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DECOLONISING HISTORY
30 October - 13 November 2019
Exploring issues from politicised teaching, to the legacy of trauma, to the joys of discovering uncelebrated historical figures, these five plays showcase the power of drama to unpack big ideas in a human and relatable way. A project for SOAS.
I WANNA BE YOURS
16 October 2019 - 18 January 2020
A tender, lyrical play by slam poetry champion Zia Ahmed directed by Anna Himali Howard
A TAMASHA SCRATCH
25 November & 19 December 2019
We're back with not one, but two evenings of scratch performances featuring dynamic new writing from writers from our 2018-19 Tamasha Playwrights group.
Latest blog
- Decolonising History: A Student's Perspective
- Full cast and creative team for nationwide tour of Zia Ahmed's I Wanna Be Yours 2019
- Satinder Chohan: "Both fascinated and alarmed by Britain's collective historical amnesia, I had to be involved in a project that sought to 'decolonise history'."
- Best of British: new theatre in the age of Brexit