We got the keys!!! 120 newly refurbished Studio Theatre, Gallery and rehearsal rooms. This was the Theatre down the road from where I grew up, so this means so much man. Artists, musicians, performers get at us at info
@nvrch
.co.uk
We're about to programme our first season
2/4
👏Excited to announce
@nvrchuk
as The Broadway’s newest Associate Artists!
This award-winning theatre collective is fresh from a sell-out run at
@RoyalCourt
They will use the Studio Theatre to nurture emerging local talent & produce own original work
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.- Ephesians 3:20
Following its sold-out runs at Royal Court & New Diorama, award-winning For Black Boys Who Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy transfers to the West End.
25th March - 7th May 2023
We could not have got here without your incredible support.
Booking opens tomorrow!
The world premiere of a new play by Ryan Calais Cameron (
@RyanCalaisC
) based on a true event in the life of actor Sidney Poitier will run at the
@KilnTheatre
in London from April
First week very nearly SOLD OUT! Thank you! but it all means nothing unless we get young Black men in to see this play. My team are doing our best but if you could share, like retweet or personally invite, trust me it would be a huge help. x
FOR BLACK BOYS: Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evening next week are now all SOLD OUT, with limited tickets left for previews Wednesday and Thursday.
☀️ & 🎟️:
Thank you
@insideOutUK_
for such a wonderful night, and awarding me with the Creative Movement Award for For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Was Too Heavy ❤️
Queens of Sheba by
@TheJessHagan
adapted for stage by me, will play in The Main House at
@sohotheatre
for 3 weeks only. THIS IS THE LAST TIME WE DO LONDON. The show is so dope and so important I beg you book early
To be in NYC with
@nvrchuk
and THIS show!!! Honestly you need to understand where we're coming from to really appreciate where we're at. All glory to God🙏
FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY
Is now officially ONSALE🔥🔥
@royalcourt
31st March-30th April
Book early to avoid disappointment
THANK YOU!!! To my team
@nvrchuk
for continuously pushing the barriers of what Theatre can and should be! THANK YOU
@boundlessabound
for supporting me when I had nothing but a vision. THANK YOU
@newdiorama
for giving us pure love, generosity and a space to create.
Thank you to those who came saw
#ForBlackBoys
. Your love & support has meant the world to us
A massive thank you to
@newdiorama
& the amazing team who made this show MAGICAL
HUGE shoutout to the cast who have given this all their hearts. You are & always will be our kings
Happy publication day to
@RyanCalaisC
! The revised and updated second edition of FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY is published today, as it begins performances
@royalcourt
tonight:
Featured in today's The Times newspaper discussing growing up in Lewisham, the West End Transfer of For Black Boys..., the world premiere of Retrograde and a number of TV projects making it to the screen this year ❤️
Ahead of For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy opening in the West End, writer
@RyanCalaisC
spoke with
@dominicjmaxwell
for
@thetimes
about the life experiences that fed into his breakthrough production 📰
A lifetime in the making, this quite possibly will be the most honest, beautiful and important piece I ever write.
My love letter to young Black British men
🔥🔥NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT🔥🔥
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy
Written by
@RyanCalaisC
Directed by
@TristanFAiduenu
12th Oct-6th Nov
🎫
The six-person ensemble of For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy
@newdiorama
and
@royalcourt
Is among the winners of The Stage
#DebutAwards
2022
Last night was completely mesmerising, I cannot put it into words what it means to do THIS show, with THIS team. I'm literally the happiest Artistic Director in the world right now 🥲
We are very nearly sold out for Queens of Sheba
@sohotheatre
There are a few tickets left for this Thursdays (19th) matinee & there will be a post-show Q&A with our Artistic Director
@RyanCalaisC
& the cast.
Get your tickets before they’re all gone!
THANK YOU Aruna Jalloh, Emmanuel Akwafo, Darragh Hand, Mark Akinitmehin, Nnabiko Ejimofor and Kaine Lawrence. These young Kings bared their souls to us night after night, put EVERYTHING on the line! THANK YOU
@TristanFAiduenu
(a modern visionary) for taking such care of my Baby!
Thank you to those who came saw
#ForBlackBoys
. Your love & support has meant the world to us
A massive thank you to
@newdiorama
& the amazing team who made this show MAGICAL
HUGE shoutout to the cast who have given this all their hearts. You are & always will be our kings
SHIFTERS playtext is here 😍 They really just let me write a whole love story. About 2 Black people. In exactly the way I wanted to write it.
Directed by the icon
@LynetteLinton
, beautifully performed by
@TosinCole
&
@heatha_a
. They are very special. We open Fri. See ya there ❤️
➡️OPEN CASTING CALL⬅️
Human Nurture by
@RyanCalaisC
Following its critically acclaimed tour earlier this year, we’re excited to be touring this “poignant and explosive” story, written by award-winning writer, Ryan Calais Cameron, directly into schools.
