What To Watch: On Stage November 2022
November is here and here’s is what is on stage this month! Full of amazing shows, don’t miss out.
Blues For An Alabama Sky @ National Theatre
Tickets: from £20.00
Dates: 20 Sept - 05 Nov 2022
About: Blues for an Alabama Sky is a startling play set in 1930 during the Harlem renaissance, about four friends whose lives and passions collide when a newcomer from Alabama arrives.
Things I Can Laugh About Now @ Brixton House
Tickets: from £17
Dates: 01 - 11 Nov 2022
About: Shakira Newton brings back the tragicomedy Things I Can Laugh About Now - a witty, funny and moving coming-of-age story of self-discovery. In this coming-of-age, uplifting story of self-discovery and hope, we get an insight into what it means to grow up differently to the world immediately around you, and how that can skew your idea of home, friendship and most importantly, love.
Without Planning Permission! @ Brixton House
Tickets: from £8.50
Dates: 11 - 12 Nov 2022
About: Without Planning Permission! explores themes that Black Men feel they have to both deal with and be accountable for when it comes to protecting their communities.
Elephant @ Bush Theatre
Tickets: from £12
Dates: 24 Oct - 12 Nov 2022
About: Part gig, part piano lesson, part journey through Empire – Elephant is a powerful new play from Anoushka Lucas (star of Oklahoma!, Young Vic).
The Frontline @ Theatre Peckham
Tickets: from £6
Dates: 10 - 12 Nov 2022
About: Another Saturday night on the streets of Peckham. How do you get ahead when you’re held back by historic bias, prejudice, and human weakness?
Black Sheep @ Jacksons Lane Arts Centre
Tickets: from £12
Dates: 15 - 16 Nov 2022 (performance on Tuesday 15 November will be BSL interpreted)
About: Black Sheep is a story about a Black woman finding love and a testament of personal strength, developed through transcending the white gaze, overcoming institutional racism and leaning into radical vulnerability. Securing her place as a pivotal UK Queer Black voice while telling her story via a heady mix of physical theatre, spoken word, song and sword swallowing, Black Sheep is timely, unsettling and deeply personal.
Richard The Second @ Omnibus Theatre
Tickets: from £13
Dates: 09 - 27 Nov 2022
About: Shakespeare’s Richard The Second in an electrifying, radical new adaptation.
ZOMBIEGATE @ Theatre503
Tickets: from £12
Dates: 7 - 19 Nov 2022
About: Zombiegate is a witty and empathetic debut play that gets behind the headlines and hashtags of internet trolls, scrutinising mob mentality and myths around cancel culture, and asks us to empathise with the people we find it hard to agree with.
The Wedding Speech @ Camden People's Theatre
Tickets: from £10
Dates: 15 - 19 Nov 2022
About: The Wedding Speech is a piece that speaks to the impact of the primary relationship on an individual, and the blind spots it can create in a seemingly self-aware person. A co-dependent parental bond can become normalised and it can take years to unpick and heal from.
Flat Shoes in the Club? @ Theatre503
Tickets: from £12 (There are six £6 tickets on offer for every performance.)
Dates: 25 Nov 2022
About: “Flat Shoes in the Club?” is an honest look at the ever-changing expectations of societal standards, told through the voice of a young Black woman trying to navigate her world and stand out in many different spaces. With playfulness and humour the show explores her world of image, relationships, and career aspirations as she constantly strives to reinvent herself and perform the best version of her.
MSDN By Intermission Youth @ Chelsea Theatre
Tickets: from £7.50
Dates: 09 Nov - 03 Dec 2022
About: The timeless quality of Shakespearean dialogue reaches new heights in MSND. Interwoven into the original narrative are themes around identity, relationships, and substance abuse. The company combines A Midsummer Night’s Dream’s mystical narrative with a contemporary spin.