Khai Shaw

Talawa Firsts Returns This Summer

Following the success of last year’s two week festival of new and emerging Black work and artists, Talawa Firsts festival is returning.  This July at their base in Croydon, Talawa Theatre Company will host two amazing weeks of new work, workshops, rooftop club nights, their first Don’t Flick short film screenings and more, themed around obsessions and chance encounters, encouraging all festivalgoers to stay curious! 

Listen: 'Star Crossed Lovers' From Hip-Hop Production of ROMEO AND JULIET at the Polka Theatre

An all new song has been released from the new hip-hop production of Romeo and Juliet recommended for 9 – 12+ year olds, which will play at the Polka Theatre beginning next month.

Hip-Hop Children's Production of ROMEO AND JULIET Set to Premiere Next Year

A new hip-hop production of Romeo and Juliet, recommended for 9 – 12+ year olds, will play at the Polka Theatre next year. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!

Talawa Firsts Returns Next Month

Now in its 11th year, Talawa Firsts is expanding, becoming an epic two-week festival of innovative writing, poetry, live music, cabaret, wellbeing workshops, networking and a club night this July. 

Review: ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Brixton House Theatre

As fine a Christmas show as you'll see in a beautiful venue and at a price that won't blow the budget (well, not too much)

Brixton House Presents ALICE IN WONDERLAND in December

Brixton House (formerly Ovalhouse theatre) and multi-award winning, genre-bending theatre company Poltergeist have joined forces this December to present the premiere of a brand new production of Lewis Carroll’s all-time classic, Alice In Wonderland.

BBC Four Will Screen MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Next Month

The Royal Shakespeare Company and BBC Arts today confirmed that Roy Alexander Weise's 2022 production of Much Ado About Nothing will be broadcast on BBC Four on Sunday 3 April at 8pm following its run in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Frantic Assembly Announce Streamed Performances Of I THINK WE ARE ALONE

Frantic Assembly, in association with TEA films, have announced a week of streamed performances of I Think We Are Alone by Sally Abbott (The Coroner; Vera), the tour of which was cut short in March 2020 by the global pandemic.

Amber James, Black Apron Entertainment, and English Touring Theatre Announce Short Film Series 'Children's Children'

Amber James, Black Apron Entertainment and English Touring Theatre today announce Children's Children – a series of five short films, curated by Amber James, exploring the interaction of past with the present, and celebrating Black history.

Winners Announced For The Stage Debut Awards 2020 - Sam Tutty, Shan Ako, Daniel Monks, and More!

The Stagea??has announced the 2020 winners ofa??The Stagea??Debut Awards, in association witha??Access Entertainment. The awards were presented as a virtual ceremony on Sunday, September 27, filmed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, in the heart of London's West End.   

& JULIET Star Miriam-Teak Lee to Host The Stage Debut Awards 2020

The Stage has today announced the award-winning & Juliet actress Miriam-Teak Lee will host this year's The Stage Debut Awards, in association with Access Entertainment.

Shortlist Announced For The Stage Debut Awards 2020

Wendell Pierce (The Wire, Suits), Robbie Williams (Take That), David Mitchell (Peep Show), Aimee Lou Wood (Netflix's Sex Education) and the stars of West End musical Dear Evan Hansen are among the nominees for The Stage Debut Awards 2020, in association with Access Entertainment. 

Photo Flash: London's Independent, Fringe & Alternative Theatres Celebrated at THE OFFIE AWARDS 2020

Celebrating its 10th anniversary with a ceremony held in the iconic Grand Hall of Battersea Arts Centre on Sunday 8 March 2020, the Off West End Awards once again celebrated the best of independent, fringe and alternative theatres across London.

Photo Flash: Pilot Theatre Presents CRONGTON KNIGHTS

Following their critically acclaimed adaptation of Malorie Blackman's novel Noughts and Crosses , Pilot Theatre, in co-production with Belgrade Theatre, will stage Emteaz Hussain's exciting new adaptation of Alex Wheatle's award winning young adult novel – Crongton Knights. 

Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For CRONGTON KNIGHTS at the Belgrade Theatre Coventry

Pilot Theatre have released rehearsal images for the premiere of Emteaz Hussain's new adaptation of Alex Wheatle's award-winning novel Crongton Knights.

Pilot Theatre Will Return to Brighton with CRONGTON KNIGHTS

Following their critically acclaimed adaptation of Malorie Blackman's novel Noughts and Crosses , Pilot Theatre, in co-production with Belgrade Theatre, will stage Emteaz Hussain's exciting new adaptation of Alex Wheatle's award winning young adult novel - Crongton Knights.

Casting Announced For The Pilot Theatre Premiere Of CRONGTON KNIGHTS

Pilot Theatre have today announced the casting for the world premiere of Emteaz Hussain's adaptation of Alex Wheatle's award-winning novel - Crongton Knights.

BWW Review: LITTLE BABY JESUS, Orange Tree Theatre

When does a teenager become an adult? Is there an exact moment or event that shapes us into what we become and how much is our quest to fit in, a help or hindrance? Set in inner-city London, Arinze Kene's play Little Baby Jesus follows the pleasures and pain of three teenagers as they pinpoint moments when they enter into their adult lives.