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‘Portrays the male black British experience with joy as well as pain’: For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy – Royal Court Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz25th April 2022Leave a Comment

Ryan Calais Cameron does it again: he portrays the male black British experience with joy as well as pain.

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‘A unique blend of spoken word, choral work & music’: QUEENS OF SHEBA – Soho Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Laura Kressly21st February 2022Leave a Comment

This is a triumphant return of Queens of Sheba after a successful run at Soho Theatre in 2021 and Edinburgh Fringe in 2018. Expertly directed, these ladies burst onto the stage with such energy and so many vibes it’s infectious and everyone in the audience feels it.

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‘It is theatre that sends a powerful message’: QUEENS OF SHEBA – Touring ★★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rev Stan21st November 2019Leave a Comment

Queens of Sheba is a play of contrasts it is angry and joyous, fun and sad, quietly contemplative and in your face loud.

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Rev Stan’s favourite plays of the year (& first six-star production)

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rev Stan30th December 2018Leave a Comment

It’s time for Rev Stan’s best plays of 2018 overall, gleaned from everything I’ve seen – large productions and small, commercial theatres, subsidised and fringe.

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Final thoughts on my first trip to the Edinburgh Fringe or lessons in diverse programming

In Edinburgh Festival, Features, Festivals, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Scotland by Rev Stan27th August 2018Leave a Comment

Theatre is supposed to reflect society, challenge and change but how can it do that when its programming doesn’t fully embrace the full gamut of ethnicity, sexual orientation and balance of gender?

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‘The most emotional I’ve felt at the Fringe’: QUEENS OF SHEBA – Edinburgh Fringe

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Rev Stan24th August 2018Leave a Comment

I walked out of Queens of Sheba feeling a bit teary in a kind of happy/sad/exhilarated way. It’s the first Fringe play I’ve seen that has evoked such a strong emotional response.

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