Theatre

Nigerian-born verbal and visual craftsman Inua Ellams has had the London poetry world in the palm of his hands for some time now. His name pops up on practically every poetry related London event I stumble across – and his prose isn’t ‘alf popular either; his debut play The 14th Tale, which I enjoyed at [...]

There’s something distinctly noble about Nigerian-born, Antiguan/British-raised actress Nikki Amuka-Bird. From her regal features to the gracious way she accepts the apology I proffer for my tardiness to our interview (serves me right for cutting it fine and not factoring in diversions and traffic). Perhaps it’s this nobility that has played a hand in her [...]

Ghanaian-born, British actor Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is fast establishing himself as one of the UK’s most versatile young thespians.  Chances are that over the past couple of years you would have caught at least one of his many TV and theatre appearances.  Be it as part of the ensemble cast of the BBC’s sophisticated one-for-the-kids comedy [...]

Hollywood actress Sanaa Lathan talks to SoulCulture.TV about her family’s history in entertainment, being very critical of her own work and distinguishing between herself and the characters she plays. “I am my instrument, you can’t just leave yourself behind. There’s a little of me in every character…. and yet… well-written characters have their own spirit [...]

Award-winning playwright Bola Agbaje follows the acclaimed Detaining Justice with her latest piece Off the Endz; yet another critique of contemporary British society.  David (Ashley Walters of So Solid Crew, Hustle and Small Island fame) is fresh out of prison – again – and calls on pretty old flame Sharon (Lorraine Burroughs) and childhood friend [...]

Shortly before Christmas we caught up with stunning actress Sanaa Lathan at the Novello Theatre in London, where the current run of Tennessee Williams’ Cat On A Hot Tin Roof takes place until April 2010. Adapted by Debbie Allen, the play features an esteemed all-black starring cast in which Sanaa plays Maggie ‘The Cat’ alongside [...]

Seize The Day is the brand new play written and directed by renowned actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah, now showing at the Tricycle Theatre as part of their ‘Not Black And White’ season – three pieces reflecting on the state of contemporary Britain. Jeremy Charles, played by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, is upwardly-mobile young London personified.  With [...]

A Window (a triptych) playing at the Oval House until 14 November, is the latest theatrical piece by controversial playwright, Edward Bond. As with several others of Bond’s, it is in association with the Big Brum Theatre company which works extensively with young people, taking their plays on tour around the UK’s schools, seeking to [...]

For just over a week the Theatre Royal Stratford East in conjunction with the Soho Theatre, hosted a season of readings for work-in-progress plays taking a look at life in contemporary Britain called ‘Central Lines’. SoulCulture’s Tola Ositelu had the chance to preview two of these exciting new theatrical pieces. [...]

I just returned from a performance of ‘One Mile Away’ – a play with an ambulant format, something that has become a popular feature of London plays of late. It takes the notion that the audience are part of the art form one step further. The world literally becomes a stage as actors move around [...]