Theatre listings
A Sound is Still a Sound
Open Works Festival Presents a rehearsed reading of A Sound is Still a sound.
Kalakuther: Queen of Fela's Republic
Open Works Festival Presents a work in progress, KalakutHER: Queen of Fela's Republic.
Seven Magic Birds: An African Panto
Open Works Festival presents a work in progress performance of Seven Magic Birds: An African Panto.
In Conversation with David Greg and John Rwothomack
Join playwright and theatre director David Greig and Artistic director of Roots Mbili Theatre John Rwothmack in conversation.
ÌLỌ́YÁ
Open Works Festival presents ÌLỌ́YÁ.
Ijakadi (The Wrestle)
Open Works Festival Presents a work in progress performance of Ijakadi (The Wrestle).
Crush
A clinic waiting room. Two Somali teens. One awkward meet-cute. Najma has been in treatment for years. Zakariya’s just starting out. She sketches. He writes poems. Neither of them is ready to talk. Until they meet each other.
Off-Key
At a Birmingham grammar bursting with overachievers, political meltdowns, and teenage delusion, best friends Sabrin and Ruqqiyah are free-falling to their futures.
Never Look Back
Uganda, 2020. Veteran Komakech ‘Abba’ Ogwang is haunted by dreams of battle. His granddaughter, Anena, urges him to share his long-buried story.
12 Letters To My Name
Tobi and Jay, the only two Africans in the class, are lambs to the slaughter. Newly arrived to England, Sheffield, they are forced to navigate a new life alongside the quiet ache of home.
