12 Must See Shows
Summer theatre has not looked better ALT A REVIEW brings you 12 HOT shows to see right now: from joyful family friendly shows like Anna Hibiscus’ Song to love stories like Shifters to hard-hitting conversation starters like Slave Play and Death of England: The Plays there is something for everyone.
Grab a ticket and buckle up for an entertaining evening or two!
Spotlight: Utopia Theatre – Anna Hibiscus’ Song
This is the story of a young girl named Anna Hibiscus. Anna lives in amazing Africa. Ibadan, Nigeria to be exact. Anna Hibiscus is so filled with happiness that she feels like she might float away. And the more she talks to her family about it, the more her happiness grows! There’s only one thing to do…Sing! WIN TICKETS
Duke Of York Theatre – Shifters
The Shifters play is about two young and gifted lovers, Dre and Des, who shared many of their teen years together before parting ways with each other when Des decides to uproot. Years later, they both come crashing back into each other’s lives, with new secrets and old scars. Their memories collide with the present time, where they question if fate has brought them back together for a reason.
National Theatre : Hot Wing King
The Hot Wing King is a 2020 American comedy-drama play by writer Katori Hall. The play follows Cordell, his boyfriend, and their friends in Memphis, Tennessee preparing their culinary entry for the annual “Hot Wang Festival”.
Bush Theatre : The Real Ones
Best friends Zaid and Neelam shared a dream: get away, make it as playwrights, build a future where they’re free to be themselves. Together, always.
Oldham Coliseum Theatre Saved From Closure
After a successful campaign led by Julie Hesmondhalgh, the 139-year-old theatre is expected to reopen from its 2023 closure.
The theatre had to unfortunately close its doors after the Arts council of England withdrew its funding over management issues and concerns were raised by the local council over its’ lack of purpose’.
Many disagreed with these issues and rallied together to save the treasured building. The success of this crusade screams, Victory at last !
Noel Coward Theatre : A Slave Play
At the MacGregor Plantation the Old South is alive and well. The heat in the air, the cotton fields and the power of the whip. Yet nothing is quite as it appears… or maybe it is.
Shakespeare Globe Theatre : The Taming Of The Shrew
Young lover, Lucentio is determined to win the beautiful Bianca’s hand in marriage, however when Bianca’s father declares that it will only happen once her older sister Katherina is wedded, his chances seem slim.
Dominion Theatre : Sister Act
Last Chance! The Sister Act musical follows Deloris Van Cartier, a lounge singer who is forced to join a convent as part of a witness protection programme.
An interview with Kehinde Bankole
Award-winning actress, Kehinde Bankole discusses her lead role in Anna Hibiscus’s song in an open and honest conversation with Alt Africa.
Bristol Old Vic : How I learned How To Swim
Jamie can’t swim. Bit awkward when you’re 30. Fuelled by guilt and a need to mend her broken family, Jamie is taking on her biggest fear. The ocean.
Soho Place Theatre: Death Of England : Delroy
Death Of England : Delroy is the searing story of a Black working class man searching for truth and confronting his relationship with Britain. WIN TICKETS HERE
A candid Interview with Solange Urdang OBE
Co-founder of the BlackBritish Theatre Awards , Solange Urdang, OBE, interviewed by Alt Africa. Talking about her trailblazing accomplishments in the performing arts and her recent OBE.
The Playhouse Theatre : Cabaret
Set in early 1930s Berlin, American writer Cliff Bradshaw meets English cabaret singer Sally Bowles, a performer at the Kit Kat Club. But the rise of Nazism threatens this hedonistic Weimar Republic haven.
Prince Edward Theatre : MJ The Musical
MJ the Musical centres around rehearsals for Michael Jackson’s 1992 Dangerous World Tour. When an MTV camera crew arrives to interview Jackson for a documentary, the singer gradually opens up about his turbulent backstory and career.
Curated by Jamine Kamagate our Summer intern.
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