That Black Theatre Podcast

That Black Theatre Podcast is a podcast about Black theatre, Black creativity and blackness in Britain, hosted by PhD student Nadine Deller and her sister Nadia Deller. Hear stories about and from the leaders of Black British theatre, from 1900 to today.A podcast from the National Theatre’s Black Plays Archive, in partnership with Central School of Speech and Drama and the London Arts and Humanities Partnership. Listen weekly on Mondays from 28 September 2020.

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That Black Theatre Podcast

That Black Theatre Podcast: Plurality of Black Stories, The Black Plays Archive & Natasha Bonnelame

September 28, 2020 • Nadine Deller & Nadia Deller • Season 1 • Episode 1

In our first episode of That Black Theatre Podcast we talk about the wonderful Black Plays Archive, the focal point of our journey into black theatre history in Britain. We chat to a leading academic and previous manager of the Black Plays Archive, Natasha Bonnelame.

We ask Natasha what the Black Plays Archive is, and why it’s important to tell a plurality of black stories on the stage. We talk about who is given access to knowledge and power, and what needs to change in the British theatre industry to represent black experiences.

Black Plays Archive: https://www.blackplaysarchive.org.uk/

Email archive@nationaltheatre.org.uk

Follow the National Theatre on social media: @nationaltheatre

Follow Natasha Bonnelame on social media: @saint_louis22

This podcast is created and written by Nadine Deller, co-hosted by Nadia Deller, and edited by James Felix.

Music: 'African Moon' by John Bartmann: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/John_Bartmann/Public_Domain_Soundtrack_Music_Album_One