Debbie Duru
Latest News on Debbie Duru:
Review: BRIGHT PLACES, Soho Theatre (Dec 3, 2024)
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Comes to Brixton House (Oct 10, 2024)
Cast Announced For National Tour Of ABIGAIL'S PARTY Launching This Autumn (Jul 24, 2024)
Review: BRIGHT PLACES, Soho Theatre (Dec 3, 2024)
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Comes to Brixton House (Oct 10, 2024)
Cast Announced For National Tour Of ABIGAIL'S PARTY Launching This Autumn (Jul 24, 2024)
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Review: BRIGHT PLACES, Soho Theatre
Bedazzled with sequins and bouncing with 90s pop, Bright Places is a technicolour journey through a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. Heaps of educational fun, it imbues what is at its core a tough, life-altering experience with energy and creativity.
Bedazzled with sequins and bouncing with 90s pop, Bright Places is a technicolour journey through a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. Heaps of educational fun, it imbues what is at its core a tough, life-altering experience with energy and creativity.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Comes to Brixton House
Last seen over the Christmas 2022 season, Poltergeist and Brixton House’s razor sharp, hilarious reinterpretation of Alice in Wonderland returns to Brixton for an extended run this year. Featuring a new cast led by award-winning poet, performer and writer Tatenda Matsvai as Alice, the show, which is rooted and inspired by the local Brixton community, brings this much-loved classic bang up to date in contemporary South London.
Last seen over the Christmas 2022 season, Poltergeist and Brixton House’s razor sharp, hilarious reinterpretation of Alice in Wonderland returns to Brixton for an extended run this year. Featuring a new cast led by award-winning poet, performer and writer Tatenda Matsvai as Alice, the show, which is rooted and inspired by the local Brixton community, brings this much-loved classic bang up to date in contemporary South London.
Cast Announced For National Tour Of ABIGAIL'S PARTY Launching This Autumn
The cast for the national tour of ABIGAIL'S PARTY this autumn has been revealed.
The cast for the national tour of ABIGAIL'S PARTY this autumn has been revealed.
RUN, REBEL Will Embark on UK Tour
The highly acclaimed Pilot Theatre are set to re-tour last year’s production of Run, Rebel, Manjeet Mann’s electrifying adaptation of her award-winning young adult novel about a young girl defining her place in the world.
The highly acclaimed Pilot Theatre are set to re-tour last year’s production of Run, Rebel, Manjeet Mann’s electrifying adaptation of her award-winning young adult novel about a young girl defining her place in the world.
Full Cast And Creatives Announced For The Premiere Of NOW, I SEE At Stratford East
Discover the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of NOW, I SEE by Lanre Malaolu at Stratford East. This second instalment in a trilogy explores the truth of being a Black man in contemporary Britain.
Discover the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of NOW, I SEE by Lanre Malaolu at Stratford East. This second instalment in a trilogy explores the truth of being a Black man in contemporary Britain.
Linbury Prize for Stage Design Applications Now Open
Applications for the bi-annual nationwide Linbury Prize are now open to support emerging designers to develop a sustainable career in stage design.
Applications for the bi-annual nationwide Linbury Prize are now open to support emerging designers to develop a sustainable career in stage design.
Review: BENEATHA'S PLACE, Young Vic
Written a decade ago, the piece is perhaps more significant now than it was in 2013. Beneatha’s Place is unquestionably and ideologically hefty, academically relevant, and socio-politically topical. It very much rides on the coattails of Raisin, covering the same points with an added first-hand representation of the political climate of pre-independent Nigeria and an academic look at the current societal dynamics. It’s an explicit lecture on privilege and prejudice.
Written a decade ago, the piece is perhaps more significant now than it was in 2013. Beneatha’s Place is unquestionably and ideologically hefty, academically relevant, and socio-politically topical. It very much rides on the coattails of Raisin, covering the same points with an added first-hand representation of the political climate of pre-independent Nigeria and an academic look at the current societal dynamics. It’s an explicit lecture on privilege and prejudice.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For BENEATHA'S PLACE at the Young Vic
Rehearsal photos have been released for the UK premiere of Beneatha’s Place, a razor-sharp satire written and directed by Young Vic Theatre Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah.
Rehearsal photos have been released for the UK premiere of Beneatha’s Place, a razor-sharp satire written and directed by Young Vic Theatre Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah.
Full Cast Revealed For The UK Premiere of BENEATHA'S PLACE at the Young Vic Theatre
The Young Vic Theatre has announced full casting for Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah's (The Collaboration) razor-sharp satire and UK premiere, Beneatha's Place, about the power of knowing your history and the cost of letting it go. The production runs in the Main House from 27 June to 5 August with opening night for press on 5 July.
