August Newsletter

Welcome members to the August Edition of the Meetup newsletter. There are now six co-organisers who voluntarily research and organise black plays and events that we host every month.

Make me Feel
19th -23rd August
“Love is not transactional. It is cyclical. It grows. It biodegrades. It fertilises.”
This should be the happiest time in their lives. Jamie and Ruby. Together forever. First in their friendship group to get married. So why does Jamie feel so sad and scared all the time? by the unsettling realism of Get Out and His House, Beneath the Family Tree is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that will leave you questioning not just your past—but your very roots.
https://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/make-me-feel/#book

Brigadon
2nd – 30th August
‘Brigadoon, Brigadoon,
There my heart forever lies’
From the writers of My Fair Lady, Camelot and Gigi, let the magical outdoor setting of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre transport you to the captivating Scottish Highlands for this major new production of Lerner & Loewe’s musical classic, Brigadoon.

https://openairtheatre.com/production/brigadoon

The Legend of Them
7th – 10th August
“For the first time in my life, everything is silent”
A memory: reggae pioneer Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee hears her radio debut from Holloway Prison. Another: she’s engulfed in the Brixton uprising sparked by the police shooting of her sister. And now she is here, at a silent retreat, seeking spiritual guidance from her brother Mooji and ancestor Nanny of the Maroons, and a moment of transcendence.

https://brixtonhouse.co.uk/book-online/272056/

Play MakeDo A Festival Fun for all the Family
1st – 16 th August
Play Make Do is a new initiative from the Barbican’s Creative Collaboration department, building on from last summer’s hugely popular ‘anti-exhibition’ in The Curve, Our Street, which invited children and families to play through games, performance and conversation. Play Make Do is taking place all over the Iconic Arts Centre this year. The line-up includes even more interactive and breathtaking sessions to entertain the whole family, focusing on the joyful and transformative moments experienced when different generations unlock their creativity together.

Threatreland Black History Walk
25th August
Explore the hidden history of African presence in the West End's theatre district. With a recent explosion of Black productions since the events of 2020, we investigate and expose how far back the African/Caribbean presence on stage goes, who the performers were, where they appeared, audience reception and the racial climate at the time.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/theatreland-black-history-walk-tickets-1405402148659