Talawa Theatre Company
2 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Talawa's Artistic Director Michael Buffong is in conversation with Archie Maddocks and William Nyerere Platsow. Archie’s play, A Place for We was first performed in a staged reading at Talawa Firsts 2018 and will be co-produced by Talawa and Park Theatre in October 2021. Will’s play, Terror Management Theory, will be performed at Talawa Firsts 2021 in a livestreamed double bill with Natasha Marshall's The Smiley Show.
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Episodes
Talawa Firsts Writers' Podcast
July 13, 2021 11:10 - 31 minutes - 44.1 MBJoin Talawa Theatre Company's Artistic Director and Joint CEO Michael Buffong in conversation with Theresa Ikoko and Keisha Thompson. As the wheel spins, questions are asked about the craft of writing, mental health and well being and how Black women writers are perceived. With laughs, good humour and insights, this podcast charts the way that today's Black British playwrights are navigating a path towards success, and defining what that success looks like.
Talawa Firsts Writers' Podcast
July 05, 2021 16:42 - 35 minutes - 16.7 MBTalawa Firsts has played a big part in centring stories by Black playwrights. Now, the Talawa Firsts Writers' Podcast brings together Talawa's Artistic Director Michael Buffong with writers past and present. As Michael spins the wheel, Archie Maddocks and William Nyerere Platsow answer questions and discuss issues; everything from navigating the industry as Black writers, self-care, handling rejection and ‘notes’, to their writing methods, motivations and much more. Upbeat, amusing, acut...