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Tales from the Front Line, Talawa Theatre Company’s challenging and vital online series, uses verbatim interviews with Black key workers to explore the complex impact of the Covid-19 crisis on those on the Front Line of the pandemic. I spoke with Talawa's New Work Producer Ifrah Ismail to find out more. Can you tell me... Continue Reading →
Radio 4, Talawa Theatre Company – the UK’s leading Black British theatre company, and producers feral inc, will come together to showcase original audio dramas by three promising young writers; Sian Davila, Charles Entsie and Roberta Livingston, from 7 May. These new works will be brought to life by casts including Sharon D Clarke, Don... Continue Reading →
The third and fourth films from Tales from the Front Line, Talawa Theatre Company’s challenging and vital online series, will be released on their website from 12pm on Thursday 11th February 2021. The six-episode series uses verbatim interviews with Black key workers to explore the complex impact of the Covid-19 crisis on those on the... Continue Reading →
Black key workers, from NHS staff to teachers, have their voices heard in Talawa Theatre Company’s new online series. Exposing the hypocrisy, furious exhaustion, and glimmering hope for a better future, Tales from the Front Line uses verbatim interviews to explore the historic Covid-19 crisis and its seismic impact on those on the Front Line... Continue Reading →
