Between Riverside and Crazy review – Danny Sapani’s ex-cop faces down the past
Strong performances and jibing humour propel this exuberant but flawed revival of Stephen Adly Guirgis’s 2014 play about racism in the New York police forc
April 2024
2024’s Olivier awards remain too white, too male – and too safe
Arifa Akbar
A string of seven awards for Sunset Boulevard was hardly radical, and many more daring theatrical successes went unrewarded
November 2021
And Breathe dominates Black British theatre awards
Yomi Ṣode’s one-hander and Regent’s Park production of Romeo and Juliet win four awards each
October 2021
TV review
ear for eye review – a blistering call to action with Lashana Lynch
debbie tucker green’s adaptation of her stage play mixes spoken word, physical theatre and music to offer a vital perspective on racial injustice on both sides of the Atlantic
August 2021
Adrian Lester: ‘I’ll never leave the stage’
As he prepares to return to live theatre, the actor reflects on a tumultuous 18 months, and on why he needs an audience
February 2021
Lockdown culture
The week in theatre: Hymn; Typical review – first-rate and perfectly balanced
Lockdown culture
Hymn review – thoughtful black bromance shuns convention
July 2020
Danny Sapani: 'We must teach the truth about British history'
The actor, who stars in the National Theatre’s stream of Les Blancs, says schools must acknowledge the damage done by colonialism – to strengthen the bonds of a multicultural society
