Belong, Bola Agbaje’s latest play, is a far cry from her Olivier Award winning debut Gone Too Far! set on a Peckham estate. Pigeonholed as an urban youth playwright, Belong shows Agbaje in grown up mode with flashes of satire in a tale of political misdirection and identity crises, says Joy Francis. Read review
Love Love Love may give the impression of the hippy dippy sixties but that would be way off the target set by playwright Mike Bartlett. His pacy, energetic and funny play takes a critical look at the Baby Boomer Generation, claims Julie Tomlin. Read review
This monthly event by Triforce Promotions takes 20 aspiring actors (Amma Boateng, winner of the one minute monologue, pictured) and puts them under scrutiny as they showcase their thespian talents to a panel of industry experts. Part slam, part Whose Line is it Anyway? for a contemporary audience, Mesha McNeil explains why she got carried away. Read review
It appears that abusing high profile women in the Twittersphere is becoming a national pastime from Ruth Brown of BBC1′s The Voice UK to columnist Grace Dent. Julie Tomlin reflects on the impact of the Independent’s Twitter 100 list which only features 18 women, and asks what needs to happen for them to get their voices heard.
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Award-winning Guardian columnist and writer Gary Younge gave the recent inaugural lecture on the Trinidadian-born intellectual and writer C.L.R James at the new library named in his honour in Dalston, Hackney.
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Nick Makoha is the second poet to be profiled in our poetry series. Born in Uganda and based in London, Makoha describes his poetry as “weird”. After the recent tour of his one man show My Father & Other Superheroes about absent fathers, the former resident artist of Spoke-Lab and writer-in-residence for Newham Libraries explains why poetry can transform young people’s lives.
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Book your place at Have women got Twitter clout?, A timely panel debate at the Free Word Centre on 30 May. Read more
Watch edited highlights from the recent Words of Colour/English PEN No Room at the Table debate on Black British writers.
"To find a network for writers that inspires creativity without compromise is rare, but also admirable, which is why Words of Colour is so important."
"Theatre Royal Stratford East programmes a range of productions that appeal to a wide demographic. Words of Colour has been instrumental in helping us reach this diverse community."