The Young Vic Theatre has announced full casting for Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah's (The Collaboration) razor-sharp satire and UK premiere, Beneatha's Place, about the power of knowing your history and the cost of letting it go. The production runs in the Main House from 27 June to 5 August with opening night for press on 5 July.
Photos/Video: First Look at Michael Luwoye and the Cast of MANDELA in Rehearsal
The world premiere musical Mandela has released all new photos and video from the rehearsal room, featuring a first glimpse and early listen of the soaring new musical ahead of its opening at the Young Vic Theatre.
The world premiere musical Mandela has released all new photos and video from the rehearsal room, featuring a first glimpse and early listen of the soaring new musical ahead of its opening at the Young Vic Theatre.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For the Young Vic's MANDELA
Prior to its world premiere at the Young Vic in November, Mandela, the soaring new musical infused with the rhythms of South Africa begins rehearsals in London. Check out all new rehearsal photos here!
Prior to its world premiere at the Young Vic in November, Mandela, the soaring new musical infused with the rhythms of South Africa begins rehearsals in London. Check out all new rehearsal photos here!
Review: RAVENSCOURT, Hampstead Theatre
Narratively, the story isn’t anything revolutionary, but Burns’s approach is rich with emotional intelligence and clinical precision. She takes on a crumbling, unfeeling practice ruled by waiting lists and a scorecard, exploring how destructive a lack of (financial, yes, but also psychological) support can be for those for whom support is a profession. It’s a striking debut.
Narratively, the story isn’t anything revolutionary, but Burns’s approach is rich with emotional intelligence and clinical precision. She takes on a crumbling, unfeeling practice ruled by waiting lists and a scorecard, exploring how destructive a lack of (financial, yes, but also psychological) support can be for those for whom support is a profession. It’s a striking debut.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For RAVENSCOURT at Hampstead Theatre
Rehearsal photos have been released for the world premiere of Ravenscourt, written by Georgina Burns and directed by Hampstead Theatre’s Associate Director, Tessa Walker.
Rehearsal photos have been released for the world premiere of Ravenscourt, written by Georgina Burns and directed by Hampstead Theatre’s Associate Director, Tessa Walker.
Hampstead Theatre Announces the Full Cast and Creative Teams for THE SNAIL HOUSE and RAVENSCOURT
Hampstead Theatre ihas just announced the full cast and creative teams for The Snail House and Ravenscourt which open this September.
Hampstead Theatre ihas just announced the full cast and creative teams for The Snail House and Ravenscourt which open this September.
Cast Announced For World Premiere of MANDELA at the Young Vic
The Young Vic today announces the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Mandela, a new musical that tells the story of Mandela the man and the movement behind him.
The Young Vic today announces the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Mandela, a new musical that tells the story of Mandela the man and the movement behind him.
THE WHITE CARD By Claudia Rankine Announces UK Premiere and Tour
The UK and European premiere of Claudia Rankine's The White Card will open at Northern Stage in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in May before a three-month UK tour.
The UK and European premiere of Claudia Rankine's The White Card will open at Northern Stage in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in May before a three-month UK tour.
BWW Review: TWO BILLION BEATS, Orange Tree Theatre
First seen in a 20-minute version in April 2021, as part of the Orange Tree's foray into theatrical streaming Outside, Two Billion Beats is Sonali Bhattacharyya's engaging and vibrant play that explores the relationship between two South Asian teenage sisters as they confront injustice, racism and the realities of growing up.
First seen in a 20-minute version in April 2021, as part of the Orange Tree's foray into theatrical streaming Outside, Two Billion Beats is Sonali Bhattacharyya's engaging and vibrant play that explores the relationship between two South Asian teenage sisters as they confront injustice, racism and the realities of growing up.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal for Sonali Bhattacharyya's TWO BILLION BEATS
Nimmo Ismail’s production opens on 9 February, with previews from 5 February, and runs until 5 March, with a livestreamed performance via OT on Screen on 24 February, also available on demand 8-11 March.
Nimmo Ismail’s production opens on 9 February, with previews from 5 February, and runs until 5 March, with a livestreamed performance via OT on Screen on 24 February, also available on demand 8-11 March.
Orange Tree Theatre Announces Full Cast For The World Première Sonali Bhattacharyya's TWO BILLION BEATS
The Orange Tree Theatre today announces the full cast for the world première of Sonali Bhattacharyya's Two Billion Beats - Anoushka Chadha (Bettina) and Safiyya Ingar (Asha).
The Orange Tree Theatre today announces the full cast for the world première of Sonali Bhattacharyya's Two Billion Beats - Anoushka Chadha (Bettina) and Safiyya Ingar (Asha).
JOSEPHINE Comes to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre This Month
A new play about iconic entertainer, spy and civil rights activist Josephine Baker comes to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre this October half term.
A new play about iconic entertainer, spy and civil rights activist Josephine Baker comes to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre this October half term.
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