It’s a week of big news from the Donmar! We’ll be announcing our all-new programme for Feb-Aug 2024 tomorrow… Ahead of that, we’re excited to share that our critically acclaimed production of NEXT TO NORMAL will transfer to the West End from 18 June 2024 bit.ly/N2NWESTEND

This was such a wonderful evening and I was so honoured to be a judge for this year's prize. All the finalists' plays were brilliant, but Sarah Grochala's was the one that made me go "wow, I wish I'd written this." I really hope we'll see it on a big stage sometime soon.

To say I’m gassed to work with the indomitable Katori Hall twice in my humble lifetime is an understatement!!!Pulitzer winning play #TheHotWingKing will be serving all kinds of flavour National Theatre this July!

Amazing news babe xx

Today we turn 7. 213 meetups, 197 different productions, nearly 70 venues, hundreds of theatregoers, countless hours of post show gist and vibes. Appreciate all of you that have contributed to getting us to where we are today. #luvblktheatre

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Mel B launches petition with Women’s Aid to call on judges to undertake expert-led domestic abuse training - Stylist apple.news/AlXzn9r42QOyOq…

Running this Self-Care for Writers workshop in a couple of weeks - only £10 - pls RT #SupportPlaywrights #Playwrights #Screenwriters eventbrite.co.uk/e/self-care-fo…

The wonderful Kwame Owusu gives advice to fellow playwrights thinking of applying to the Mustapha Matura award. His play Dreaming and Drowning was programmed in Bush Theatre's 2023 season and received award nominations. #playwriting #alfredfagonaward Submissions close 31 July!

Sweet Like Chocolate 🍫😏

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from The Guardian for my show, HOW I LEARNED TO SWIM 🌊🌊 “The depths plumbed by Somebody Jones’s new play are extraordinary as one woman’s swimming lessons open up an expansive world of aquatic Black history and myth”

Just watched How I Learned to Swim at Brixton House. Heart breaking and a tad familiar. Go watch. And big up somebodyjones. It was my very first time at the venue. What a wonderful space in the heart of Brixton. brixtonhouse.co.uk/shows/how-i-le…

Join us for a post-show Q&A with How I Learned to Swim writer Somebody Jones on Friday 13 September 🌊 There is limited time to see this "extraordinary" show (The Guardian) playing at Brixton House until 14 September: brixtonhouse.co.uk/shows/how-i-le… 📸David Monteith-Hodge

Wangari Maathai was the first female professor in Kenya and the first African woman to be awarded the #NobelPeacePrize. She founded the Green Belt Movement, which led to the planting of millions of trees. Today we announce the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

Excited to be heading to Uganda to deliver this masterclass courtesy of the amazing Yenze Theatre Conservatoire

We’re pleased to announce the playwrights longlisted for this year’s Mustapha Matura Award and Mentoring Programme! Alexander Gallimore Ilayda McIntosh Hayley Schiffer Esther-Rennae Walker CJ Simon Savannah Acquah Rachel Oyawale Maryam Garad bit.ly/3xgkcqF

Let’s go outside🎶

Meet the shortlist for the Mustapha Matura Award & Mentoring Programme! The Last Days by Maryam Garad Hummingbird by Ilayda McIntosh Thank God for Her by Rachel Oyawale Places of Me by Esther-Rennae Walker alfredfagonaward.co.uk/mustapha-matur…

BREAKING: Venezuela successfully captures CIA-backed mercenary group planning a false flag operation in waters near Trinidad and Tobago, according to Reuters.

BREAKING: The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader from the era of MLK to Black Lives Matter, has died at 84, his family said. apnews.com/article/jesse-…