...blackbird hour
A visceral and moving exploration of caring, belonging, and a queer Black woman's attempts to love herself. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2025.
...cake
2f (playing ages 42 and 16)A psychological drama that asks if the cycle of generational trauma can ever be broken. Can queer, Black femmes find love and belonging when the soil beneath them – and the climate around them – is hostile?
"Daddy": A Melodrama
3f 3m plus gospel choirA blistering melodrama from Jeremy O. Harris, whose play Slave Play received a record twelve nominations at the 74th Tony Awards.
(Not) the End of the World
By Chris Bush3-4fA daringly theatrical investigation of the climate crisis through the perspectives of class, patriarchy and colonialism.
#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei
9-12mA timely play based on the true story of an imprisoned Nobel Laureate.
40 Days
By Firdos Ali2f 1m plus 1 boy (unseen)A play exploring the impact of state violence on Black and brown children.
Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers8 Hotels
2f 2mA play about passion, suspicion and revenge, based on true events involving some of the twentieth century's most influential American artists.
Acceptance
By Amy Ng3f 1mCrackling with razor-sharp dialogue, Amy Ng's play asks whether we can ever escape our past, and investigates the destructive side of our search for acceptance.
All God's Chillun Got Wings
3f 3m plus extrasAn expressionist play about a violently dysfunctional mixed-race marriage, inspired by an old Negro spiritual.
Published in volume The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got WingsAll of Us
6-10f 7-9m plus optional extrasA passionate and timely drama that looks at the human cost of abandoning those who struggle to fit in.
The Arrival
2m (thirties)A taut family drama about obsession, betrayal and the human need to belong.
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Amateur Productions
On Now & Coming SoonBill Bryson, Adapted by Tim WhitnallFin KennedyAmanda WhittingtonAlexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate SummerscaleAmanda WhittingtonHenrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard EyreTom WellsJeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey