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THE WHIP - new play at the RSC
14 January 2020
The Whip is Juliet Gilkes Romero’s (https://twitter.com/telljuliet) new play looking at the price of abolishing the slave trade in the UK.
Removing Structural Inequalities
17 January 2019
Barriers to collaboration between universities and black and minority ethnic community organisations could be removed says Katherine Dunleavy
Tara's interim Executive Director, Jonathan Kennedy, appointed British Council Director Arts India
15 January 2019
Tara's interim Executive Director, Jonathan Kennedy, has been appointed as the British C…
News of the Black Theatre Live national touring consortium
31 December 2018
The Black Theatre Live consortium funding for national touring concluded in 2018. Nevertheless
B7 Media has teamed up with Tara Arts
25 November 2018
Following her mesmerising stage performance at Tara Theatre in spring this year B7 Media has teamed up with Tara Arts for a new audio recording of the remark…
Black Ticket Project creating opportunities for young Black people to access theatre
4 October 2018
THE STORY SO FAR
In 2016, Inua Ellams' 'Barber Shop Chronicles' made its debut at the National Theatre - a compelling, explosive, …
Lyn Gardner: Edinburgh Fringe 2018 has shown that if you put diversity on stage, audiences come
24 August 2018
“It’s time to free ourselves from the obsession with the perfectly formed, beautifully diverse audience,” declared Nicholas Hytner…
Shakespeare and the 'Live' Theatre Broadcast Experience - Black Theatre Live featured
17 July 2018
We are delighted to have contributed to Dr Jami Rogers book for the chapter: Talawa and Black Theatre Live: 'Creating the Ira Aldridges That Are Reme…
NEO Learning online platform for schools
1 June 2018
Launching in autumn 2018 NEO Learning is a multi-functional platform that allows schools to search for, book and participate in live video s…
Black Theatre Live new partnership with Digital Theatre+
29 May 2018
We are delighted to announce Black Theatre Live has partnered up with
National Diversity Awards 2018
3 May 2018
The National Diversity Awards – a prestigious black tie event, which celebrates the excellent achievements of grass- root communities that tackle the i…
ISCRE wins grant for Black Theatre Live & HighRise theatre project to raise aspirations in Suffolk’s young offenders
23 February 2018
Following our succesful tour of Big Foot by Joseph …
Young Muslim Voices project has launched
31 January 2018
The Young Muslim Voices project has launched: Stories written by young Muslims, told through live performances and online films by a diverse array of a…
State of Theatre Access Report 2017
1 November 2017
In 2016, VocalEyes published the State of Mus…
'Artists are surgeons of the soul
22 May 2017
Tara Arts artistic director Jatinder Verma took home the top p…
Huge drop in Asian theatre audiences ‘extremely worrying' The Stage reports
17 May 2017
Asian theatremakers have warned that a “severe lack of representation” on stage is resulting in Asian audiences abandoning the arts.…
Greenwich Theatre's Artistic Director, James Haddrell on BAME casting & touring
18 March 2017
Greenwich Theatre boss on getting more lead roles for performers from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.
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The Audience Agency - Show Stats for touring companies
31 January 2017
Read Penny Mills of the Audience Agency's article on Show Stats from
Tara Arts Artistic Director Jatinder Verma awarded MBE in 2017 New Year Honours list
31 December 2016
We are really delighted Black Theatre Live partner Tara Arts' Artistic Director Jatinder Verma has been awarded an MBE in
A thirst for diversity - Black Theatre Live in Arts Professional
24 March 2016
Click HERE to read the …
'British Black & Asian Shakespeare Performance Database'
3 December 2015
This unique new research from The University Of Warwick documents nearly 1200 productions of Shakespeare since 1930.
Dr Jami Rogers, Res…
Making an Entrance - Asian Theatre in Britain - BBC Radio 3 - Sun 22 Nov
20 November 2015
Sarfraz Manzoor charts the history of Asian theatre in Britain, a tale which ranges from The Bayaderes, 'Priestesses of Pondicherry' - temple dancers…
BBC Arts feature: Colour-blind casting
29 April 2015
Colour-blind casting: The untold history of Black and Asian Shakespeare
The history of colour-blind or non-traditional ca…