by Habiba Akther | Feb 22, 2023 | Off/Stage Reviews
Longlisted for the 2018 Fagon Award, Mahad Ali’s debut play is an honest portrayal of the complexities in navigating love and belonging in a society that is hostile to immigrants. This play follows the journey of two refugee brothers from Nigeria: Hassan (Williams)...
by Habiba Akther | Nov 9, 2022 | Off/Stage Reviews
Writer Azma Dar is the mastermind behind this tantalising but ultimately dense biodrama – the tale of the British South Asian Muslim war hero, lost to time, but never so relevant. Several years in the making, Kali Theatre (known for its championing of women and...
by Habiba Akther | Oct 6, 2022 | Off/Stage Reviews
A deeply rich revival of Pearl Cleage’s 1995 play, set against the dying days of the alluring Harlem Renaissance. Artistic Director of Bush Theatre, Lynette Linton’s scrumptious staging follows a group of friends in bustling 1930’s Harlem, New York, pursuing their...
by Habiba Akther | Mar 5, 2022 | Off/Stage Reviews
Amanda Wilkin’s award-winning play returns to Soho Theatre: a transformative one-woman production about hope, healing and connection, Shedding a Skin is a story for our times. “I would rather be anywhere. Anywhere else in the world right now. Than right here”. These...
by Habiba Akther | Feb 18, 2022 | Off/Stage Reviews
Channel 4 Playwrights’ Scheme winner Dipo Baruwa-Etti’’s supernatural thriller, ‘An Unfinished Man’, is an unflinching look at the mental health struggles of a young black man in East London, set against the backdrop of rising austerity, superstitions, and...
