Theatre Futures is the digital gateway to Theatre and Performance Research at Rose Bruford College.

Black & Ethnic Minority Theatre and drama - websites

Rose Bruford has a long tradition of developing minority ethnicity actors and writers, including Peter Bankole (RSC, Ipswich); Yvonne Brewster (Talawa); Femi Euba (Nigeria); Ray Fearon(RSC and Coronation Street); Simone James (NT); Michelle Joseph (Eastenders); Alton Kumalo (RSC and Temba); Paulette Randall (Talawa); Trevor Rhone (The Harder They Come); Nadim Sawalha (Film & TV); Janet Steel (Kali); Ben Thomas (Playschool and Talawa); David Tse (Yellow Earth); Diane-Louise Jordan (Songs of Praise); Roy Williams (Sing your Heart Out for the Lads).

Here are a few websites we have collected, which may be of interest:

Timeline for Black British Theatre, from the Decibel project.

The Eclipse Report, at the Arts Council website. The main project website is at Eclipse Theatre

The main Black History Month website

Susan Croft’s research on Black performance, Moving Here migration histories

Ira Aldridge, tragedian of mid-19th Century, on the Black History Month website

Prominent Black Theatre Companies
Talawa is Britain’s foremost Black-led theatre company. “We give voice to the Black British experience and support talent.” Production; youth theatre; new writing; discussion. Based north London.

Nitro Black Music Theatre. Welcome to Nitro. Inspiring Black Artists. Exploring Music. Creating New Stories.

Over the years Tara Arts has proved itself a uniquely seductive British theatre company. Its blend of East and West continues to inspire an alluring vision of modern Britain. (Hanif Kureishi)

Yellow Earth Theatre

  • london-based international touring company formed by five british east asian performers in 1995

  • produce high quality ensemble physical performance using traditions of east and west

  • explore and celebrate cultural heritage and contemporary experience

KALI THEATRE

encourages, develops and presents new theatre writing by Asian women.

“We seek out strong individual Asian women writers who challenge our perceptions through original and thought provoking theatre. We focus on content and ideas as much as on style, aiming to present memorable theatre events based on challenging and innovative ideas. No idea is too small, no statement too large. We actively encourage our writers and audience to reinvent and reshape the theatrical agenda”

Projects in development
We’re proposing a joint project, with Mahila Sangha group, about a short story by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain called Sultana’s Dream. to be given a performance for Black History Month 2008.