That Black Theatre Podcast
That Black Theatre Podcast is a podcast about Black theatre, Black creativity and blackness in Britain, hosted by PhD student Nadine Deller and her sister Nadia Deller. Hear stories about and from the leaders of Black British theatre, from 1900 to today.A podcast from the National Theatre’s Black Plays Archive, in partnership with Central School of Speech and Drama and the London Arts and Humanities Partnership. Listen weekly on Mondays from 28 September 2020.
Episodes
14 episodes
That Black Theatre Podcast: An interview with Ola Ince
In the final episode of Series 1, we have a very special guest, the exceptional theatre director Ola Ince. We talk about her past and upcoming work, the future of Black theatre and what she wants to see change in the British theatre industry.
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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59:14
That Black Theatre Podcast: 2010s, Nine Night, Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner and Jasmine Lee-Jones
This week we look at the last decade of Black British theatre and ask: have things really changed for Black theatre practitioners? We focus on two different plays: Natasha Gordon’s Nine Night, which is the first play on record by a...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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54:42
That Black Theatre Podcast: Mojisola Adebayo, Afri-queer theatre, climate change and colonisation.
This week we have a really special guest, Mojisola Adebayo. We discuss ‘Afri-Queer Theatre’, Black queer stories in theatre, climate change and colonisation. Mojisola discusses their play Moj of the Antarctic, which was performed at th...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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58:03
That Black Theatre Podcast: 2000s, the 'state of the nation' & Roy Williams
This week we're continuing our discussion of the 2000s. We talk about how theatre can address the 'state of the nation', through the work of the brilliant playwright, Roy Williams. We were lucky enough to have an interview with Roy, who b...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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51:42
That Black Theatre Podcast: 2000s, the ‘renaissance’ in Black theatre, debbie tucker green and Lynette Goddard
This week we discuss the question of whether there was a ‘renaissance’ in Black theatre during the 2000s and the work of debbie tucker green, with the prominent academic, Professor Lynette Goddard. We talk about the unprecedented mainstream pre...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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57:44
That Black Theatre Podcast: An interview with Winsome Pinnock
This week we have a really exciting episode: an interview and discussion dedicated to the brilliant and prominent playwright and academic, Winsome Pinnock. Winsome is one of the best-known playwrights working in Britain today. We were lucky eno...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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54:44
That Black Theatre Podcast: Black Women Time,1980s -1990s, Jackie Kay, Valerie Mason-John and Lynette Goddard
This week, we discuss the position of Black women playwrights in the 1980s and 1990s. We talk to Professor Lynette Goddard (Royal Holloway University) about the politics of representation and Black lesbian and queer playwrights, including Jacki...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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54:23
That Black Theatre Podcast: 1980s, Michael Abbensetts, Winsome Pinnock
This week we are looking at the 1980s, a time when there was a ‘boom’ in Black theatre production in Britain. We discuss the political and social changes that occurred in 1980s Britain, a decade of Thatcher’s Tory government, recession, and ins...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:00:27
That Black Theatre Podcast: 1970s, Black Power Politics, Mustapha Matura & Alfred Fagon
This week we are looking at the 1970s, a time of resistance and rebellion. We talk about the work of Mustapha Matura and Alfred Fagon amidst the realities of police brutality, anti-racist politics and Black Power in Britain and the USA. <...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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57:41
That Black Theatre Podcast: 1960s, Colonisation and Class, Barry Reckord & Wole Soyinka
This week we are looking at the tumultuous 1960s, a time of civil unrest, civil rights, anti-colonial struggle, and international conflict. We talk about the work of Barry Reckord and Wole Soyinka amidst the political, social and cultural conte...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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49:33
That Black Theatre Podcast: 1950s, The Windrush Generation, Errol John and Barry Reckord
This week we are delving into a seminal point in Black British theatre, the 1950s. We look at the historical backdrop of the post-war period, mass immigration, and the Windrush Generation. Two important playwrights who were part of...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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45:33
That Black Theatre Podcast: Black Women in the 1930s, Una Marson & Delia Jarrett-Macauley
This week we are looking at the 1930s and the first black woman playwright in the Black Plays Archive, the legendary Una Marson, and how she flourished in 1930s Britain. A trailblazer in every sense, Una Marson was a Jamaican poet, playwright, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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42:05
That Black Theatre Podcast: Plurality of Black Stories, The Black Plays Archive & Natasha Bonnelame
In our first episode of That Black Theatre Podcast we talk about the wonderful Black Plays Archive, the focal point of our journey into black theatre history in Britain. We chat to a leading academic and previous manager of the Black Plays Arch...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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45:14