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#ForBlackBoys is now SOLD OUT. Here is what you can do to try and get a ticket:
@TodayTixUK will release a number of tickets from 10am on the day.
Keep an eye on @NimaxTheatres website from 10am everyday.
Check in-person at the Apollo Theatre as Box Office may have returns.
A hugely ambitious and important achievement here from @DapsDraws @TwoHootsBooks
'I wanted to create something that I wish has been available to me as a young reader when I was growing up'
What a collection of voices and visions. I shall be reading and sharing here often
Chart-topping singer & West End actor Alexandra Burke stars in her first film role along with a breakthrough performance from Natey Jones, in the debut feature from Dionne Edwards.
Pretty Red Dress arrives in cinemas UK wide 16 June. On BFI Player 7 August. #BFIBacked
UK PEOPLE!
If you are using a mobile phone and are living with domestic violence/harm, please switch it off in the evening of Saturday 22nd April until Monday 24 April.
Please RT.
We have suddenly got a week available at the beginning of May (2nd-6th). Does anyone have anything they’d like to put on? A WIP? A screening? A read through? Contact us at [email protected]
@kelechnekoff @lorrainemking Good Morning, the BBC is opening a helpline for people who knew about, especially those affected by #TimWestwood’s exploitative abuse. Here are the details: https://t.co/PFwPlwlpsE please retweet
Very proud of my husband @gricg, video designing his first broadway musical 🇺🇸 💃🏾 "Ali the Musical"...and what an exciting one! #NYC#Broadway#Kentucky
https://t.co/Z2h0dj1Gop
We are delighted to announce the world première of a new play by Sasha Hails, POSSESSION.
Presented by Arcola Theatre and Oscar Pearce
Dir. by @OscarPearce10 (Great Apes, Keith?)
🎟️ https://t.co/AyxIYUeTMH
📆 Playing 15 June - 15 July
This piece was created in partnership with @BlackBalladUK, and is the latest piece in our series about healthcare for Black British women.
Check back in later this week for more articles.
https://t.co/ISSleWZP3L
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A new musical version of @roald_dahl’s The Witches will be staged at the @NationalTheatre in a co-production with the Roald Dahl Story Company later this year. https://t.co/oX0PpbmjpK
Apply now for @cbcreative's Breakthrough x Black Ballad mentoring programme and receive one-to-one guidance from established author-mentors and a tutorial with a literary agent. Don't miss this unique opportunity! 🤩
Closes 23/04
https://t.co/9H5aPfYux2
This year's @GDIFestival sees the world premiere of The Architect.
Marking 30 years since the murder of Stephen Lawrence, it will take audiences on an intriguing immersive journey on an iconic London bus, exploring the experiences of Black Londoners.
Conceived by @Excalibah, @royboywilliams and @STARSThePlay and created with leading Black artists including @bolaagbaje, @DexterFlanders2, Vanessa Macauley and Xana, it will be presented in support of the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation and promises a profound commemorative response to the anniversary of his death.
https://t.co/eJL4IG0LPn
The U.K. needs a house building renaissance. Social Housing…. HAS to be a priority at the next general election.
For decades, consecutive Governments have failed to do just that.
Will any of them take it on at the next General Election?
The Maternity Disparities Taskforce has failed to meet since July
Black women are still 4x more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth, and 40% more likely to miscarry than white women
Delays in tackling inequalities in maternity care are unacceptable https://t.co/K6dWg9mEcd