'Naw she wasn’t the one. I thought she was but then I believe Rosie done put a curse on me. She don’t want me to have no other woman'
Nnabiko Ejimofor playing Shealy in
#OVJitney
Absolutely beautiful! This is why we do it! Thank you
@tobikyere
for making work like this more accessible and big up man like
@tywilliam14
for making the work
FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY at Apollo Theatre is now ON SALE!
Limited 6-week run from the 25th of March - 7th May 2023
If you are keen to bring school or community groups please get in touch!
Book here:
NEWS! Following a legendary run at NDT,
@nvrchuk
’s FOR BLACK BOYS… transfers
@royalcourt
this Spring.
Commissioned by NDT, co-commissioned
@boundlessabound
, this marks one of the very few Off-West End productions to ever to transfer Downstairs at the RC.
A historic moment.
For Black Boys…won the Visionary Arts Play of the Year award!
Writer & director Ryan Calais Cameron & producer Jasmyn Fisher-Ryner collected the award for this fantastic & important production.
Congratulations to the
#ForBlackBoys
team!
#visionaryartsawards
#createchange
"This transfer will be a huge cultural event and landmark for
@nvrchuk
and our community, to see the words 'For Black Boys...' in bright lights in the centre of Sloane Square." Ryan Calais Cameron (
@RyanCalaisC
)
Join us from 31 Mar.
🎟️
How To Start Your Own Theatre Company By
@nvrchuk
Unsure of how to begin? This FREE workshop will discuss our journey so far, commissioning new work, our portfolio, partnerships and all the ins and outs of having a theatre company.
6.30PM
Tuesday 25th May
News:
@TCLive
have announced the cast and creatives for their upcoming UK Tour of
@RyanCalaisC
's
#HumanNurture
, a co-production with
@crucibletheatre
. Touring to schools and theatres, it explores crucial themes of the intersectionality of race and class.
TRAILER - Human Nurture by Ryan Calais Cameron via
@YouTube
Human Nurture lands in
@sohotheatre
this week coming, already sold out till Thursday the 24th ONE WEEK ONLY!!!!
In 2011 Frank Ocean wrote a Tumblr letter answering the question "Explain your current situation to your five-years-ago self."
10 years later, we have invited some of the country's most exciting TheatreMakers, Poets and Musicians to answer that same question CHECK THE LINE UP!!!
💥FIRST LOOK - RED PITCH💥
New photos are here! Tyrell Williams' RED PITCH has exploded onto our stage, getting audiences on their feet every night.
Check them out to see our absolutely brilliant cast in action.
📸 Craig Fuller
It's ONE WEEK until Bangers opens at
@sohotheatre
and tour audiences are feeling the love for our smart, modern, immersive play... Run run run for your tickets
#bangers
Artist of Colour Panel
@BroadwayCatford
tonight 7pm! As part of the Untapped Award. Last chance to sign up On the panel tonight we have Ryan Calais Cameron & Sarah Verghese from Nouveau Riche, Natalie Norman from Underbelly and Dermot Daly, director.
For today's
#EdFringe
list I've picked 10 THEATRE SHOWS to see at Edinburgh Fringe. Themes include gambling, illness, queerness, race, romance, and the life of Les Dawson. Full list, here...
🎭
@nvrchuk
is presenting the world premiere of For Black Boys,at
@newdiaroma
Written by
@RyanCalaisC
& set in a world of music & movement, 6 men clash in a bid for survival
🗓️ 12 Oct - 6 Nov
Supported via
#NationalLottery
Project Grants 🤗
Book 👉
📢AFTER PARTY📢
Nouveau Nights: 90s R&B start at 7.30 pm on the 4th of March at Broadway, Catford with an AFTER PARTY till LATE at the theatre bar.
Your £5 ticket gets you entry to both & they are going fast 🔥🔥🔥
Tickets here
A brand-new play for the Studio, Human Nurture by
@RyanCalaisC
features music, moves and lots of dynamite.
Don't miss this energetic co-production with
@TCLive
running until 12 Feb.
Book now:
Actor Justice Ritchie is currently performing in a UK-wide schools and theatres tour of Ryan Calais Cameron (
@RyanCalaisC
)’s Human Nurture. He explains why it is important for pupils to see the play
We are extremely excited to announce that HUMAN NURTURE by
@RyanCalaisC
It is a co-production with
@crucibletheatre
as part of their 50th anniversary season & will re-open the Crucible Studio. It will also tour across the country from February next year. More details soon.
🚨🚨🚨EVERYONE WILL BE TAKEN OFF THE FLIGHT!!
