Theatre of Black Women
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Theatre of Black Women was a pioneering British theatre company dedicated to creating and staging work by and about Black women, co-founded by writer Bernardine Evaristo in the 1980s.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black theatre company
ⓘ
feminist arts organisation ⓘ theatre company ⓘ |
| activity |
new writing development
ⓘ
touring productions ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| artForm |
drama
ⓘ
stage performance ⓘ |
| audience |
Black communities in Britain
ⓘ
wider British theatre audiences ⓘ |
| basedIn | London theatre scene ⓘ |
| coFoundedBy | Bernardine Evaristo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of Black British women playwrights
ⓘ
visibility of Black women in British theatre ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Black British culture
ⓘ
British theatre history ⓘ |
| dissolved | late 1980s ⓘ |
| ethos | Black feminist ⓘ |
| field | performing arts ⓘ |
| focus |
Black British women
ⓘ
Black women ⓘ feminist theatre ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Bernardine Evaristo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patricia Hilaire NERFINISHED ⓘ Paulette Randall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | theatre ⓘ |
| inception | 1982 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| mission | to create and stage work by and about Black women ⓘ |
| movement |
Black Arts Movement in Britain
NERFINISHED
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Black British women’s theatre ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Bernardine Evaristo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patricia Hilaire NERFINISHED ⓘ Paulette Randall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Plays by and about Black women ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the first Black women’s theatre companies in Britain
ⓘ
pioneering Black British feminist theatre company ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Black British history
ⓘ
experiences of Black women in Britain ⓘ race and gender ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganisation | collective ⓘ |
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