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The play spotlights Afro-Brazilian culture by reconstructing the true story of Zumbi, an African slave living in Brazil, who was killed by the Portuguese in 1695 for defending his village. The story...

This ;play of revolutionary dreams' was inspired by an attempted coup against Eric Williams, the first prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, and explores issues of post-independence...

The play is set in 1911 and is based on the story of Joe Turner, a White man and brother of the Governor of Tennessee who, specialised in 'virtually kidnapping black labourers and forcing them to work...

The Black Spirit was a production celebrating the spiritual force of African people using aesthetic influences from Africa, the Caribbean and Europe. It included two pieces of choreography, Agbara,...

The play explores the history of the transatlantic slave trade by examining the political set-up in Britain and the practice among slavers in London, Liverpool and...

This production by a Theatre-in-Education company explored the story of Olaudah Equiano, who was born in the Ibo tribal land of Nigeria and sold into slavery. The play follows his journey from Africa...

Presented as part of the Black Theatre Forum Season, the play is a historic Ethiopian classic by Tsegaye Gabre Medhin whilst writer in residence at the court of the Emperor Haile Selassie. It explores...

This musical play explores the impact of the history of transatlantic slavery in the Caribbean through music and drama and is set in the early 1950s when a group of islanders are about to emigrate to...

The play explores aspects of the transatlantic slave trade in the 18th century through the story of Ide, the proud son of King Amda and William, the son of Samuel Randall a wealthy Liverpool merchant....

This production launched Talawa Theatre Company. Originally titled Toussaint L’Ouverture, James’s play is based on the story of the Black Haitian revolutionary leader by that name, who in 1791 led the...

This dance piece developed from historical research on the freed slaves of Louisiana in the 19th century where the original story of Giselle was transposed. The production was widely reviewed during...

Set in Jamaica in 1937, this non-naturalistic play explores the history of Black people and their oppression. It starts with a nine nights ceremony for the death of its central character, Crew. This...