NOONE WILL BE DEPORTED TO RWANDA TONIGHT!!
We have won today, but we will continue the fight tomorrow and against EVERY racist deportation ✊🏾✊🏾🔥🔥
TALAWA YOUNG PEOPLE'S THEATRE ARE HIRING 📣
SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER
STAGE MANAGER
@TalawaTheatreCo
Deadline: Midday on Monday 31stJanuary 2022
For more information and how to apply please see our website 🔽
#Theatre
#Jobs
#ArtsJobs
#Arts
RED PITCH AT QPR
Enjoy a look behind the scenes of our shoot
@QPR
's stadium with the cast of Red Pitch! A story of three lifelong friends dreaming of football stardom in the shadow of gentrification, Tyrell William's sharp-edged new play opens next week.
Our final nominee in this category are
@RyanCalaisC
@TristanFAiduenu
&
@nvrchuk
, shortlisted for their their outstanding play ‘For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy’:
‼️ GET INVOLVED ‼️
The form is to help us best support community groups and young people who would like to attend the production of 'For Black Boys’ at the Apollo Theatre, 25th March - 7th May 2023.
Any questions, please email FBB
@royalcourttheatre
.com
There was a scene that was so deep a black man beside me who I didn't know started tearing up and shaking, I felt his energy at the end of the play I just gave him a hug and asked if he was alright, that moment was so pure and sincere because I am my brothers keeper
Opening night is officially SOLD-OUT! Thank you so much for showing up peeps! We’re working hard to create something special for you. 🔥
Still some tickets left for 18th, 20th & 21st May.
In assoc. with
@nvrchuk
Seeded by
@CamdenPT
#londontheatre
So much to be excited about here... a new trilogy from
@ChrisBushWrites
! A revival of The Contingency Plan! A Shakespeare from
@RampsOTM
! And a new play from
@RyanCalaisC
! Will have to get down to Sheffield it seems...
Nouveau Nights: Frank Ocean Edition
The Albany on the 26th of November, 8pm.
We are so excited to announce the rest of the line-up and host
@auntiewa
L-R is Kareem Parkin-Browns, Ewa Dina, Joshua Kyeot, Jolade Olusanya and Keziah Who.
tickets are £5
The Tide. 21st -29th Aug 21
The Tide explores the narratives and experiences of migration within the United Kingdom whilst holding a mirror up to an evolving British culture.
Artistic collaboration between
@RyanCalaisC
and
@jadehackett2015
What’s this? A boxload of
@MethuenDrama
scripts for the dynamite play Human Nurture by
@RyanCalaisC
Order your copy on our website, or book to see it live at
@TheatrePeckham
3 – 5th November!
My one-man play ‘The Life of Olu’ is back at
@sohotheatre
as part of the Soho Rising Festival on the 2nd & 3rd of Feb.
Previously performed at
@GooseTheatre
&
@TheatrePeckham
. Directed by
@ItsJessMeXx
Come through to experience the life of NW London 🤩
T h e F u t u r e i s N o i r
"To be young, gifted and Black.There's a world waiting for you.Your's is the quest that's just begun"- Nina Simone
5 incredible shows ushering in the future of nuanced Black British Stories
24th-28th of May
Book Now
#FFF
Show number 5 of
T H E F U T U R E I S N O I R
A P P L E
By Cheryl Ndione
Today 28th of May
6.30PM & 8.30PM
LIVE THEATRE IS BACK
So come and experience the future of authentic Black British talent
#FFF
#APPLE
#TheRevolutionWillBeTheatricalized
Highly polished storytelling from Kano, memetic hook from Double E, beautiful collaborative performance with Ghetts 😭🔥 3 of the greatest to ever do it, these are the artists that should be out representing the UK scene, nobody else 🐐🐐🐐
What a Phenomenal Exquisite Journey with these SUPERSTARS ✨I Loved Every Minute of it!!! Thank U
@DexterFlanders2
for Your Beautiful Brave Script!
#FOXES
🦊Was a Joy to Perform & Witness Every Night Audiences Receiving the Story with Open Arms, Open Hearts! Tears & Laughter!
We've got just over two weeks left of
#ontheropes
@ParkTheatre
don't miss out! Ends 4 Feb!🥊Thanks to everyone who has come so far and given us amazing feedback 😁💕
@TheProdExch
"I'd literally never seen unapologetic black boy joy in the theatre before"
Huge thanks to writer and performer Angelo Irving for sharing the play in our collection that matters the most to him, 'For Black Boys...' by Ryan Calais Cameron ✨📚
CASTE-ING by Nicole Acquah
A beatbox-musical depicting the professional and emotional issues faced by Black women within the acting industry.
29th August 2021 at the Roundabout, Brixton.
Book your tickets now!