN THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA ON 17 OCTOBER 2026 AT THE DOMINION THEATRE 

Afridiziak contributor Rosalyn Wright at the Choir Boy media event with some of the cast Choir Boy - Stratford East (c) Rosalyn Springer
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Choir Boy – exclusive behind-the-scenes media event

Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr in Hamilton. Photo Matt Murphy
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Broadway’s original ‘Aaron Burr’ Leslie Odom, JR to make his West End debut, reprising his Tony and Grammy award-winning role in the London production...

Henry V Cast Announcement Digital Assets
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RSC ANNOUNCES FULL CASTING FOR HENRY V

Boy Blue Pied Piper 2006 - Theatre Royal Stratford East - Credit Paul Hampartsoumian
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Boy Blue celebrates 25 years of legacy, innovation and creating careers in hip-hop dance theatre

Sylvia-Anne Parker and the late Oliver Emanuel win 2026 Imison and Tinniswood awards
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Sylvia-Anne Parker and the late Oliver Emanuel win 2026 Imison and Tinniswood awards

Critics’ Circle announce nominations for the 2026 Theatre Awards
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Critics’ Circle announce nominations for the 2026 Theatre Awards

High Res Talawa celebrates 40th anniversary with TALAWA 86-26
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Talawa celebrates 40th anniversary with TALAWA 86:26

Breakin' Convention (c) Belinda-Lawley
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The world’s biggest hip hop theatre festival, Breakin’ Convention, is back at Sadler’s Wells this May Bank Holiday

Kinky Boots, The Musical - UK Tour
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Kinky Boots to host special gala night at London Coliseum on Sunday 29 March in support of WaterAid

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...

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