black-femme-theatre

On finding joy and honouring spirit: Skin Deep Meets playwright Yasmin Joseph

J’Ouvert by Yasmin Joseph ; Production ; Cast: Annice Boparai, Gabrielle Brooks, Sapphire Joy and Zuyane Russell Directed by Rebekah Murrell ; Lighting Director: Simisola Majekodunmi ; Set Designer : Sandra Falase in collaboration with Chloe Lamford ; Movement Director: Shelly Maxwell Sound Designer: Beth Duke Assistant Director: Abigail Sewell Production Photography: Helen Murray ; Casting Director: Isabella Odoffin ; Harold Pinter Theatre ; London, UK ; 27th March 2021 ; Credit and copyright: Helen Murray

In her writing, Yasmin Joseph emphasises collective responsibility and collective power. Nkenna Akunna chats to the J’Ouvert writer about collaborators, the call of Carnival, and the spirits of Black women pioneers who came before.

Skin Deep Meets babirye bukilwa, writer of ‘…cake’ at Theatre Peckham

‘…cake’ is the second instalment in a trilogy of psychological dramas written by babirye bukilwa. J N Benjamin chats to the writer about generational abundance, the traps of visibility, and what our own words can teach us.

Skin Deep Meets ‘seven methods of killing kylie jenner’ director Milli Bhatia

Tia Bannon as Kara in 'seven methods' at the Royal Court, 2021. Photo: Myah Jeffers

After two years, ‘seven methods of killing kylie jenner’ is back on stage. Naomi Obeng chats to director Milli Bhatia about the play’s exploration of friendship, the internet, and the lucrative appropriation of Blackness.