Nnabiko Ejimofor

Offies Finalists Revealed as Awards Mark 15 Years
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2025

The finalists for the OffWestEnd Awards (Offies) have been announced, as the UK’s foremost awards for independent theatre mark their 15th anniversary. Learn more here!

Review: THE REAL ONES, Bush Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - Sep 13, 2024

At once intimate and expansive, The Real Ones follows the friendship of Zaid and Neelam from age nineteen to thirty-six. Once kindred spirits, moving in sync, they fall out of step when the harsh reality of adult life sends them in different directions. Waleed Akhtar (Olivier winner for The P Word) pens a sharply observed look into whether platonic love can last.

Photos: THE REAL ONES Begins Rehearsal at the Bush Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 20, 2024

The Real Ones, a funny and honest love letter to platonic soulmates will have its world premiere production at the Bush Theatre from 6 September. Check out rehearsal photos here!

Review: NOW, I SEE, Stratford East
by Olivia Woods - May 17, 2024

In this second installment of Lanre Malaolu’s trilogy (following SAMSKARA, The Yard Theatre), Now, I  See shines a light on how the physical body holds grief and the ways in which this manifests in the lives of black British men. As two brothers reunite at their late sibling’s celebration of remembrance, they are forced to rebuild connection after their long-standing estrangement and own up to the redemption they seek.

Full Cast And Creatives Announced For The Premiere Of NOW, I SEE At Stratford East
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 29, 2024

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.

Isobel Thom and Elan Davies to Host The Stage Awards 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 11, 2024

The Stage has revealed the hosts of The Stage Awards 2024, in association with Tysers Live.

The Stage Debut Awards 2023 Sets Date and Venue
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 16, 2023

The Stage Debut Awards will take place on October 1 2023, uniting the previous 12 month’s most exciting and up-coming performers and creatives in a special ceremony celebrating their outstanding professional debuts.

Olivier Awards 2023: See All Award Winners!
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 2, 2023

The biggest night in theatre, the Olivier Awards, was celebrated at the Royal Albert Hall on 2 April. Hosted by renowned stage and screen actor Hannah Waddingham, a three-time Olivier Award nominee herself, the Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status of London theatre, and are Britain's most prestigious stage honours. Here are this year's award winners!

Review: FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY, Apollo Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Apr 2, 2023

A necessary play that is as entertaining as it is moving

BroadwayWorld's Olivier Awards 2023 Predictions
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 27, 2023

The biggest night in theatre, the Olivier Awards, is nearly upon us. BroadwayWorld UK's editor Aliya Al-Hassan and reviewers Kerrie Nicholson and Cheryl Markosky discuss the main nominations: who should win, who will win and who missed out!

The 2023 Olivier Award Nominations Are Announced
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 28, 2023

The biggest night in theatre, the Olivier Awards, celebrates the brightest and best of London's world-leading theatre industry with a starry ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 2 April. Check out a full list of nominations!

Ryan Calais Cameron's FOR BLACK BOYS Gets West End Transfer
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 19, 2023

The Royal Court Theatre and Nica Burns have announced that For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy by Ryan Calais Cameron will transfer to the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End for a limited run of six weeks only.

'This is only the beginning!' West End Winners Announced for The Stage Debut Awards 2022
by Cindy Marcolina - Sep 20, 2022

After a virtual ceremony in 2020 and a pandemic-induced silence in 2021, The Stage Debut Awards have finally returned in all their glitz and glamour the day before the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Stage veterans and shooting starlets gathered to celebrate their debuts and, after a nationwide minute of silence at eight sharp, Susan Wokoma kicked off the festivities.

BWW Review: FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY, Royal Court
by Alexander Cohen - Apr 8, 2022

Deconstructing modern black masculinity, 'For Black Boys Who have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy' is a poetic meditation on the discord between expectations of black men and their reality.

Photo: All New Publicity Image For For FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY
by Stephi Wild - Mar 24, 2022

Presented in association with New Diorama Theatre and Nouveau Riche, Ryan Calais Cameron is the director and Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu is the co-director/original director. They are directing the original cast: Mark Akintimehin, Emmanuel Akwafo, Nnabiko Ejimofor, Darragh Hand, Aruna Jalloh and Kaine Lawrence.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2022

Presented in association with New Diorama Theatre and Nouveau Riche, Ryan Calais Cameron is the director and Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu is the co-director/original director. They are directing the original cast: Mark Akintimehin, Emmanuel Akwafo, Nnabiko Ejimofor, Darragh Hand, Aruna Jalloh and Kaine Lawrence.

FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY Will Transfer to The Royal Court Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2022

The Royal Court Theatre will present For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy by Ryan Calais Cameron in association with New Diorama Theatre and Nouveau Riche in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs from March 31 2022, with press night on Thursday 7 April 2022, 7pm.